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Dizzy Gillespie

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Gender Male
Death30 years ago
Date of birth October 21,1917
Zodiac sign Libra
Born Cheraw
South Carolina
United States
Date of died January 6,1993
DiedEnglewood
New Jersey
United States
Full nameJohn Birks Gillespie
InstrumentsTrumpet; Piano; Vocals
Job Bandleader
Singer-songwriter
Voice acting
Film Score Composer
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Hall of Fame
Kennedy Center Honors
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Porin Award for Best Foreign Jazz Music Album
Listen artist www.youtube.com
Spouse Lorraine Willis
Children Jeanie Bryson
Parents Lottie Gillespie
James Gillespie
Albums Afro
Sonny Side Up
Bird and Diz
Free Ride
Nicknamethe Ambassador of Jazz
Skos genreMPB
Pop
J-Pop
Jazz
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID403428

To Be, or Not . . . to Bop: Memoirs of Dizzy Gillespie
The Dizzy Gillespie Collection (Songbook): Trumpet
Dizzy Gillespie: A Step-By-Step Breakdown of the Trumpet Styles and Techniques of a Jazz Master
Dizzy Gillespie: Jazz Play-Along
Dizzy
Dizzy: The Autobiography of Dizzy Gillespie
Country Jamboree
To be or not to bop: memorias de Dizzy Gillespie
Journey to Next
To be or not to bop. L'autobiografia
To Be Or Not to Bop: Dizzpy Gillespie Autobiography
Body and Soul
A Night in Tunisia
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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.

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