Bird & Diz 180GWALP03 Trish Toledo

Trish Toledo

Megarbane explains

Don Was returns to his roots with Groove in the Face of Adversity

on previous albums Blue Lines and Protection

but still thoughtful touch—especially regarding its songwriting

Bird & Diz 180GWALP03 Trish ToledoA classic meeting of two giants from the early years of bop altoist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie brought together here in a session that Norman Granz would later list as one of the truest realizations of his vision for recording jazz music! Parker's sharp lines are a great contrast to the robust horn work of Diz and the players work here with a rhythm section that features Thelonious Monk on piano, Curley Russell on bass, and Buddy