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The Giant
Dizzy Gillespie
Details
TonalidadA#
Compás4/4
Tempo86 BPM
Duración3:06
ÁlbumThe Giant
ISRCUSRC14705968
Fun facts
En 1947, Dizzy Gillespie, junto a Chano Pozo y Gil Fuller, dieron vida a Manteca, una pieza que se convirtió en un pilar del Afro-Cuban jazz. Esta canción no solo es una de las más reconocidas de Gillespie, sino que también marcó un hito al ser la primera en usar el ritmo de la clave como base para un estándar de jazz. Según Gary Giddins de The Village Voice, es uno de los discos más significativos jamás creados en Estados Unidos.
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The story behind
Dizzy Gillespie wrote "Manteca" in 1947 with Chano Pozo and Walter "Gil" Fuller. The song was born during a tour in California, when Pozo introduced the idea to Gillespie. Fuller made the arrangements for big band. The first time it was played was at Carnegie Hall on September 29 of that year, and it was recorded on December 22.
The name "manteca" was used at that time as a slang term for marijuana, something that reflects the Afro-Cuban culture. Pozo was known for using it, and he died in a fight at a Harlem club. The piece became a symbol of racial tensions, because in a recording Gillespie said: "Never Go Back to Georgia", the title of a song by another group.
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