Dizzy Gillespie
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".
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.5191 |
| Birthday | 1917-10-21 |
| Place of Birth | Cheraw, South Carolina, USA |
| Also Known As | John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie, John Birks Gillespie, |
1989
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
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In this concert, recorded live London’s Royal Festival Hall in 1989, Dizzy Gillespie performs with the magical United Nation Orchestra and a selection...
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1981
The Beginnings of Bebop
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2021
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
7.5/25
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1964
The Hat
9/1
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2022
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
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1974
Voyage to Next
5.25/8
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2008
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
8.5/2
Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.
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1979
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
8/4
Documentary film detailing the history of Kansas City jazz.
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1964
Dizzy Gillespie
7/6
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2009
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
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1989
Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
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2019
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
7.2/93
An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926-1991).
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2004
The Harlem Renaissance
6/1
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenge...
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2006
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
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1966
Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith
9/1
An account of the first European tour of American jazz organist Jimmy Smith and his trio in 1965, replete with backstage footage and music.
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1982
A Family Circus Easter
8.5/2
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1986
The Cosmic Eye
6.333/6
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1989
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
8.5/2
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1980
Música para Sempre
8/1
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1962
The Hole
5.827/26
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2004
Improvisation
0/0
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2011
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
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1956
Date with Dizzy
4.8/5
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2002
Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
5/1
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2012
The Music According to Tom Jobim
7/7
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El invierno en Lisboa
4.667/3
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2014
Brownie Speaks
10/1
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1989
Didn't We Ramble On
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2018
The Jazz Ambassadors
7/2
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1995
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
8/1
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2018
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
9/3
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Amazonia
9/2
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1986
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
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2019
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
8.3/3
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1985
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
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Anthology of six short films, including: Dizzy Gillespie
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1998
Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
0/0
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1946
Jivin' in Bebop
6.5/4
A filmed variety show featuring the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra with special guests.
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1994
A Great Day in Harlem
6.6/10
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Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
6.8/4
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1982
Dizzy's Dream Band
0/0
All-Star concert recorded at Lincoln Center in 1982 -- Featuring Max Roach, Jon Faddis, John Lewis and Milt Jackson.
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2024
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
7.779/68
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1967
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
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2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
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2020
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
6.9/10
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1990
To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life
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2023
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
10/1
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1992
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
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1974
Dizzy Gillespie Quartet @ Berliner Jazztage 1974
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An exceptional recording from 1974 featuring Dizzy Gillespie and his quartet at the Berliner Jazztage, one of Europe's most prominent jazz festivals....
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1972
Jazz Is Our Religion
10/1
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1963
Look at Life: Jazz All the Way
0/0
A visit to the outdoor festival at Cleethorpes which hosts twelve top jazz bands.
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1990
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
9/1
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