Dizzy Gillespie - The Cool World Audio CD

A fair review of the Dizzy Gillespie "The Cool World" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Dizzy Gillespie reviews here, or go back to the Dizzy Gillespie tabs.

Dizzy Gillespie Band: Dizzy Gillespie
Title: The Cool World
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Release Date: 2008-07-29
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Theme from "The Cool World" 2: Pushers 3: Enter, Priest 4: Duke's Awakening 5: Duke on the Run 6: Street Music 7: Bonnie's Blues 8: Coney Island 9: Duke's Fantasy 10: Coolie 11: Duke's Last Soliloquy

Superb
The film follows the life of a youth in Harlem and his struggles with gangs, drugs, and so forth. This is an original jazz soundtrack to the 1960's film, The Cool World. Very gritty urban stuff.

This one of those rare soundtrack albums that stands on its own. The album has its heavy moments, full of tension and violence -- but there are also beautiful tender moments as well. Dizzy's playing is incredible on all tracks. Because it was written for a film the album has certain themes which are repeated now and then. Also -probably because it was written for a film - it does not meander at all, the songs are tight and focused.

The album was out of print for the longest time so it's good to see it back.


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