Live at the Royal Festival Hall is an album by Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nation Orchestra. It won the Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album in 1991.^[1] The concert was also released on DVD.

The AllMusic review stated "every selection on this excellent CD works" and awarded the album four stars.^[2] The JazzTimes review stated "Though Dizzy's tone and technique had slipped a bit in his 72nd year, he could always summon the magic when he needed to... It's a wonder the walls of the Hall didn't come tumbling down".^[3]

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All compositions by Dizzy Gillespie except where noted.

1. "Tin Tin Deo" (Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo) - 10:14
2. "Seresta: Samba for Carmen" (Paquito D'Rivera, Hank Levy) - 8:31
3. "And Then She Stopped" - 7:26
4. "Tanga" - 14:09
5. "Kush" - 9:08
6. "Dizzy Shells" (Steve Turre) - 6:19
7. "A Night in Tunisia" (Gillespie, Felix Paparelli) - 18:51

(The DVD includes additional vocal features of "Moody's Mood for Love" by James Moody and "Esquinas" by Flora Purim.)

• Dizzy Gillespie—trumpet
• Claudio Roditi – trumpet, percussion
• Arturo Sandoval – trumpet, flugelhorn, piccolo trumpet
• Slide Hampton – trombone, arranger
• Steve Turre – trombone, bass trombone, shells
• Paquito D'Rivera – alto saxophone, clarinet, percussion
• James Moody – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, percussion
• Mario Rivera – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, percussion
• John Lee – bass guitar
• Ed Cherry – guitar
• Danilo Pérez – piano
• Flora Purim – vocals
• Ignacio Berroa – drums, percussion
• Airto Moreira – percussion, drums
• Giovanni Hidalgo – percussion, congas