[Dixielandjazz] Dizzy & McPartland

[David Richoux]

A bit more info at http://www.iconnect.net/home/bsnpubs/mgm/mgmep.html
      X-194 - Jazz Battle: Hot vs. Cool - Dizzy Gillespie/Jimmy  
McPartland [1954]

10 inch reissue on sale here: http://www.netsoundsmusic.com/nsudsii/ 
2/215973726/1397/2.html
and a few other places.

Dave Richoux
On Jun 25, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Cebuisle2 at aol.com wrote:

> Some where in the basement is a four record collection (78) of jazz  
> by  Dizzy
> and McPartland. The recordings may be by MGM-the centers are  
> yellow. On  the
> records is a "Battle of jazz" ear;y fifties style, with Diz playing  
> his bop
> version of a tune, followed by McPartland on the other side playing  
> a straight
> Dixie version of the same tune. On the last record they get  
> together on "How
> High the Moon"  After a brief bop followed by Dixie version the two  
> begin a
> swinging version made up of repeated riffs-the piano player becomes  
> so excited
>  he leaves the keyboard and grabs a horn also, Three trumpets swing  
> on the
> riffs  to the end. This is as near to "Dixie" as Dizzy got, at  
> least from my
> collection. Unfortunately, my 78 rpm no longer plays (mice ate the  
> speakers) so
> I haven't heard the sides in  years. Actually, haven't even seen  
> them,  but I
> remember that last record REALLY swung!
>
>                                 Ted
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