On Nov. 4, 1970, Dizzy Gillespie performed in Denmark with the Kenny Clarke / Francy Boland Big Band, an all-star orchestra. The concert took place at the Tivoli Gardens Concert Hall in Copenhagen.
The band:
Dizzy Gillespie (tp,vcl); Benny Bailey, Art Farmer, Dusko Gojkovic and Idrees Sulieman (tp); Ake Persson, Nat Peck and Eric van Lier (tb); Derek Humble (as); Tony Coe, BIlly Mitchell and Ronnie Scott (ts); Sahib Shihab (bs); Francy Boland (p); Jimmy Woode (b) and Kenny Clarke and Kenny Clare (d).
The tracks:
- Con Alma
- The Brother K
- Now Hear My Meanin’
- Manteca
- Let Me Outta Here
- Things Are Here
Here’s the concert (with a special thanks to Bill Kirchner)…
