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Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge 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, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality have made him an enduring icon. 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. He won several Grammy Awards. Scott Yanow wrote: "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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A Night In Tunisia
Dizzy Gillespie
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A Night In Tunisia (Live)
Dizzy Gillespie
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Billie's Bounce
Charlie Parker
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Salt Peanuts
Dizzy Gillespie
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Bloomdido
Charlie Parker

Albums

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Plays The Blues

2025
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Oop Bop Sha Bam

2025
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Manteca (Remastered 2024)

2024
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Ray's Idea

2025
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Oop-Pop-A-Da

2025
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Portrait of Jenny

2023
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Duff Capers

2025
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Ool Ya Koo

2025
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Emanon

2025
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Soul & Salvation

2024

Singles & EPs

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'Round Midnight

EP • 2026
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Stomped And Wasted

Single • 2024
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Dizzy Plays Parker

Single • 2010
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Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac

EP • 2026
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Gillespiana (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, April 30, 1961)

Single • 2021
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Savoy Jazz Super EP: Dizzy Gillespie

EP • 2007
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Things to Come

EP • 2025
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Don't Blame Me (From the Album Parker Davis Gillespie Encounters)

Single • 2015
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Turkey Fan

Single • 2024
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One of Great Concern

Single • 2012

Videos

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Charlie Parker-Donna Lee

charlieparkerjazzart • 2.4M views
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Arturo Sandoval & United Nation Orchestra - A Night in Tunisia | 1990 Kennedy Center Honors

The Trump Kennedy Center • 36K views
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Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie - 'Round Midnight' • World of Jazz

World of Jazz • 361K views
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Charlie Parker Bee Boppers - Billie's Bounce.Mp3

Okmusix • 6.6K views
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Connonball Adderley ☆ Somethin' Else Vinyl

Marco Vinyl • 1.5K views
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Dizzy Gillespie - A Night In Tunisia Live 81

bongolicious77 • 1.4M views
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Ornithology by Charlie Parker

MusicalProgrammer • 1M views
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Charlie Parker & Dizzy Gillespie - A Night In Tunisia.Mp3

Okmusix • 947 views
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"Bloomdido" Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie

catman916 • 496K views

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Presenting Stan Getz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Jazz Remixed

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Springtime Jazz

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Big Band Boogie

Playlist • YouTube Music

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