Dizzy Gillespie

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Place of BirthCheraw, South Carolina, USA

Died1993-01-06

Also Known AsJohn Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie
John Birks Gillespie

Biography

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge[2] but ad...Read more

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Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall

1989-01-01

The Beginnings of Bebop

1981-05-19

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

2021-04-23

The Hat

1964-09-21

Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970

2022-03-18

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