Salt peanuts is a dizzy gillespie show recorded in july 1981 at the rising sun celebrity jazz club in montreal. Dizzy gillespie s jazz classic as creatively arranged by lisa despain. Dizzy gillespie has secured his place in the jazz pantheon as one of the most. Dizzy gillespie primary author only author division. These discs from salt peanuts are priceless time pieces, which you can certainly collect individually, although ive found that some of the original albums are out of print, so you may be paying a pretty penny. Listen to your favorite songs from salt peanuts by dizzy gillespie now. Aug 26, 2019 a jazz trumpeter dizzy gillespie played with charlie parker and developed the music known as bebop. Mar 03, 2020 dizzy gillespie, american jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the seminal figures of the bebop movement. The last two have a notable swing feel to the melodic hooks of their themes and their introductions indeed the riff of salt peanuts, which dizzy had been using on record at least since lucky millinders 1942 little john special clearly named for gillespie himself, was a direct quotation from louis armstrongs im a ding dong daddy.
Jersey bounce manteca a night in tunisia salt peanuts sophisticated lady stardust stella by starlight tin tin deo woodyn you and more. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Song information for salt peanuts dizzy gillespie on allmusic. On june 22, 1945, dizzy gillespie and charlie parker, just weeks after making a series of the most important studio recordings in jazz history, were invited to play a friday night concert at new. Those first recordings of salt peanuts are like hearing basement tapes from late 80s. Watch the video for salt peanuts from dizzy gillespie s ken burns jazz for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Salt peanuts is ostensibly the featured piece, but in the obvious absence of a. It is rather unfortunate that dizzy is not remastered, or rereleased nearly as much as the great john coltrane, or miles davis. The youngest of nine children of lottie and james gillespie, dizzy gillespie was born in cheraw, south carolina. John dizzy gillespie and charlie bird parker have both garnered picturebook. Salt peanuts by dizzy gillespie on amazon music unlimited. Excellent progressive jazz by dizzy gillespie with charlie parker, sidney big sid catlett, al haig, and curly russell. Gillespie s father died when he was only ten years old.
Dizzy gillespie salt peanuts sheet music in f major. Welcome to gillespies peanuts home grown and family owned. Dizzy gillespie biography, life, interesting facts. Difficult childhood john birks gillespie was born october 21, 1917, in cheraw, south carolina, to john and lottie gillespie. Find album credit information for salt peanuts dizzy gillespie on allmusic. Gillespie had begun to hang out, after hours, at mintons and also at clark monroes uptown house. This piece, entitled salt peanuts is a quirky tune written by dizzy gillespie in 1942. One of dizzys catchiest and bestknown tunes, this will certainly add a. Dizzy gillespie biography facts, childhood, family life. Gillespie and parker were both in the famous recorded 1954 concert jazz at massey hall, with bud powell, charles mingus, and max roach.
Dizzy gillespie grew up professionally playing in the big bands of. Print and download salt peanuts sheet music by dizzy gillespie. Dizzy gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of roy eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. Dizzy gillespie biography life, family, childhood, children.
Dizzy gillespie in hamburg, 1973 wikimedia commonsheinrich klaffs. Dizzy gillespie and his bent trumpet at the smithsonian. May 09, 2019 dizzy and max played a duet, and later dizzyin a magisterial airsummoned the president onstage. Celeste ng, ann patchett, min jin lee and others on the books that bring them comfort. John dizzy gillespie, pioneer and legitimizer of bop, died in 1993.
Dizzy gillespie met his wouldbe wife, lorraine willis, in august 1937 while he was working in washington dc. Salt peanuts by dizzy gillespie 19171993 and kenny. Despite the critics of classical jazz lovers, the contribution of dizzy gillespie and bebop in music and jazz history had been enormous. Salt peanuts, woody n you, con alma, groovin high, and a. Salt peanuts by dizzy gillespie 19171993 and kenny clarke. With parker, gillespie recorded many bebop classics such as a night in tunisia, hot house, and salt peanuts. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals salt peanuts. He lived here until 1935 when his family moved to philadelphia. The last of nine children, gillespie s father was abusive and unusually strict and the youngest gillespie grew up hard and strong. The origins and implications of bebop of dizzy gillespie. But imagine how differently we could feel about presidential elections if people like, i dont know, dizzy gillespie could get on a major ticket. Recorded in 1945 and here released on a guild label 78 rpm record.
