Dizzy Gillespie
✓ Source-basedrisingAmerican jazz trumpeter (1917-1993)
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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Gillespie in a publicity photo (c. 1955)
Gillespie (left) with John Lewis, Cecil Payne, Miles Davis, and Ray Brown, between 1946 and 1948
Gillespie performing in 1959
Gillespie performing at a Giants of Jazz concert in 1973 (behind him is drummer Art Blakey)
Gillespie in concert, Deauville, Normandy, France, July 1991
A "Dizzy Gillespie for President" pinback button, 1964
Gillespie holding his memoir: To Be or Not to Bop (1979)Awards 8
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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. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of early bebop styles. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality have made him an enduring icon.
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