Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie's compositions helped define bebop's harmonic and rhythmic language. Pieces such as Groovin' High and Con Alma remain core modern jazz repertoire, built for improvisers who want both swing and surprise.
As a trumpeter and bandleader he pushed jazz past swing with dense harmony, fast angular lines and a public showmanship that carried the new style out of the clubs. With Charlie Parker he shaped early bebop; work with Chano Pozo folded Afro-Cuban rhythm into the same vocabulary. His writing favours bright, singable heads that open onto demanding changes, which is why players still reach for them on the bandstand.
Compositions by Dizzy Gillespie appear on
McGann LIVE 81 / 83
Live recordings of Australian alto saxophonist Bernie McGann from two celebrated concerts: three originals with Chuck Yates in Sydney in 1981, and standards with the Ted Vining Trio in Melbourne in 1983.
The Tony Gould Quartet: Live in Concert
Captured live in concert, this album of well-known and much-loved jazz pieces features the acclaimed pianist Tony Gould and Graeme Lyall, one of Australia’s greatest saxophonists.
About Time
Drummer Mark Lockett's debut About Time gathers a strong Melbourne jazz front line for modern standards and one original, telling fresh stories in the spirit of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.