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Dizzy Gillespie

Also known as John Birks Gillespie, John Birks Dizzy Gillespie, John Dizzy Gillespie

American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)

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Dizzy Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter who lived from 1917 to 1993 and became one of the most influential musicians in jazz history. He is remembered for revolutionizing jazz trumpet playing and helping to create the bebop style that transformed modern jazz music.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1917
Died: 1993
Works: 20

Top works

The compositions of Dizzy Gillespie
To Be, or Not . . . To Bop, Memoirs
The Dizzy Gillespie big bands
The best of Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie

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Film & TV

Acting · Cheraw, South Carolina, USA

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…

Known for

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat — Self (archive footage)2024
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded — Self (archive footage)2023
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970 — Self - trompettiste2022
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs — Self (archive footage)2022
Jazz Club 22022
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street — Self (archive footage)2021
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President — Self (archive footage)2020
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool — Self - Musician (archive footage)2019
Jazz: The Only Way of Life — Self (archive footage)2019
The Jazz Ambassadors — Self (archive footage)2018

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1917
Active to: 1993

Discography

Member of

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 755,742
Total plays: 7,232,781

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,822x
Exact stochastic simulation of coupled chemical reactions
· 1977 · cited 8,664x
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2017 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2017 · cited 7,037x
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2018 · cited 5,480x
A general method for numerically simulating the stochastic time evolution of coupled chemical reactions
· 1976 · cited 5,218x

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.dizzygillespie.com
Image: Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y., ca. June 1946 (cropped).jpg

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Commons category: Dizzy Gillespie
date of birth: 1917-10-21
date of death: 1993-01-06
Commons gallery: Dizzy Gillespie
birth name: John Birks Gillespie
start of work period: 1935-00-00
nickname: Dizzy
name in native language: Dizzy Gillespie

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Article

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/ ghih-LES-pee; 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. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of early bebop styles. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality have made him an enduring icon.

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.