Artist:Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie
Song:Hot House
Album:Diz 'N Bird At Carnegie Hall
For years there had been bits and pieces of this historic Sept. 29, 1947 Carnegie Hall concert issued usually with poor sound. In 1997, Blue Note hired veteran jazz historian Michael Cuscuna to put together a restored version of this recording. The result is as good as we're going to get and a must for jazz fans. This is Dizzy Gillespie's big band with Charlie Parker performing Tadd Dameron's arrangement of his composition Hot House. Other musicians include Milt Jackson on vibes, John Lewis on piano, Al McKibbon on bass, Joe Harris on drums and several horn players. The recording isn't perfect but it is historic. It put bebop on the mainstream music radar. Here's a video of Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie performing Hot House in 1952 after receiving their 1951 Down Beat Magazine awards. Also featuring Dick Hyman on piano, Sandy Block on bass and Charlie Smith on drums.
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