Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge[2] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominent symbols. In the 1940s Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman. AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up being similar to those of Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated [....] Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
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The Beginnings of Bebop
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
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The Hat
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Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
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Voyage to Next
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Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
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The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
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Dizzy Gillespie
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The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
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Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
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Cool
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Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
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The Harlem Renaissance
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Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
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Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith
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Improvisation
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All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater
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A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
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The Cosmic Eye
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A Family Circus Easter
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Date with Dizzy
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Música para Sempre
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The Hole
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Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
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Music According to Tom Jobim
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El invierno en Lisboa
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Brownie Speaks
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Didn't We Ramble On
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The Jazz Ambassadors
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Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
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Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
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Amazonia
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Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
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Jazz: The Only Way of Life
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Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
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Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
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Jivin' in Bebop
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A Great Day in Harlem
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Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
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Dizzy's Dream Band
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
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Bei Bio
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The Muppet Show
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Le Grand Échiquier
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The Dick Cavett Show
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The Mike Douglas Show
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The Cosby Show
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Great Performances
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Jazz Casual
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