Dizzy Gillespie feat. Charlie Parker - A Night In Tunisia

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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡᵻˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer.
AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote, "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. 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's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated [...] Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time."
Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.
In the 1940s Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman.

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[itafsaadi]

Iam tunisian i was travelling through spain in a taxi and the driver asked me where am i from in his broken english i said tunisia he said that he plays saxophone and the melody that made him play saxophone was this one he is originally latin american and then i put the translator and he started speaking spanish he told me that he visited tunisia because he wanted to feel what this guy felt that made him create this masterpiece, he had shiny eyes talking about it and it made me feel so happy that music can make people travel for real❤️🇹🇳 such a beauty

[danlunham]

I was born in 1950, and my dad, a bass player, immersed me in the exuberant groove of this art, the art that shaped him. I will be forever grateful, I mean into eternity.

[_lifeafterDARK]

It took years to fully appreciate that I was lucky enough to see this dude play live in concert. Thanks dad.

[Steve-mpby]

Can you imagine the look on Dizzy's face when he first heard Charlie play that break

[josebessa]

And finally I got the chance to listen to it while travelling in Tunisia.

[silentprotagonist]

Our high school band performed an arrangement of this song and it was an absolute joy

[seansvoice]

Bird's break beginning at 1:14 is... well, it's magical. It is often called "best alto sax solo" of all time.

[STREETLIFE]

Gangstarr I Manifest. RIP Dizzy Gillespie & Keith Elam. Both masters of their craft.

[timothyfranklin]

"A long time ago in the 40's Dizzy and Bird gave us this song. They called it "A Night In Tunisia" and the melody still lingers on!"- Chaka Khan

[haroldbrock]

Never listened to this kind of music as a young guy but when i was in the Army a guy in my platoon bought a new jazz record every payday .i was transfered to another platoon as was he the first morning he was there he had one of his records playing it eas then i first realized how uplifting this music was to wake up to
Thank you Leon Moore from Harvey Ill.

[yousri.g.]

I love this sound !!!
I discovered this song due to the TV series Cosby Show
In the 80s.
I am Tunisian From my parents and french by birth !
🇹🇳🇫🇷

[gw]

I was chilling out at Birdland.in.NY.in.1955 and.had the privilege to hear Dizzy.play.What a
wonderful.experience.He was.one.of the very.best ever! We.had a chat during.intermission.I
salute his.memory.

[ChiChi_Ultra_Instinct_SSJ]

I'm 27 years old and I love Jazz!!!

[stopthebullies]

This is what the professor needs to put him in character.

[benjmcpherson]

the jazz combo at my school just won state while playing this song

[michaelbarclay]

There's a kind of classy sleaze to Dizzy Gillespie's style. I love it.

[lawrencegrant]

1978 I spent a night in Tunisia and in salutation, I played Dizzy"s tune.

[WildBillCox]

When creativity and technical proficiency are at their absolute peak we get blessed with this kind of improvisational art.
Today, I could not wait any longer. I listened to it carefully twice and picked it up for my own repertoire. I know I'll never sit atop the peak of this mountain, but there are many places on its sides where the view is breathtaking.

[frankoi]

Such a great dynamics in the song, up and down, up and down. Pity that we don't have a better sound, still, it is a devastating play.

[Gill]

I m from Tunisia and i never knew that this masterpiece existed