Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

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
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1917-10-21
Place of Birth: Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Also Known As: John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie, John Birks Gillespie

Movies List of Dizzy Gillespie

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The Hat

1964 Movie
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Voyage to Next

1974 Movie
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Dizzy Gillespie

1964 Movie
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Cool

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The Cosmic Eye

1986 Movie
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Música para Sempre

1980 Movie
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The Hole

1962 Movie
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Improvisation

2004 Movie
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Date with Dizzy

1958 Movie
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El invierno en Lisboa

1991 Movie
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Brownie Speaks

2014 Movie
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Didn't We Ramble On

1989 Movie
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The Jazz Ambassadors

2018 Movie
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Amazonia

1990 Movie
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Jivin' in Bebop

1946 Movie
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A Great Day in Harlem

1994 Movie
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Dizzy's Dream Band

1982 Movie