Dizzy Gillespie
Biography
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
Self
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Self
The Beginnings of Bebop
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
The First Border Guard (voice)
The Hat
Self - trompettiste
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
Father Time (voice)
Voyage to Next
Self
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
Self
Dizzy Gillespie
Self
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self
Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
Self
Cool
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
Self
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
Self
Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith
Self
Improvisation
Self
All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater
Self - Trumpet
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
The Musicians
The Cosmic Eye
Easter Bunny (voice)
A Family Circus Easter
Self
Date with Dizzy
Self
Música para Sempre
(voice)
The Hole
Self
Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
Self (archive footage)
A Música Segundo Tom Jobim
Bill Swann
El invierno en Lisboa
Self
Brownie Speaks
Narrator
Didn't We Ramble On
Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
(voice)
Amazonia
Self
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
Self (archive footage)
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
Self
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Self
Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
Self
Jivin' in Bebop
Self
A Great Day in Harlem
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker - Bird Songs
Self
Dizzy's Dream Band
Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (Archival Footage)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Self
To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life
Self (archive footage)
Maurice Baquet, l'Accordé
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
47
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-10-21
Place of Birth
Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Also Known As
John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie