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Dizzy Gillespie
A major figure in jazz history, trumpeter, composer, arranger, bandleader and
performer Dizzy Gillespie is not only one of the finest soloists on his
instrument, but also a pioneer of bebop and Afro-Cuban jazz. Born John Birks
Gillespie in Cheraw, North Carolina, on October 21, 1917, he began learning the
piano before trying the trombone, and then preferring the trumpet in his teens.
In Philadelphia, where his family moved in 1935, he joined Frank Fairfax's band
and was nicknamed "Dizzy" by pianist Bill Doggett, before replacing his idol Roy
Eldridge in Teddy Hill's band. After a...
StardustDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
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Bang! Bang!Dizzy Gillespie
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On the Sunny Side of the StreetSonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Stitt
Sonny Side Up
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Autumn LeavesDizzy Gillespie and Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Live In Stereo At Chester, PA. June 14, 1957
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On the Sunny Side of the StreetDizzy Gillespie
Birk's Works
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It's the Talk of the TownStan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie
Diz and Getz
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