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, hi...
Also Known As
John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie, John Birks Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie's Movies
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
23 Aug 2019
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
11 Sept 2024
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
23 Apr 2021
The Hole
08 Nov 1962
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
09 Sept 2020
A Great Day in Harlem
27 Sept 1994
Voyage to Next
01 Oct 1974
The Music According to Tom Jobim
20 May 2012
Dizzy Gillespie
01 Jan 1964
The Cosmic Eye
06 Jun 1986
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
01 Jan 1992
Date with Dizzy
01 Jan 1956
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
09 Jan 2022
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
01 Oct 1979
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
25 Dec 2018
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
18 Dec 2019
Jivin' in Bebop
02 Jan 1946
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
01 Jun 2008
El invierno en Lisboa
12 Apr 1991
The Jazz Ambassadors
04 May 2018
Dizzy Gillespie's TV Shows
The Cosby Show
20 Sept 1984
The Muppet Show
05 Sept 1976
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
01 Oct 1962
Great Performances
28 Jan 1971
The Dick Cavett Show
06 Jun 1968
The Mike Douglas Show
11 Dec 1961
Le Grand Échiquier
12 Jan 1972
Bei Bio
10 Mar 1983
Jazz Casual
17 Jan 1961
