The Giants of Jazz explained

The Giants of Jazz was a jazz all-star group of the early 1970s which featured Art Blakey (drums), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Al McKibbon (bass), Thelonious Monk (piano), Sonny Stitt (alto and tenor sax), and Kai Winding (trombone).^[1] They recorded albums for Atlantic Records, Concord Records. and Emarcy Records. The group toured internationally in 1971-1972.^[2] Their 1971 concert tour stops in the cities of Prague and Copenhagen were both filmed, and were subsequently released on separate DVDs in the 2000s.^[3]

Discography

• The Giants of Jazz (Atlantic, 1971)
• The Giants of Jazz: Live in Prague 1971 (recorded at the Mezinárodní Jazz Festival on October 30, 1971; Impro-Jazz, 2006 DVD)^[3]
• Giants of Jazz: Copenhagen 1971 (Standing Ovation, 2009 DVD)^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: 2002. Giants of Jazz. Grove Music Online. . 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J167200.
2. Giants of Jazz. Jazz Magazine . December 1971. 22–31.
3. Book: 280. Watching Jazz: Encounters with Jazz Performance on Screen. 2016. Oxford University Press. 9780199347674.