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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.
Rhythmstick is a 1990 album and video by Dizzy Gillespie and CTI Records All-Stars. [1] Video Track listing ... Dizzy Gillespie - trumpet & rhythmstick;
2001 Jivin'in Be-Bop (Jazz Classic Video) 2001 Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Chicago (VIEW) [3] 2001 Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1987 (Pioneer) 2002 Live in Montreal (Image) 2003 20th Century Jazz Masters; 2003 Swing Era (with Mel Tormé) (Idem) 2005 Norman Granz Jazz in Montreux: Presents Dizzy Gillespie Sextet '77 (Eagle Vision USA)
Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions is a compilation album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie featuring performances recorded in 1951 and 1952 and originally released on Gillespie's own Dee Gee Records label. [1] Many of the tracks were first released as 78 rpm records but were later released on albums including School Days (Regent) and The Champ (Savoy).
Bird Songs: The Final Recordings is a live album trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie with an array of guest stars recorded at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York City in 1992 and released on the Telarc label. [1] The album, along with To Bird with Love and To Diz with Love, represent the last recordings made by the legendary trumpeter before his death in 1993.
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.
New Faces is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1984–85 and released on the GRP label. [1] Reception
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.