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Manteca in Denmark 1970

Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, Ronnie Scott

 
 

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The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band

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Ah Europe...the source of so many of our very best jazz films.

This has to be one of the best of the best:

Dizzy with the Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band filmed in Denmark.

Jazz first hit Denmark in 1923.

During the Nazi occupation jazz was viewed as a symbol of resistance and a home grown jazz scene actually flourished much to the impotent consternation of the Nazis.

Personnel (short list):

Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, conductor
Kenny Clarke - drums, leader
Francy Boland - piano, leader
Kenny Clare - drums (not a typo)
Sahib Shihab - baritone sax
Derek Humble - alto sax
Billy Mitchell - tenor sax
Ronnie Scott - tenor sax
Ake Persson - lead trombone
Nat Pack - trombone
Erik Van Lier - bass trombone
Ben Bailey - trumpet
Indrees Sulieman - trumpet
Art Farmer - trumpet
Jimmy Woode - bass



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