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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.
The Giants of Jazz was a jazz all-star group of the early 1970s which featured Art Blakey (drums), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Al McKibbon (bass), Thelonious Monk (piano), Sonny Stitt (alto and tenor sax), and Kai Winding (trombone). [1] They recorded albums for Atlantic Records, Concord Records. and Emarcy Records. [2]
Charles James Shavers (August 3, 1920 [1] – July 8, 1971) [2] [3] was an American jazz trumpeter who played with Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Dodds, Jimmie Noone, Sidney Bechet, Midge Williams, Tommy Dorsey, and Billie Holiday.
Joe "Bebop" Carroll (November 25, 1919 – February 1, 1981) [1] was an American jazz vocalist who worked with Dizzy Gillespie between 1949 and 1953. His collaborations with Gillespie include the humorous songs " Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac " and "Oo Bla Dee."
The board of directors consists of friends and acquaintances who offered service. When jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie died in 1993, one of his last requests was that any jazz musician in need of medical care be treated free of charge at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. His request was that doctors provide free treatment to one musician ...
Benny Golson, a tenor saxophonist and composer, died on Saturday, Sept. 21, at his home in Manhattan. He was 95. Jason Franklin, his agent of over 25 years, confirmed the death with the New York ...
His mother, Sarah Frances, was a bank officer and an apartment manager. His younger brother, Lloyd, died in 1998. As a youth, Jones was exposed to Black roots and religious music and early jazz piano.
Jones Jr. was a mammoth influencer on popular music. In 1940s Seattle, Jones Jr. strengthened his jazz skills and collaborated with music stars such as Count Basie, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and ...