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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
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1917-10-21
- event Death Date 1993-01-06
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 3.1
- info Birth Place Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
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Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
1989-01-01
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The Beginnings of Bebop
1981-05-19
7.4
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021-04-23
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The Hat
1964-09-21
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Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
2022-03-18
4.6
Voyage to Next
1974-10-01
8.5
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008-06-01
7
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
1979-10-01
6.6
Dizzy Gillespie
1964-01-01
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The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009-01-02
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Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
1989-10-22
0
Cool
7.2
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019-08-23
6
The Harlem Renaissance
2004-01-01
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Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
2006-09-26
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Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith
1966-10-20
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A Family Circus Easter
1982-08-19
6.2
The Cosmic Eye
1986-06-06
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A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
1989-05-19
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Date with Dizzy
1958-01-01
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Música para Sempre
1980-10-29
5.7
The Hole
1962-11-08
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Improvisation
2004-01-01
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All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater
2011-09-28
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Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
2002-05-28
7
Music According to Tom Jobim
2012-05-20
2
El invierno en Lisboa
1991-04-12
10
Brownie Speaks
2014-08-26
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Didn't We Ramble On
1989-01-01
7
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018-05-04
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Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
1995-01-01
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Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018-12-25
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Amazonia
1990-01-24
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Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
1986-10-17
8.3
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
2019-12-18
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Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1985-01-01
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Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
1998-11-16
5.3
Jivin' in Bebop
1946-01-02
6.3
A Great Day in Harlem
1994-09-27
6.8
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022-01-09
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Dizzy's Dream Band
1982-01-01
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
2024-09-11
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Bei Bio
1983-03-10
8.1
The Muppet Show
1976-09-05
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12
6.6
The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06
4.9
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
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The Cosby Show
1984-09-20
4.9
Great Performances
1971-01-28
