Dizzy Gillespie
CDLCs:
3
Creators:
1
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Albums:
1
Views:
11
Workshop:
0
Wishlist:
0
6
Preferred
362
Collected
About the Artist
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer.
Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.
Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.
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Common Tunings
Setlists (1)
All CDLC
3 Songs| Title | Album | Year | Tuning | Creator |
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| Vote Dizzy (Salt Peanuts) | Dizzy for President | 2004 |
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| Vote Dizzy (Salt Peanuts)... | Dizzy for President | 2004 |
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| Vote Dizzy (Salt Peanuts)... | Dizzy For President | 2004 |
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