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Digital at Montreux, 1980 is a live album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with Toots Thielemans and Bernard Purdie recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1980 and released on the Pablo label.[1]

Digital at Montreux, 1980
Live album by Dizzy Gillespie
Released	1981
Recorded	July 19, 1980
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:03
Label	Pablo Live 2308-226
Producer	Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie chronology
The Alternate Blues (1977) Digital at Montreux, 1980 (1981) Musician, Composer, Raconteur (1981)
Original LP Cover

Reception

The Allmusic review stated "Purdie, a consummate funk and R&B percussionist, makes the switch to mainstream material adequately, while Gillespie and Thielemans establish a quick, consistent rapport".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

Track listing

1. Introduction by Claude Nobs - 0:51
2. "Christopher Columbus" (Chu Berry, Andy Razaf) - 9:30
3. "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" (Ray Henderson, Sam M. Lewis, Joe Young) - 12:20
4. "Manteca" (Gil Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo) - 9:20
5. "Get That Booty" (Gillespie) - 2:22
6. "Kisses" (Gillespie) - 6:40

Personnel

• Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet, piano, cowbell, Jew's harp, vocals
• Toots Thielemans - guitar
• Bernard Purdie - drums

References

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