Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; 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[2] 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, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality provided some of bebop's most prominent symbols.
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.
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 being similar to those of 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".
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Acting
TV
The Cosby Show
as Mr. Hampton
1984
TV
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Movie
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage)
1962
Movie
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Movie
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Movie
The Hole
as (voice)
1962
TV
Great Performances
as Self
1971
TV
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Movie
A Great Day in Harlem
as Self
1994
Movie
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
as Self (archive footage)
2020
TV
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Movie
Voyage to Next
as Father Time (voice)
1974
Movie
The Music According to Tom Jobim
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Movie
Dizzy Gillespie
as Self
1964
Movie
The Cosmic Eye
as The Musicians
1986
Movie
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time
as Self (archive footage)
1992
Movie
Date with Dizzy
as Self
1956
Movie
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
as Self (archive footage)
1979
Movie
Jivin' in Bebop
as Self
1946
Movie
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Movie
El invierno en Lisboa
as Bill Swann
1991
Movie
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Crew
Movie
Hello
Original Music Composer
1984
Movie
Voyage to Next
Original Music Composer
1974
Movie
Date with Dizzy
Music
1956
Movie
El invierno en Lisboa
Original Music Composer
1991
Movie
Second Chance: Sea
Original Music Composer
1977
Movie
Things to Come
Music
1953
Movie
A Supermarket in Californi
Music
2024
Movie
A Smattering of Spots
Music
1958