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
ActingBirthday
October 21, 1917Deathday
January 6, 1993Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
50Place of birth
Cheraw, South Carolina, USAAlso known as
John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie, John Birks GillespieCast credits
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
SelfThe Beginnings of Bebop
SelfStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
Self - trompettisteVoyage to Next
Father Time (voice)Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
SelfThe Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
Self (archive footage)Dizzy Gillespie
SelfSlim Gaillard's Civilisation
SelfMiles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self - Musician (archive footage)The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archival footage)Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
SelfImprovisation
SelfA Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
Self - TrumpetThe Cosmic Eye
The Musicians