{"product_id":"dizzy-gillespie-gerry-mulligan-i-giganti-del-jazz-vol-42","title":"Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan – I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 42","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDizzy Gillespie \/ Gerry Mulligan – I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 42\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 42\u003c\/em\u003e is a superb 1981 Italian jazz compilation bringing together two giants of modern jazz, Dizzy Gillespie and Gerry Mulligan, alongside the Hubert Fol Quartet. Issued by Armando Curcio Editore as GJ-42, the LP forms part of the extensive \u003cem\u003eI Giganti Del Jazz\u003c\/em\u003e series, a major Italian jazz collection that ran to dozens of volumes covering bebop, swing, cool jazz, hard bop and the developing sounds of modern jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe first side is dominated by Dizzy Gillespie And His Sextet, opening with the classic bebop composition “Groovin' High.” Gillespie's revolutionary trumpet playing and fast, rhythmically sophisticated approach helped define bebop during the 1940s, and “Birks Works” provides another excellent example of his distinctive writing and improvisational style. The sextet continues with “This Is Happiness,” while the Hubert Fol Quartet contributes a more intimate reading of “Everything Happens To Me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eSide Two returns to Gillespie with “Lady Be Good” and the exuberant “Oop-Pop-A-Dah,” before closing with Gerry Mulligan's Jam Session and the extended “Rose Room.” Mulligan's cool, economical baritone-saxophone style provides an interesting contrast to Gillespie's more explosive bebop trumpet, making the compilation particularly effective as a meeting point between different strands of post-war modern jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe original recordings represented here come from the formative decades of modern jazz rather than the 1981 compilation itself. The result is a concise historical snapshot of bebop, cool jazz and small-group jazz, with Gillespie's pioneering work at the centre and Mulligan bringing his own West Coast\/cool-jazz sensibility to the programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eFor collectors, \u003cem\u003eI Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 42\u003c\/em\u003e is an appealing Italian jazz-series pressing as well as a strong introduction to two hugely influential musicians. With Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan and Hubert Fol represented across just seven tracks, it offers plenty of room for extended improvisation while retaining the accessible standards and compositions that make this period of jazz so enduring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-spread=\"false\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDizzy Gillespie And His Sextet – Groovin' High – 4:49\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDizzy Gillespie And His Sextet – Birks Works – 5:15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDizzy Gillespie And His Sextet – This Is Happiness – 2:51\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHubert Fol Quartet – Everything Happens To Me – 5:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSide B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-spread=\"false\" start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDizzy Gillespie And His Sextet – Lady Be Good – 3:31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDizzy Gillespie And His Sextet – Oop-Pop-A-Dah – 6:32\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGerry Mulligan's Jam Session – Rose Room – 8:00\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ScgUCDd9l0?si=-etvLuuD3GCF9kKL\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curcio Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55635921142102,"sku":"GJ-42","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3a9f093b-b103-491f-83ca-113ff9a57a02.jpg?v=1791385676","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/dizzy-gillespie-gerry-mulligan-i-giganti-del-jazz-vol-42","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}