Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach a.k.a. ‘The Quintet’ record ‘Jazz at Massey Hall’ (1953)

'Jazz at Massey Hall' by Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus & Max Roach a.k.a. 'The Quintet' is a live album recorded on May 15, 1953 and released...

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Arturo Sandoval releases ‘Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)’ dedicated to Dizzy Gillespie (2012)

Arturo Sandoval's 'Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You)' is an album recorded with a Large Jazz Ensemble and released on May 8, 2012 by Concord.Track Listing : 1.Be...

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Dizzy Gillespie records ‘Birks’ Works’ in New-York with Lee Morgan, Benny Golson et al (1957)

Dizzy Gillespie's 'Birks' Works' is an album recorded on April 7 & 8, 1957 at a New York City Studio.and released the same year by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Jordu (Duke...

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Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band is at Jazzwoche Burghausen (2007)

March 15, 2007 - The Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band - that is Slide Hampton (Direct, b tb), Roberta Gambarini (voc), Bobby Lavell (ts), Antonio Hart (as), Mark Gross...

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Dizzy Gillespie “Timeless All Stars” gather in Hamburg (1986)

March 9, 1986 - the Timeless All Stars - that is Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Curtis Fuller (tb), Harld Land (ts), Bobby Hutcherson (vib), Cedar Walton (p), Buster Williams (b) and...

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German television celebrates Dizzy Gillespie’s 70th Birthday with some great jazz players (1987)

February 27, 1987 - German television has gathered Sam Rivers (ts), Ed Cherry (g), John Lee (b), Ignacio Berroa (d), Hank Jones (p), Slide Hampton (tb), Johnny Griffin (ts), Jon...

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On TV today, Louis, Dizzy et al at ‘Timex Jazz’ (1959)

January 7, 1959 - you do not miss Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Vic Dickenson, Jo Jones, Duke Ellington, George Shearing, Barbara Dane, Dakota Staton, Gene Krupa...

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Stan, Chick, Dizzy et al go to the White House (1982)

December 4, 1982 - American president Ronald Reagan has invited a few top jazz players to the White House - that is Diane Schuur, Stan Getz, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitouš,...

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Art, Thelonious, Dizzy et al go to Portugal (1971)

November 21, 1971 - The Giants of Jazz - that is Art Blakey (d), Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Al McKibbon (b), Thelonious Monk (p), Sonny Stitt (as, ts) and Kai Winding...

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Dizzy, Thelonious et al meet in Copenhagen (1971)

November 9, 1971 - The Giants of Jazz - that is Art Blakey (d), Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Al McKibbon (b), Thelonious Monk (p), Sonny Stitt (as, ts) and Kai Winding...

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Happy Birthday Jon Faddis. ‘The Dizzyple’

This day (July 24, 1953), in Oakland, California, is born Jon Faddis, an American jazz trumpet player and conductor.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Barcelona Jazz Orquestra - Groovin' For Nat...

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Your Favourite Dizzy

From 'A Night In Tunisia' to 'The Champ', the 15 most popular songs of Dizzy Gillespie, ', an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer. Together with Charlie Parker,...

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 06/52

How well do you know the music of Michel Petrucciani’s take on Miles Davis’ "So What" from a 1998 Stuttgart concert highlights its staying power, with Anthony Jackson’s steady bass...

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This week In Jazz Legends 01/52

How well do you know the music of Dr. Lonnie Smith, James Carter Organ Trio, Chris Potter, Michel Petrucciani, David Sanborn, Grover Washington Jr., Art Blakey ＆ The Jazz Messengers,...

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This week In Jazz Legends 52/52

How well do you know the music of Chet Baker, Helen Merrill, Dinah Washington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Bill Evans , Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Sttit, Anita O'Day, Louis Armstrong, Jack...

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This week In Jazz Legends 49/52

How well do you know the music of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carlos Ward, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Stan Getz, Flora Purim, Dave Brubeck, Benny Goodman, Wes Montgomery,...

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This week In Jazz Legends 48/52

How well do you know the music of Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd , Chico Hamilton, Herbie Hancock, Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Stanley Turrentine, Joe Henderson, Kenny...

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This week In Jazz Legends 47/52

How well do you know the music of Anita O'Day, Jon Hendricks, Mel Torme, Weather Report, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Joshua Redman, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill Evans, Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Desmond,...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 9 (EN.FR.ES)

We Listen To Santana, Isaac Hayes, A Tribe Called Quest, Leona Lewis, Eurythmics, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Wu-Tang Clan, Elvis Presley, Billy Joel, Men At Work, Madonna, Hiromi Uehara,...

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This week In Jazz Legends 44/52

How well do you know the music of Lou Donaldson, Thelonious Monk, Roy Hargrove, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Freddie Hubbard, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus,...

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