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Dizzy Gillespie
A major figure in jazz history, trumpeter, composer, arranger, bandleader and
performer Dizzy Gillespie is not only one of the finest soloists on his
instrument, but also a pioneer of bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz. Born John Birks
Gillespie in Cheraw, North Carolina, on October 21, 1917, he began learning the
piano before trying the trombone, and then preferring the trumpet in his teens.
In Philadelphia, where his family moved in 1935, he joined Frank Fairfax's band
and was nicknamed "Dizzy" by pianist Bill Doggett, before replacing his idol Roy
Eldridge in Teddy Hill's band. After a...
All the Things You AreDizzy Gillespie
Quintet of the Year
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On the Sunny Side of the StreetDizzy Gillespie
Birk's Works
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Everything Happens to MeGiants of Jazz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Al McKibbon, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk and Kai Winding
The Giants Of Jazz
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CherokeeCharlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Mingus
Quintet of the Year
All the Things You AreCharles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Max Roach and Charlie Parker
Quintet of the Year
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Just FriendsDizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Durham
Catch Me!
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