Dizzy Gillespie
Born in Cheraw, South Carolina, USA — Oct 21 1917• Died Jan 06 1993
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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, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personalit…
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Dizzy Gillespie's Credits
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Great Performances
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The Cosby Show
Mr. Hampton
Le Grand Échiquier
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The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Casual
Self - Trumpet
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self - Musician (archive footage)
The Cosmic Eye
The Musicians
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
Self (archive footage)
The Hole
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Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Self (archive footage)
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Self (archive footage)
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Voyage to Next
Father Time (voice)
El invierno en Lisboa
Bill Swann
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
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A Great Day in Harlem
Self
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Self (archive footage)
The Hat
The First Border Guard (voice)
Improvisation
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All-Star Jazz Show: Live from The Ed Sullivan Theater
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Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
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A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
Self - Trumpet
A Smattering of Spots
Sound
The Beginnings of Bebop
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A Family Circus Easter
Easter Bunny (voice)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Brownie Speaks
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Música para Sempre
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The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
Self (archive footage)
Date with Dizzy
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What's Happening
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Dizzy's Dream Band
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Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
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Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
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Jazz: The Only Way of Life
Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
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Jazz Is Our Religion
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
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Amazonia
(voice)
A Supermarket in Californi
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Jivin' in Bebop
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Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
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Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
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Second Chance: Sea
Sound
Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
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Dizzy Gillespie
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Hello
Sound
Cool
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Didn't We Ramble On
Narrator
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
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Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
Self - trompettiste
Things to Come
Sound
Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith
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Dizzy Gillespie Quartet @ Berliner Jazztage 1974
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Look at Life: Jazz All the Way
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To Bop or Not To Be: A Jazz Life
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Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
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