DizzyGillespie: the legend continues Dizzy became a celebrity figure for his unique look and crooked trumpet , not to mention his unparalleled playing and creative output. He ran as a write-in candidate for president in 1964 on a platform of renaming the White House to the Blues House and nominating a retinue of jazz greats to cabinet JohnBirks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i /; 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 but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, Mr Gillespie, who was 75, had been suffering for some time from pancreatic cancer, his press agent, Virginia Wicks, said. In a nearly 60-year career as a composer, band leader and innovative Thestory of Django Reinhardt’s life is as well known as it is legendary. Born in Belgium in 1910 to Manouche Romani parents who wintered there each year, his gadjo (non-Romani) name was Jean, but to everyone in Romani culture he was Django. Surrounded by music from birth, Django was a quick learner, a prodigy, and was playing professionally DizzyGillespie was an innovator in the bebop style of the 1940s, which had a focus on serious small group jazz, after the arguably more populist material of the swing era. But the legendary trumpeter also led a big band, which was highly influential, bridging the gap between the raucous, danceable sounds of the swing music and the futuristic bebop Aug. By. Richard Havers. Photo: William Gottlieb/Redferns. Charlie Parker was one of the most important figures in the development of jazz and, in particular, Bop. He was a troubled . 223 212 351 498 188 281 335 115

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