Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1990
Recorded	June 10, 1989
Venue	Royal Festival Hall, London, England
Genre	Jazz
Length	71:40
Label	Enja (1989) Eagle Records (2001)
Director	Stanley Dorfman
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
Oop-Pop-A-Da (1988) Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1990) Max + Dizzy: Paris 1989 (1989)

Live at the Royal Festival Hall is an album by Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1991. ^[1] The concert was also released on DVD.

Reception

The AllMusic review stated "every selection on this excellent CD works" and awarded the album four stars. ^[2] The JazzTimes review stated "Though Dizzy's tone and technique had slipped a bit in his 72nd year, he could always summon the magic when he needed to... It's a wonder the walls of the Hall didn't come tumbling down". ^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted.

1. "Tin Tin Deo" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 10:14
2. "Seresta: Samba for Carmen" ( Paquito D'Rivera, Hank Levy) - 8:31
3. "And Then She Stopped" - 7:26
4. "Tanga" - 14:09
5. "Kush" - 9:08
6. "Dizzy Shells" ( Steve Turre) - 6:19
7. " A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 18:51

(The DVD includes additional vocal features of "Moody's Mood for Love" by James Moody and "Esquinas" by Flora Purim.)

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie—trumpet
• Claudio Roditi – trumpet, percussion
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Slide Hampton – trombone, arranger
• Steve Turre – trombone, bass trombone, shells
• Paquito D'Rivera – alto saxophone, clarinet, percussion
• James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion
• Mario Rivera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion
• John Lee – bass guitar
• Ed Cherry – guitar
• Danilo Pérez – piano
• Flora Purim – vocals
• Ignacio Berroa – drums, percussion
• Airto Moreira – percussion, drums
• Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion, congas

References