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"You could not have asked for a better ensemble of players to
take on the challenge of reconstructing the style, wit and
excitement of a Gillespie performance."
Seth Rogovoy - The
Berkshire Eagle
"...what carried the show
is this sharp-eared outfit's easy communication, it's seemingly
offhanded mastery of some of jazz's trickiest and most stimulating
music". Gene Santoro -
New York Daily
News
"It was a showcase of
virtuosity and personality, as the Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars
blew and scatted their way through 'the man' and his music... When
this outfit trades solos in cruise-control, it's a total slice of
heaven." Jay Meehan - The Park Record
"They started off with
'Salt Peanuts' and never looked back. It was tight and loose and in
your face." Valerie Cruice - New York
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