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Dizzy Gilespie

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DIZZY GILLESPIE


  • born John Birks Gillespie
  • known for his nickname "Dizzy"
 
 
  • lived from 1917-1993 
  • played the Trumpet and Singer
  • born in Cheraw, SC. (South Carolina)
  • developed both "beebop jazz" and "Afro-Cuban" jazz
  • was known for: scat singing, great improvisation, his unique bent trumpet, puffed cheeks, his horn rimmed glasses, and light hearted personality.
 
Dizzy Gillespie & Louis Armstrong
"Umbrella Man"

 
 
 

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