Audio CD review:
Dizzy Gillespie with Arturo Sandova - To a Finland Station

Dizzy Gillespie with Arturo Sandova - To a Finland Station

Band: Dizzy Gillespie with Arturo Sandova Title: To a Finland Station Rating: Release Date: 21 April, 1995 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Wheatleigh Hall 2: First Chance 3: And Then She Stopped 4: Rimsky 5: Dizzy The Duck

Editoral Review It's a memorable encounter between a musical giant and one of his most talented followers. In 1982, Dizzy Gillespie found himself performing in Helsinki at the same time as his gifted protégé Arturo Sandoval, so he booked a studio and a solid Finnish rhythm section for this spirited jam session on five of his tunes. And it's much more a meeting of like minds than a cutting contest. The master and the pupil pick up on one another's every nuance, leading to some fiery chases and some subtle conversations amid the inspired solos. "Wheatleigh Hall" is a fast bop tune, while "Dizzy the Duck" is a funky blues groove that gives pianist Esku Linnavalli a chance to show some surprising roots. In between, there are plenty of strong Latin rhythms to act as further stimulus to exalted trumpet playing. --Stuart Broomer .. You can see a complete list of all Dizzy Gillespie with Arturo Sandova discography, or go back to the Dizzy Gillespie with Arturo Sandova tabs