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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...
On the Sunny Side of the StreetSonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Stitt
Sonny Side Up
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CherokeeCharlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Charles Mingus
Mingus Three
Umbrella ManDizzy Gillespie
School Days
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All the Things You AreDizzy Gillespie
Quintet of the Year
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Stormy WeatherRoy Eldridge, Herb Ellis, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson and Ray Brown
Oscar Peterson Plays the Harold Arlen Songbook
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Mean to MeJohn Lewis, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best and Charlie Persip
The Modern Jazz Sextet
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