Dizzy Gillespie
Known For
Acting
Born
1917-10-21 in Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Died
1993-01-06
Biography
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 personality provided some of bebop's most prominent symbols. In the 1940s Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Jon Faddis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Chuck Mangione, and balladeer Johnny Hartman. AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote: "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time, Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up being similar to those of Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated [....] Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
The Cosby Show
as Mr. Hampton
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Date with Dizzy
as Self
Jazz Casual
as Self - Trumpet
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
Amazonia
as (voice)
Bei Bio
as Self
Improvisation
as Self
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
The Hat
as The First Border Guard (voice)
The Hole
as (voice)
The Cosmic Eye
as The Musicians
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)