Dizzy Gillespie
American bandleader and composer
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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... Wikipedia
Born: October 21, 1917, Cheraw, SC
Died: January 6, 1993 (age 75 years), Englewood, NJ
Music groups: The Giants of Jazz, Dizzy Gillespie & His All Stars, and The Quintet
Children: Jeanie Bryson
Spouse: Lorraine Willis (m. 1940–1993)
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