| Main Performers | Dianne Reeves - vocal,
James Morrison - trumpet,
Victor Sangiorgio - piano |
| Orchestra or Band | BBC Concert Orchestra
James Morrison Trio (William Morrison - guitar, Patrick Danao - drums, Henry Morrison - trumpet) |
| Set List | 'Manhattan Rhapsody', G Gershwin,
'A Damsel in Distress - 'A Foggy Day (In London Town)', Gershwin, arr. V Mendoza,
'Cherokee', Ray Noble, arr. J Morrison,
'Round Midnight', T Monk, arr. J Chindamo,
'Girl Crazy - Embracable You', Gershwin, arr. B Childs,
'Harlem', Duke Ellington, arr. L Henderson
INTERVAL
'Manteca', D Gillespie, C Pozo, G Fuller, arr. G Lyall,
'Caravan', Ellington, J Tizol, arr Gould,
'Tango du Jour', D Reeves, R Midon, arr. G Goldstein,
'A Night in Tunisia', D Gillespie, arr. S O'Boyle,
'Lullaby of Birdland', G Shearing, arr. Childs
ENCORE
'It Don't Mean a Thing (if it Aint Got That Swing)', Ellington, arr. J Morrison |
| Performance Notes | Described by The New York Times as the most admired jazz diva since the heyday of Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, Dianne Reeves is joined by virtuoso trumpeter James Morrison to pay a double tribute to Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie in the centenary year of their births. Conducted by Broadway musical and Hollywood movie-score legend John Mauceri, the celebrations contrast the Great American Songbook, which played a key role in Fitzgeralds live and recording career, with the bebop and Afro-Latin sounds in which Gillespie excelled.
There was one interval.
Royal Albert Hall and Proms debuts by Dianne Reeves and James Morrison.
Proms premieres of 'Tango du Jour', D Reeves, R Midon, arr. G Goldstein; 'A Night in Tunisia', D Gillespie, arr. S O'Boyle; 'Manhattan Rhapsody', G Gershwin, 'Cherokee', Ray Noble, arr. J Morrison; and 'Round Midnight', T Monk, arr. J Chindamo. |
| Related Archival Material | Proms Guide (RAHE/1/2017/47a),
Programme (RAHE/1/2017/73),
Mini Guide (RAHE/6/2017/36),
Digital Photographs,
Posters (RAHE/2/2017/27-28) |