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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. [2] He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge [3] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.
New Jazz Sounds is an album by American jazz saxophonist Benny Carter featuring trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and trombonist Bill Harris recorded in 1954 and originally released on the Norgran label. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
But, mainly you've got Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band here working, and that's a band that is very important for everybody to know about". [ 5 ] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded the compilation a "Crown" signifying a recording that the authors "feel a special admiration or affection for".
Dizzy Gillespie and the Double Six of Paris (1963) Something Old, Something New is a studio album by Dizzy Gillespie, recorded and released in 1963. Reception.
The Modern Jazz Sextet is a jazz album featuring the combined talents of Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Skeeter Best and Charlie Persip. [2] The album was conceived by producer Norman Granz for his own label, Norgran Records. [3]
The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, ... The Fresh Sound 2-CD set also includes the complete Have Trumpet Will Excite Album
Despite some good efforts by Gillespie and Eldridge, pianist Oscar Peterson easily emerges as the most impressive soloist; better to acquire the magnificent collaborations of the 1950s instead." [ 1 ]
Free Ride is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie that was composed, arranged and conducted by Lalo Schifrin, recorded in 1977 and released on the Pablo label. [1] The album represents the first collaboration between the two since The New Continent in 1962.