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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...
Lover ManCharles Mingus and Dizzy Gillespie
Lover Man
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All the Things You AreDizzy Gillespie
Quintet of the Year
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CherokeeCharlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Mingus
Mingus Three
I've Got You Under My SkinCharlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Mingus
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker On Verve
On the Sunny Side of the StreetDizzy Gillespie
Birk's Works
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'Round MidnightDizzy Gillespie
The Savoy Sessions: Billy Eckstine - Mister B. and the Band
