Dizzy Gillespie
Known for: Acting
Born: October 21, 1917
Died: January 6, 1993
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…
Known for
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
1989
The Beginnings of Bebop
1981
The Hat
1964
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
2022
Voyage to Next
1974
Dizzy Gillespie
1964
Cool
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
2006
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
1989
Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
2002
Didn't We Ramble On
1989
Amazonia
1990
Jivin' in Bebop
1946
To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life
1990
Dizzy Gillespie Quartet @ Berliner Jazztage 1974
1974
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
1989
Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith
1966
The Hole
1962
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1985
A Great Day in Harlem
1994
Dizzy's Dream Band
1982
The Last of the Blue Devils
1979
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009
The Cosmic Eye
1986
Date with Dizzy
1956
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
1986
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
2019
Look at Life: Jazz All the Way
1963
Jazz Club 2
2022
Improvisation
2004
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
2023
Jazz Is Our Religion
1972
All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
2011
El invierno en Lisboa
1991
Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
1998
A Family Circus Easter
1982
Música para Sempre
1980
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
1995
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
1990
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
2018
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
1967
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
2022
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012
Brownie Speaks
2014
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
1992
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
2021
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019
Bei Bio
1983
The Muppet Show
1976
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Cosby Show
1984
Great Performances
1971
Jazz Casual
1961
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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