Definitions for Dizzy Gillespie
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1. Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie, John Birks Gillespienoun

   United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)

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1. dizzy gillespie

   Dizzy Gillespie, born on October 21, 1917 and died January 6, 1993, was a prominent American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Known for his bent trumpet and puffed cheeks, Gillespie is considered one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. He was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz and was influential in bringing Afro-Cuban rhythms into jazz. Some of his popular compositions include "A Night in Tunisia" and "Salt Peanuts."

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1. Dizzy Gillespie

   John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. 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 copying 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." 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. In the 1940s Gillespie, together 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, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Jon Faddis and Chuck Mangione.

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   Song lyrics by dizzy gillespie -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by dizzy gillespie on the Lyrics.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dizzy Gillespie in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dizzy Gillespie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Dizzy Gillespie in a Sentence

1. Grange Lady Haig Rutan:

   As an author I found it fascinating interviewing luminaries of the jazz world for over 15 years, beginning with a phone call from Red Rodney on a Thanksgiving Day in 1989 and then a phone call from Stan Getz on Christmas Day; their comments set in motion the quest to write a book about my first husband, Al Haig, the chosen pianist of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (who gave me the moniker 'Lady Haig' one blustery cold night outside of Birdland on a January night) - and later Stan Getz.”

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