Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Giant
| Recorded | Apr 1973 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Released | 1973 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 643945 |
The record
A Paris-era summit with Kenny Clarke back behind the kit and NHOP anchoring the low end, catching Gillespie among European-based expats fluent in his bebop language. Griffin's tenor and Drew's piano keep the session sharp and unhurried, a working reunion more than a nostalgia date.
Session personnel
- Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen — bass
- Humberto Canto — congas [conga drums]
- Kenny Clarke — drums
- Kenny Drew — piano
- Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone
- Dizzy Gillespie — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 20 pressings on file.
| 1973 | America Records · AM 6133 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
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| 1973 | America Records · 30107 — Cassette, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Columbia · YP-7056-MU — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1975 | Prestige |
| 1975 | Prestige · P-24047 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Promo · gatefold |
| 1976 | America Records · AM 6133 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | America Records · YW-7573-MU — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 1981 | Jazz Man · JAZ-5017 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Prestige · HB 6124 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue · gatefold |
| 1981 | Jazz Man · JAZ-5017 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue |
| 1985 | Accord · 139217 — CD, Album, Compilation |
| 1989 | Accord · 556574 — Cassette, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2000 | Gitanes Jazz Productions · 159 734-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak |
| 2000 | Gitanes Jazz Productions · 159 734-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Digipak |
Follow the players
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen also plays on
Humberto Canto also plays on
Kenny Clarke also plays on