ETV Classics
Jazz at Magnolia Gardens with Dizzy Gillespie (1984)
Season 3 Episode 29 | 58m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Dizzy Gillespie and His Jazz Giants perform at Magnolia Gardens as part of Spoleto 1984!
Calling all Jazz buffs! We are pleased to bring you Dizzy Gillespie and His Jazz Giants as they perform at Magnolia Gardens as part of Spoleto 1984! Band members include greats Jon Hendrick, J.C. Heard, George Duvivier, Tommy Flanagan, and Kenny Burrell, among others! We hope you will enjoy their sparkling music!
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ETV Classics is a local public television program presented by SCETV
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ETV Classics
Jazz at Magnolia Gardens with Dizzy Gillespie (1984)
Season 3 Episode 29 | 58m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Calling all Jazz buffs! We are pleased to bring you Dizzy Gillespie and His Jazz Giants as they perform at Magnolia Gardens as part of Spoleto 1984! Band members include greats Jon Hendrick, J.C. Heard, George Duvivier, Tommy Flanagan, and Kenny Burrell, among others! We hope you will enjoy their sparkling music!
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All of this is to say.
That there's a masterpiece on the stage today.
And I hope people realize this because these guys, they are the epitome of our artists.
♪ Let us hope that we meet up to a capability of doing justice to jazz because that is something.
All of it has got to be together with these guys So, I'm looking forward to this with deep anticipation and... agony.
♪ ♪ First comes ♪ the rhythmical bass, ♪ ♪ puts the piano in its place ♪ and furnish the foundation ♪ ♪ for the whole ensemble.
♪ Our direction is clear.
♪ ♪ Tommy Flanagan.
♪ Tommy Flanagan.
♪ ♪ Next George Duvivier ♪ on bass.
♪ ♪ Those strings ♪ he's pulling with such grace ♪ ♪ and anchoring the chords ♪ that the piano plays.
♪ ♪ George will show you ♪ the way.
♪ George Duvivier.
♪ ♪ ♪ There's one thing ♪ not covered.
♪ ♪ And it's something ♪ that has to come.
♪ ♪ ♪ And so we've discovered, ♪ ♪ we must have the beat ♪ of the drum ♪ ♪ to spread the word.
♪ ♪ Yes, J.C. Heard, ♪ J.C. Heard.
♪ ♪ Now that ♪ the rhythm is complete ♪ ♪ and we're gonna...the beat.
♪ ♪ We built a rhythm section.
♪ ♪ That's the best part by far ♪ ♪ Get...they are.
♪ ♪ Take my word.
♪ ♪ Tommy Flanagan.
♪ ♪ George Duvivier.
♪ ♪ J.C. Heard.
♪ ♪ (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now that the ♪ rhythm is complete.
♪ ♪ And we've ♪ established a new beat ♪ ♪ and built a rhythm section.
♪ ♪ That's the best by far.
♪ ♪ All we need is a guitar.
♪ ♪ This man plays it so well.
♪ ♪ Kenny Burrell ♪ Kenny Burrell (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You take that A train.
♪ ♪ ♪ You find the quickest ♪ way to get to Harlem.
♪ ♪ ♪ Oh.
If you take ♪ ♪ take that A train.
♪ ♪ You know the quickest way ♪ to get to Harlem.
♪ ♪ ♪ Hurry, hurry.
♪ ♪ Won't you hurry?
♪ ♪ ...in a hurry.
♪ ♪ So if you take that A train, ♪ ♪ you'll find the quickest way ♪ to get to Harlem.
♪ ♪ Look out!
♪ ♪ (scatting) ♪ (scatting) ♪ ♪ Don't be mad at me.
♪ ♪ ♪ Oh!
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Tommy Flanagan.
(applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) Jimmy Heath (applause) ♪ ♪ That saxophone ♪ as you just heard, ♪ ♪ he's good ♪ at spitting the jazz word ♪ ♪ ♪ Because jazz ♪ is like a river.
♪ ♪ Just before the flood.
♪ ♪ Making way for young blood.
♪ ♪ this young cat ♪ is the baddest.
♪ ♪ ♪ Introducing Jon Faddis ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) (scatting) Dizzy Gillespie ♪ (applause) ♪ >> How y'all?
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