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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

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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 adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominent symbols. In the 1940s Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman. AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up being similar to those of Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated [....] Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography Movies

Acting

Poster for Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
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Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall

Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Self
Poster for The Beginnings of Bebop
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The Beginnings of Bebop

The Beginnings of Bebop
Self
Poster for Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
The HatMOVIE
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The Hat

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The Hat
The First Border Guard (voice)
Poster for Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
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Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
Self - trompettiste
Poster for Voyage to Next
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Voyage to Next

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Voyage to Next
Father Time (voice)
Poster for Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
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Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

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Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self
Poster for The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
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The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story

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The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
Self (archive footage)
Poster for Dizzy Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie

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Dizzy Gillespie
Self
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His BestMOVIE
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The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self

Production

Poster for Things to Come
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Things to Come

Things to Come
Music
Poster for Date with Dizzy
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Date with Dizzy

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Date with Dizzy
Music
Poster for El invierno en Lisboa
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El invierno en Lisboa

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El invierno en Lisboa
Original Music Composer
Poster for A Supermarket in Californi
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A Supermarket in Californi

A Supermarket in Californi
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A Smattering of SpotsMOVIE
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A Smattering of Spots

A Smattering of Spots
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Poster for Hello
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Hello

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Hello
Original Music Composer
Second Chance: SeaMOVIE
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Second Chance: Sea

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Second Chance: Sea
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Poster for Voyage to Next
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Voyage to Next

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Voyage to Next
Original Music Composer

Gallery

Dizzy Gillespie portrait
Dizzy Gillespie portrait