Gillespie started to play the piano at the age of four. He is one of the most influential musicians in the history of jazz. Gillespie is heard with guitarist ed cherry, electric bassist michael howell, drummer tommy campbell and sayyd abdul alkhabyyr on flute and tenor. With musicianfriendly lead sheets, melody cues, and audio, this firstofitskind package makes learning to play jazz easier than ever before.
Ten cds, featuring dizzy gillespie as leader or sideman. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time some would say the best, gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up copying miles davis and fats navarro instead, and it was not until jon faddis emergence in the 1970s that dizzy s style was successfully recreated. Dizzy gillespie dizzy gillespie story 19391950 cd box set europe pressing proper 2001 properbox30 100 track four disc set in card sleeves with booklet in card outer slipcase condition sleevedisc. First trumpet and first alto sax have writtenout or. A successful jazz composerarranger based in new york city, lisa adds the right touch to this gem, offering a band vocal shout and a most original ending. Serious and showy a look back at one of the most influential trumpeters of the 20th century. Dizzy gillespie 1 trumpeter, composer, bandleader influenced by 2roy eldridge 3 and louis armstrong already a musical force at 19 4 inspired, and inspired by, charlie parker 5 bebop born on 52nd street 6 quintet revolutionized jazz 7 1953 triumph in toronto 8 selected writings 9. With the passing of dizzy gillespie, the jazz world mourns the loss of a true legend. Caravan ellington drumbattle charly antolini, wolfram kellner, paul hochstadter, thilo wolf duration. The may 15, 1953, concert at the massey hall, toronto has been dubbed the greatest jazz concert ever due to the unique and solitaire ensemble lineup of five of the major bop pioneers, dizzy gillespie, charlie parker, bud powell, charles mingus, and max roach. The life and times of john birks gillespie by donald l. Although willis was initially indifferent, dizzy won her over and the two got married on may 9, 1940. Aug 08, 2007 with parker, gillespie recorded many bebop classics such as a night in tunisia, hot house, and salt peanuts.
Jazz great dizzy gillespie had a long and distinguished musical career as a. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Dizzy is often heard backing unnamed vocalists ranging from bop and blues to very dated pop ballads. Dizzy gillespie salt peanuts recorded in january 9, 1945. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. His father was a local bandleader, so instruments were made available to the children. October 21, 1917 january 6, 1993 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of roy eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. Dizzy gillespie and his bent trumpet heres how the smithsonian acquired the instrument of one of the worlds most influential and unconventional american jazz musicians. However, they are a skatbebop vocal which matches the octave note interval played predominantly throughout the song. Dizzy gillespie and charlie parker giants of modern jazz. Pay tribute to dizzy gillespie, one of the legendary giants of jazz, with this hot uptempo arrangement.
His beret and hornrimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his lighthearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop. Each demonstrates in its own way gillespie s tendency to compact as much musical excitement as he can into an otherwise straightforward 32bar tune. October 21, 1917 january 6, 1993 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. For use with all bb, eb, and c instruments, the jazz playalong series is the ultimate learning tool for all jazz musicians. John birks gillespie, commonly referred to as dizzy gillespie, was an american born trumpeter and composer. An innovative trumpeter and bandleader, he was known for his bent horn, bulging cheeks, humor, and showmanship. The leader of two of the finest big bands in jazz history, gillespie differed from many in the bop generation by being a masterful showman who could make his music seem. His singular, trumpetplaying cheeks appear at 2m05s. Amongst his influential recordings of the period were salt peanuts and hot house. Dizzy gillespie is currently considered a single author. Charles mingus released the live recording in 1956 on his debut records after having the bass playing dubbed and the bass solo on. Whether it was true or not, gillespie s bent horn and highly expanded cheeks and neck while blowing it, became his unique trademark. Dizzy gillespie was also one of the key founders of afrocuban or latin jazz, adding chano pozos conga to his orchestra in 1947, and utilizing complex polyrhythms early on.
