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1. www.youtube.com › watchDizzy Gillespie in an amazing performance circa 1980 - YouTube

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   Nov 5, 2009 · Dizzy Gillespie in an amazing performance circa 1980. lowando. 2.26K subscribers. 231. 17K views 13 years ago. Dizzy Gillespie performing two great pieces one of which is a hell of a...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dizzy_GillespieDizzy Gillespie - Wikipedia

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   John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.

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   Was Dizzy Gillespie a virtuoso?

   • Dizzy Gillespie was crazy, unpredictable, brash, extrovert, stylish – and he was also a trumpet virtuoso, a jazz icon, and an inspiration to many younger trumpeters. When Dizzy’s bop first came along, someone coined the phrase, “Be hip, be sharp, be bop!” It says a lot about the heights to which he aspired and, more importantly, attained.

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   What would jazz look like without Dizzy Gillespie?

   • Without Dizzy Gillespie, jazz would look and sound very different today – and lack some of its boundless joy, too. Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie didn’t just co-lead a musical revolution. He did it with style. While alto saxophonist Charlie Parker was said to perform “as though his shoes were nailed to the floor,” Gillespie hammed it up onstage.

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   What happened to Dizzy Gillespie?

   • Dizzy, for once innocent, drew a knife on his boss and cut him. Gillespie was fired, and from that point he became a musical mercenary working for artists that included Ella Fitzgerald, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Carter, Charlie Barnet, Earl Hines, Woody Herman, and Duke Ellington to name just a few.

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   Where can I listen to Dizzy Gillespie music?

   • Listen to the best Dizzy Gillespie pieces on Apple Music and Spotify. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born in 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina, as the youngest of nine children (“Only seven of us lived long enough to get a name,” he darkly noted in his 1979 memoir To Be, Or Not… To Bop .).

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4. www.lincolncenter.org › lincoln-center-at-homeCelebrating Dizzy Gillespie — Jazz at Lincoln Center ...

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   Jan 26, 2017 · Dizzy Gillespie was a visionary architect of bebop, a peerless trumpet virtuoso, and a gifted educator, dancer, and raconteur. In this performance, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, percussionist Roman Diaz, and vocalist Brandie Sutton dig deep into the musical world of Dizzy.

5. www.udiscovermusic.com › stories › best-dizzyBest Dizzy Gillespie Pieces: 20 Jazz Essentials | uDiscover

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   Oct 21, 2023 · Published on. October 21, 2023. By. Morgan Enos. Photo: Bill Wagg/Redferns/Getty Images. Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie didn’t just co-lead a musical revolution. He did it with style. While alto...

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6. www.udiscovermusic.com › stories › dizzy-gillespieDizzy Gillespie: Honoring A Jazz Pioneer | uDiscover Music

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   Oct 21, 2023 · Richard Havers. Photo: William Gottlieb/Redferns. Dizzy Gillespie was crazy, unpredictable, brash, extrovert, stylish – and he was also a trumpet virtuoso, a jazz icon, and an inspiration to...

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8. www.allmusic.com › album › performance-mw0002038508Performance - Dizzy Gillespie | Album | AllMusic

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   Performance by Dizzy Gillespie released in 2010. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

9. www.jazzlive.com › videos › celebrating-dizzy-gillespieCelebrating Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Live by Jazz at Lincoln Center

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   1h 31m. Dizzy Gillespie was a visionary architect of bebop, a peerless trumpet virtuoso, and a gifted educator, dancer, and raconteur. Watch the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis dig deep into the musical world of Dizzy.