Dizzy Gillespie

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Born
21 October 1917
Born In
Cheraw, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States
Died
6 January 1993 (aged 75)
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop. In the 1940s Gillespie, together with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and … read more
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexit… read more
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his … read more

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1 Play track Jazz Classics 100 Greatest Hits All the Things You Are
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2 Play track The Extravagant Mr. Gillespie A Night In Tunisia
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3 Play track Sonny Side Up On The Sunny Side Of The Street
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4 Play track Ken Burns Jazz Salt Peanuts
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5 Play track Yardbird Suite Groovin' High
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6 Play track Talkin' Verve Bang Bang
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7 Play track You've Got It Bad Girl Manteca
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8 Play track Leap Frog - Take 11 / Take 6 / Master Take Leap Frog - Take 11 / Take 6 / Master Take
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9 Play track Free Ride Fire Dance
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10 Play track Relaxing With Lee - Take 2 / Incomplete Relaxing With Lee - Take 2 / Incomplete
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  1. 68,597 listeners

    26 Jun 2020 · 64 tracks

    Odyssey: 1945-1952
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    1 Jan 1955 · 13 tracks

    Groovin' High
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  3. 55,071 listeners

    29 Sep 2017 · 100 tracks

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