• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.75 inches; 3.2 Ounces
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 25 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ September 26, 2006
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Dizzy Gillespie
• Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Jazz Icons
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie features two historic concerts from one of the founding fathers of bebop. Filmed 12 years apart, the 1958 concert features Dizzy working eloquently within the small combo structure of a quintet including such infl uential musicians as sax player Sonny Stitt and bassist Ray Brown. The second show focuses on a completely different side of Dizzy, fronting the legendary Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band. With a 16-piece big band to conduct, including two drummers, his Latin infl uences are revealed on Â"Con AlmaÂ" and Â"Manteca.Â"

Part of the first series of the impressive Jazz Icons DVD collection, this volume features two separate performances by Dizzy Gillespie. The first five songs, from 1958, find him accompanied by tenor saxophonist Sonny Stitt, pianist Lou Levy, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Gus Johnson. Gillespie and Stitt share the vocals for a portion of "On the Sunny Side of the Street," while Stitt is featured on alto sax for "Lover Man," as Gillespie is off-stage. Then it is the leader's turn for "Cocktails for Two," played at a relaxed tempo, but with a few fireworks added. In the 1970 broadcast from the Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Gillespie fronts the Francy Boland-Kenny Clarke Big Band. While there are a lot of familiar songs, newer works like "The Brother K" (a moving tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had been murdered two years earlier) and the sassy blues "Let Me Outta Here" represent more recent compositions. Obvious highlights also include the Afro-Cuban compositions "Con Alma" and "Manteca." The band is literally filled with bandleaders, including expatriates like Art Farmer, Kenny Clarke, Idrees Sulieman, and Sahib Shihab, in addition to some of Europe's top jazz musicians. The camera work, video, and audio on both black-and-white programs is excellent throughout the DVD.