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Dizzy Gillespie
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Dizzy Gillespie · John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie grew up in Cheraw, South Carolina. As a young trumpeter he took Roy Eldridge as his example. He played with Cab Calloway and in the jam sessions at Minton's, where he developed bebop with Charlie Parker. Gillespie knew harmony well and explained the new chords to other musicians at the piano. In 1945 he made the records with Parker that fixed the style. After that he led a big band in which, in 1947, he took on the Cuban percussionist Chano Pozo, which set Afro-Cuban jazz in motion. With his puffed-out cheeks and his trumpet bent upwards at an angle he became a recognisable figure and an ambassador of jazz.
Listening
Listening tip. Follow the trumpet in its highest register: fast, precise and full of surprising turns.
Salt Peanuts · Dizzy Gillespie, 1945
A Night in Tunisia · Dizzy Gillespie, 1946
Groovin' High · Dizzy Gillespie, 1945
Hot House (met Parker) · Dizzy Gillespie, 1945Apple Music ↗- Manteca · Dizzy Gillespie, 1947Apple Music ↗
Shaw 'Nuff · Dizzy Gillespie, 1945
Cubana Be, Cubana Bop · Dizzy Gillespie, 1947- Tin Tin Deo · Dizzy Gillespie, 1951
Discography
Studio albums
- 1947Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars
- 1950Dizzy Gillespie Plays & Johnny Richards Conducts
- 1951Modern Jazz Trumpets
- 1951Red Norvo's Fabulous Jam Session
- 1952Bird and Diz
- 1952Dizzy Gillespie
- 1952Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 2
- 1952Dizzy, Volume 2
- 1952Dizzy, Volume I
- 1952Hot Vs. Cool (A Battle of Jazz)
- 1953Bird - Diz - Bud - Max
- 1953Dizzy Gillespie Plays in Paris
- 1953Dizzy in Paris
- 1953Dizzy Over Paris
- 1953Horn of Plenty
- 1954Blow That Horn! Dizzy Gillespie, Vol. 1
- 1955Diz and Getz
- 1955Dizzy and Strings
- 1955Jazz Recital
- 1955New Jazz Sounds
- 1955Roy & Diz
- 1956Jazz Creations of Dizzy Gillespie
- 1956The Champ
- 1956The Trumpet Kings
- 1956World Statesman
- 1957Dizzy at Home and Abroad
- 1957Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith
- 1957Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band Jazz
- 1957Dizzy in Greece
- 1957For Musicians Only
- 1957School Days
- 1957The Dizzy Gillespie Story
- 1957Tour de Force
- 1958Duets
- 1958Sittin' In
- 1959Have Trumpet, Will Excite!
- 1959Sonny Side Up
- 1960Gillespiana
- 1961Perceptions
- 1963Dizzy Gillespie & The Double Six of Paris
- 1963New Wave
- 1964Dizzy Goes Hollywood
- 1964Jambo Caribe
- 1964Original Score from The Cool World (soundtrack)
- 1965Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie
- 1966Soul Mates
- 1966The Melody Lingers On
- 1969It's My Way
- 1969Soul & Salvation
- 1970Cornucopia
- 1970Portrait of Jenny
- 1970The Real Thing
- 1971Giants
- 1975The Giant
- 1976Afro-Cuban Jazz Moods
- 1976Bahiana
- 1977Free Ride
- 1978Jazz Maturity... Where It's Coming From
- 1979The Gifted Ones
- 1980The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big Four
- 1981The Source
- 1982The Alternate Blues
- 1983Jazz At The Philharmonic - The Challenges 1954
- 1983To a Finland Station
- 1985New Faces
- 1987Dizzy Gillespie Meets Phil Woods Quintet
- 1987Oscar Peterson & Dizzy Gillespie
- 1988Endlessly
- 1988Oop-Pop-A-Da
- 1988Shaw 'Nuff
- 1988Show Time
- 1990Dizzy's Big 4
- 1990The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner
- 1991Rhythmstick
- 1992A Jazz Hour With Dizzy Gillespie
- 1992Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Inc.
- 1992Dizzy Gilespie With Gil Fuller, The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra
- 1992Jazz Tribune Nr 2 Dizzy Gillespie (1946-1949) CD1
- 1992Jazz Tribune Nr 2 Dizzy Gillespie (1946-1949) CD2
- 1993Dizzy Gillespie And The Mitchell-Ruff Duo
- 1994Con Alma
- 1994Groovin' High
- 1994Hot House
- 1994Lady Be Good
- 1994Roy and Diz
- 1995Dizzy Gillespie In Paris, Volume 1
- 1995The Bop Session
- 1996Manteca
- 1996Dizzy Goes Hollywood (soundtrack)
- 1997Bird Songs
- 1997The Roots of Jazz/ Dizzy Gillespie
- 1997The Winter in Lisbon (soundtrack)
- 1998Closer to the Source
- 1998Something Old, Something New
- 1999Swings
- 2000Cool Breeze
- 2000Good Bait
- 2001Sweet Stuff
- 2002I Grandi Del Jazz - Dizzie Gillespie - Ultimate Dizzy Gillespie
- 2003BD Music Presents: Dizzy Gillespie
- 2003Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
- 2004The Discovery of Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie
- 2005Sittin' In
- 2006The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner
- 2008I Love Paris
- 2009Diggin' Dizz
- 2009Featuring Charlie Parker
- 2010When Be-Bop Was King
- 2011No Brasil com Trio Mocotó
- 2013Neuland
- 2017Night In Tunisia
- 2017The Essential Dizzy Gillespie
- 2024Manteca
- 2024The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
- ?Sound of Jazz
- ?The Great Modern Jazz Trumpet
Other work
- 1945Groovin' High / Shaw 'Nuff / Salt Peanuts
- 1953Jazz at Massey Hall
- 1946–1949Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
In School of Rock
The chapters, maps and magazine stories of School of Rock are currently available in Dutch only.
- Jazz MapNL Map
- Mixtape 2: Youth Cultures 1950-1980NL Reader
- Mixtape 5: Jazz FestivalNL Reader
- Mixtape 9: The InstrumentNL Reader
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 4NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 2NL Reader
- After Hours: Session 4NL Reader
- Magazine: Jazz as a Secret WeaponNL Magazine
Mentioned in other articles
- Bebop Genre
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie were the pioneers; in Paris and Amsterdam it became the music of the artistic set.
- Latin jazz Genre
In 1947 Dizzy Gillespie took the Cuban conga player Chano Pozo, who had recently moved to New York, into his big band.