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Bebop Jazz Essentials (Album) by Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

Artist Biography For Dizzy Gillespie Sextet

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie Pronounced /ɡɨˈlɛspi/ October 21 1917 – January 6 1993 Was An American Jazz Trumpet Player Bandleader Singer And Composer Dubbed "the Sound Of Surprise". 1 Together With Charlie Parker He Was A Major Figure In The Development Of Bebop And Modern Jazz. He Taught And Influenced Many Other Musicians Including Trumpeters Miles Davis Fats Navarro Clifford Brown Arturo Sandoval Lee Morgan Jon Faddis 2 And Chuck Mangione. 3 Arguably Gillespie Is Remembered By Both Critics And Fans Alike As One Of The Greatest Jazz Trumpeters Of All Time. 4

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