Montreux '77: Dizzy Gillespie Jam


Montreux '77: Dizzy Gillespie Jam is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, recorded at the Montreux [Jazz Festival] in 1977 and released on the Pablo label.

Reception

In a contemporary review, Music Week commented on Gillespie's continued popularity, adding that Montreux '77 is a jam session set that "finds Diz in sparkling form" aided by his bandmates, complimenting Gillespie's muted trumpet playing on "Girl of My Dreams" and Milt Jackson's poised playing on the ballad "But Beautiful" but particularly praising Jon Faddis for his "remarkabnle solo" on "Here's That Rainy Day".
The AllMusic review stated that "few fireworks occur in what should have been an explosive encounter".

Track listing

  1. "Girl of My Dreams" - 13:56
  2. "Get [Happy |Get Happy]" - 7:51
  3. "Medley: Once in a While/But Beautiful/Here's That Rainy Day" |Michael Edwards], Bud Green/Johnny Burke - 13:03
  4. "The Champ" - 9:34

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