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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...
On the Sunny Side of the StreetSonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Stitt
Sonny Side Up
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You Go to My HeadDizzy Gillespie and Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra
Dizzier And Dizzier
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It's the Talk of the TownStan Getz and Dizzy Gillespie
Diz and Getz
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Stormy WeatherRoy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown
Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook
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One Note SambaDizzy Gillespie
Bossa Nova
Just FriendsDizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Durham
Catch Me!
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