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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...
All the Things You AreDizzy Gillespie
Quintet of the Year
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StardustDizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
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Girl of My DreamsDizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz
Diz and Getz
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Just FriendsDizzy Gillespie, Joe Pass, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Freddie Hubbard and Bobby Durham
Catch Me!
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I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)
Dizzy Gillespie, Les Spann, Lex Humphries, Junior Mance and Sam J. JonesHave Trumpet, Will Excite!
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Caravan
Dizzy Gillespie and Dizzy Gillespie SextetAfro
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