Dizzy Gillespie

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1917-10-21

Day of death

1993-01-06 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Cheraw, South Carolina, USA

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • The Cosmic Eye

    The Cosmic Eye

  • Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

    Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

  • Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

    Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

  • The Beginnings of Bebop

    The Beginnings of Bebop

  • El invierno en Lisboa

    El invierno en Lisboa

  • Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

    Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

  • Bei Bio

    Bei Bio

  • Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

    Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

  • A Family Circus Easter

    A Family Circus Easter

  • The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

  • Jazz: The Only Way of Life

    Jazz: The Only Way of Life

  • A Great Day in Harlem

    A Great Day in Harlem

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

  • Date with Dizzy

    Date with Dizzy

  • Jazz Casual

    Jazz Casual

  • Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

    Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

  • Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

    Duke Ellington: Love You Madly

  • Amazonia

    Amazonia

  • Música para Sempre

    Música para Sempre

  • Maurice Baquet, The Accorded

    Maurice Baquet, The Accorded

  • All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater

    All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater

  • Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

  • The Hole

    The Hole

  • Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

    Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

  • Voyage to Next

    Voyage to Next

  • Dizzy's Dream Band

    Dizzy's Dream Band

  • Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

  • Improvisation

    Improvisation

  • The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story

    The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story

  • What's Happening

    What's Happening

  • The Music According to Tom Jobim

    The Music According to Tom Jobim

  • Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

    Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President

  • Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

    Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time

  • Brownie Speaks

    Brownie Speaks

  • Slim Gaillard's Civilisation

    Slim Gaillard's Civilisation

  • Jivin' in Bebop

    Jivin' in Bebop

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Dizzy Gillespie

  • Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

    Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

  • Monterey Jazz Festival 1975

    Monterey Jazz Festival 1975

  • The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

    The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

  • Cool

    Cool

  • The Hat

    The Hat

  • A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

    A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

  • Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall

    Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall

  • Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970

    Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970

  • Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith

    Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith

  • Didn't We Ramble On

    Didn't We Ramble On

  • Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70

    Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70

  • Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal

    Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal

  • To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life

    To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life

  • Dizzy Gillespie Quartet - Berliner Jazztage 1974

    Dizzy Gillespie Quartet - Berliner Jazztage 1974