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Dizzy Gillespie

Active

1930s - 1990s

Born

October 21, 1917 in Cheraw, SC

Died

January 6, 1993 in Englewood, NJ

Genre

Jazz

Styles

Afro-Cuban Jazz Bop Global Jazz Vocal Jazz Big Band Jazz Instrument Trumpet Jazz

Also Known As

John Birks Gillespie
John Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie

Biography by Scott Yanow

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Trumpet virtuoso and bop revolutionary whose desire to innovate helped invent and define the musical vocabulary for an entire genre.
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Album Highlights

  • At Newport
    Dizzy Gillespie
    At Newport
  • Jazz at Massey Hall
    Charlie Parker / Dizzy … / Bud … / …The … / …Max … / …Cha …
    Jazz at Massey Hall
  • An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
    Dizzy Gillespie Quintet … / Dizzy Gillespie
    An Electrifying Evening …
  • School Days
    Dizzy Gillespie
    School Days
  • Something Old, Something New
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Something Old, Somethin …
  • Ken Burns Jazz
    Dizzy Gillespie
    Ken Burns Jazz
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  • Amiable/Good-Natured
  • Boisterous
  • Carefree
  • Cheerful
  • Complex
  • Confident
  • Earthy
  • Elegant
  • Energetic
  • Exuberant
  • Freewheeling
  • Fun
  • Joyous
  • Laid-Back/Mellow
  • Passionate
  • Playful
  • Rousing
  • Sophisticated
  • Earnest
  • Rambunctious
  • Stately
  • Street-Smart
  • Stylish

Artists Themes

  • Maverick
  • Celebration
  • Day Driving
  • Family Gatherings
  • Freedom
  • Housework
  • Motivation
  • Night Driving
  • Partying
  • Pool Party
  • Road Trip
  • TGIF
  • Vacation
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