After Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie was one of the trailblazers of bebop.… Read Full Bio ↴After Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie was one of the trailblazers of bebop. His blinding technique set the pace for bop, but he wasn't just an instrumentalist and bandleader -- he was a skilled composer, writing one of the definitive jazz pieces, "A Night in Tunisia." Throughout the years, as bop morphed into hard bop and post-bop, "A Night in Tunisia" remained a standard because it was that unique blend of a song that plays to a wide audience while still being satisfying for seasoned musicians. It's a fast, technically challenging piece, yet it remains catchy and melodic. And if it's possible for a bop song to be danceable, than "A Night in Tunisia" is danceable -- well, at least it has a strong beat. All kinds of musicians and groups have tackled the song throughout the years, but it remains Gillespie's showcase and this 1946 recording shows why. He makes speedy flurries of notes sound graceful and the path of his solo never is predictable, even after you become familiar with the recording. A perfect recording of a flawless tune.
A Night In Tunisia
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Immanuel Lasker
It amazes me how he seems to play so effortless, any tempo, any impossible lick, any high pitch and being creative at the same time.
gjp
7:13
Burt472
Yep....
John Williams
As long as it was swung
Ramón van Eldik
That effortless is the thing. Full of training and training and training and rehearsel..
Burt472
@Ramón van Eldik Saw him here in Italy in 1978...Heart-attack performance....Thanks Dizzy...You won't be forgotten
JazzE-Lounge
This is my favorite rendition…. Did you hear that groove….. ❤
jmuhlenbruch
Growing up in the 80s I was focused on my shred guitar players, and wanted to be on MTV. I've made Jazz my business over the last few years and REALLY gotten into Diz. Man I missed the bus BIG TIME. Had I understood back in my developmental years of music the intricacies of Jazz, and just what a good human, teacher and musician Diz was, I would have gone a TOTALLY different direction and been the player years ago I should be today.
Lt Ziggy64
Tbh I don't think you missed the bus, you simply focused on what you felt was right at the moment, and now fate has come back to show you more
Rom Alvarez
Nothing wrong in my opinion. You didn't miss anything. I was into Yngwie and Frank Gambale in my teens. Loved 80s metal up until now. At the same time I listen to jazz even though I couldn't name a lot and I have to consult my playlist. Fusion too, I'd fire up Pat Metheny from time to time. Then pick up my classical and play some Villa Lobos. Most of what I'm into are older than me, nothing wrong with gravitating to what speaks to us, whatever stage in our lives.