Max Roach & Dizzy Gillespie: In the Beginning
Track
In The Beginning, Part II
Artist
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) and Max Roach (drums)
CD
Paris 1989 (A&M 6404)
Musicians:
Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Max Roach (drums).
Recorded: Maison de la Culturede la Seine Saint Denis. Paris, France. 1989
Rating: 87/100 (learn more)
Two old friends find themselves in Paris and get together for a night of improvised music. It's tough to say what's more amazing, that the “rehearsal” amounted to several hours of chatting, or that the outcome is so full of the shared history of these two giants. Here Max and Dizzy construct a hybrid of bebop and sound- scape. Max sets up a sparse groove and Dizzy flits in here and there to react. While it's true that this recording was made long past Dizzy's peak, it's still inspiring to hear the rhythmic telepathy and exchange of ideas.
Reviewer: Mark Saleski
Now that's jazz baby!!! I love Dizzy..by far one of the best horns ever