Dizzy Gillespie
1917-10-21THE BIOGRAPHY
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,
ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES
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
⭐ 6.6The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
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Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
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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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Improvisation
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A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
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The Cosmic Eye
⭐ 6.2A Family Circus Easter
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Date with Dizzy
⭐ 4Música para Sempre
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The Hole
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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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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
⭐ 6.8Dizzy's Dream Band
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
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