Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1917-10-21
Deathday: 1993-01-06 (75 years old)

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Biography

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 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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Filmography

all 58

Movies 49

self 44

TV Shows 9

Narrator 1

Self - trompettiste
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970

Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970 (2022)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs

Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jazz: The Only Way of Life

Jazz: The Only Way of Life (2019)

Movie
Self - Musician (archive footage)
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors

The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)

Movie
Self
Brownie Speaks

Brownie Speaks (2014)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Music According to Tom Jobim

Music According to Tom Jobim (2012)

Movie
Self
All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater

All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater (2011)

Movie
Self
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best (2009)

Movie
Self
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)

Movie
Self
Jazz Giants of the 20th Century

Jazz Giants of the 20th Century (2007)

Movie
Self
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70

Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70 (2006)

Movie
Self
Improvisation

Improvisation (2004)

Movie
Self
Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal

Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal (2002)

Movie
Self
I'll Make Me a World

I'll Make Me a World (1999)

TV
Self
Monterey Jazz Festival 1975

Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 (1998)

Movie
ArchiveFootage
My Universe Inside Out

My Universe Inside Out (1996)

Movie
Self
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar (1995)

Movie
Self
A Great Day in Harlem

A Great Day in Harlem (1994)

Movie
Bill Swann / Original Music Composer
El invierno en Lisboa

El invierno en Lisboa (1991)

Movie
Self
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)

Movie
Actor
Amazonia

Amazonia (1990)

Movie
Self
Slim Gaillard's Civilisation

Slim Gaillard's Civilisation (1989)

Movie
Self
Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker

Celebrating Bird: The Triumph of Charlie Parker (1989)

Movie
Self
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba

A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba (1989)

Movie
Narrator
Didn't We Ramble On

Didn't We Ramble On (1989)

Movie
Self
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall

Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1989)

Movie
Self
Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger

Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger (1988)

Movie
Self
Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis

Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis (1986)

Movie
The Musicians / Father Time
The Cosmic Eye

The Cosmic Eye (1986)

Movie
Self
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) (1985)

Movie
Self - Musician
Bei Bio

Bei Bio (1983)

TV
Easter Bunny
A Family Circus Easter

A Family Circus Easter (1982)

Movie
Actor
Dizzy's Dream Band

Dizzy's Dream Band (1982)

Movie
Self
The Beginnings of Bebop

The Beginnings of Bebop (1981)

Movie
Self
Música para Sempre

Música para Sempre (1980)

Movie
Self
The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story

The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story (1979)

Movie
Self - Special Guest Star
The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show (1976)

TV
6.14
Father Time
Voyage to Next

Voyage to Next (1974)

Movie
Self
Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

TV
Actor
Jazz is Our Religion

Jazz is Our Religion (1972)

Movie
Self
Great Performances

Great Performances (1971)

TV
1
Self - Guest
The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show (1968)

TV
Self
Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith

Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith (1966)

Movie
The First Border Guard
The Hat

The Hat (1964)

Movie
Self
Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie (1964)

Movie
Actor
The Hole

The Hole (1962)

Movie
Self
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show (1961)

TV
Self
Jazz Casual

Jazz Casual (1961)

TV
Music
A Smattering of Spots

A Smattering of Spots (1958)

Movie
Self
Date with Dizzy

Date with Dizzy (1958)

Movie
Music
Things to Come

Things to Come (1953)

Movie
Composer
No. 4: Fast Track

No. 4: Fast Track (1947)

Movie
6
Self
Jivin' in Bebop

Jivin' in Bebop (1946)

Movie
Self
Masters Of American Music

Masters Of American Music

TV
Self
Cool

Cool

Movie

Ratings

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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1917-10-21

Deathday
1993-01-06 (75 years old)

Birth Name
John Birks Gillespie

Birth Place
Cheraw, United States of America

Religion
Baháʼí Faith

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie, John Birks Gillespie

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award, NEA Jazz Masters


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