The word bebop might have come from scat singers using the word bebop in their solos, or it might have come from the fast solos that dizzy and charlie played that. Dizzy gillespie and charlie parker, sydney catlett, al. It seemed gillespie and his crew were really into a groove while hanging out in canadas jazz mecca. With compositions such as groovin high, salt peanuts, and. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from dizzy gillespie at the discogs marketplace. The dizzy gillespie collection songbook on apple books. Though dizzy s work from the 70s on is patchy at best, this show is a real killer. It was then that jimmy carter became the first president to take part in a bebop tunesinging salt peanuts, salt peanuts. Store smithsonian journeys smithsonian channel smithsonian books. Gillespie started to play the novelty tune salt peanuts, which he first. The album includes cuts gillespie recorded with several big bands during the 1930s, including such acts as teddy hill, cab calloway, and lionel hampton. A clever quote from salt peanuts is used here and there in this swingin arrangement of dizzy gillespie s classic tune. Born in cheraw, south carolina on 21 october 1917, gillespie is regarded as the proponent of the earlier bebop music scene, and together with his complex trumpeting and rhythmic sophistication, became one of the best trumpeters of all time.
Salt peanuts is a bebop tune reportedly composed by dizzy gillespie in 1942, credited with the collaboration of drummer kenny clarke. Dizzy has more good stories than there are musical notes in salt peanuts. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Jazz ensemble sheet music book by dizzy gillespie 19171993 and kenny clarke. All of his most famous tunes are here, though, from early 40s experiments with charlie parker to later sambas, scat vocals, and cuban sounds. Words and music by dizzy gillespie and kenny clarke arr. This previously unreleased recording was culled from over four hours of material from dizzy gillespies 1981 engagement at the legendary montreal nightspot, the rising sun. Dizzy gillespie john birks gillespie 19171993 blackpast. May 03, 20 dizzy gillespie salt peanuts recorded in january 9, 1945. Salt peanuts abebooks abebooks shop for books, art. Published march 15th 2005 by it books first published march 1st 2005. Dizzy gillespie homesite park the green book of south. Dizzy gillespie, american jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the seminal figures of the bebop movement. Why salt the peanuts sayings of the 5 cent psychiatrist by ben weininger and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals groovin high. He is famously known for his composed songs including groovin high, salt peanuts and a night in tunisia. Check out salt peanuts by dizzy gillespie on amazon music. He led his own small band for club and record sessions, both appealing to a small, specialized, but growing, audience. Dizzy gillespie was a brilliant trumpet soloist and the intellectual force behind bebop. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Shellac 10 dizzy gillespie and charlie parker, sydney catlett, al haig, curly russell salt peanuts hot house 1945, shellac discogs. Though dizzys work from the 70s on is patchy at best, this show is a real killer. Gillespie was a talented trumpeter who worked with charlie parker generally considered one of the most gifted alto saxophonists in jazz history.
Salt peanuts, groovin high, and a night in tunisia are among dizzy gillespie s earliest compositions, dating to the early 1940s. Welcome to gillespie s peanuts we are a family owned, south carolina peanut farm with multiple flavors and styles of peanuts. American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer dizzy gillespie peforms salt peanuts live on stage, likely at the ontario place forum in toronto, circa 1971. Thats what might have happened in 1964 if a littleknown presidential campaign had been able to vault the millionairesonly hurdle.
Dizzy gillespie was a giant in the jazz worlda virtuoso player, composer, arranger, innovator of bebop, and forerunner of afrocuban music. Library search history view history purchase history mymuse alerts contact support bulletin of the center for childrens books. Salt peanuts by dizzy gillespie with charlie parker 1945. Salt peanuts, woody n you, con alma, groovin high, and a night in tunisia all became jazz standards. He was one of the greatest american jazz musicians of all times.
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