Talkin Verve

Talkin' Verve: Roots Of Acid Jazz (Series), Dizzy Gillespie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 28, 1997)
• Original Release Date: January 28, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B0000047DM
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,505 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get Dizzy wit' it, February 11, 2000

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tcbnyc "tcbnyc" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Talkin Verve (Audio CD)

You should not buy this record because it reveals the roots of acid jazz. The tail is wagging the dog; it's like saying you should listen to Beethoven because he paved the way for the Electric Light Orchestra. You should pick it up because Dizzy was an inspired, innovative huge-cheeked trumpet player. And his music swings, rocks and bops in all the right places. The record should really be called "Dizzy does Cuba" or something because it compiles highlights from his so-called "Afro-Cuban" phase. He developed a style of Jazz that borrowed heavily from Africa and Cuba and fused them into an exotic-sounding pork sandwich. I came across this record by accident; I was in the jazz room at an HMV store and they were playing it. I asked what it was and had the good sense to buy it on the spot. You should do the same.