Search - Dizzy Gillespie :: Be Bop

Bad quality CD

Lawrence D. Cohen | New Hyde Park, NY USA | 03/01/2001

(2 out of 5 stars)

"The first 4 songs are a Diz small band, and are recorded in the mid 70's. This is not bad, although I've heard a better version of "Swing Low". The last five songs are the problem. They're a Diz big band, recorded "throughout the late 50's". The sound quality on them is pretty poor. The worst is the song "Two Bass Hit". A few seconds into the song it sounds like the tape stretched (I know, it's a CD), so now you're listening to the same thing at a slower speed/wrong pitch. It continues at the slower speed for the rest of the song. What's silly is that this is only 3 minutes out of a 63 minute CD. They should have just left the song off the CD.The only reason for considering this CD is that you want some Dizzy at a bargain price. If that's what you want, you can do better. Try "Things To Come" or "Night In Tunisia" - on the same label, and for sale at the same price here at Amazon."