The Dizzy Gillespie Collection: compiles some of the earliest recordings made by the legendary jazz trumpeter through to his time as a bebop innovator in the mid-'40s. The album includes cuts Gillespie recorded with several big bands during the s, including such acts as Teddy Hill, Cab Calloway, and Lionel evapirisoxafciteconsguamopum.xyzinfo: $

Both giants became a Bop University of sorts, teaching others and spreading the word of the new jazz. Gillespie's unique combination of musical ideas, range, curiosity and, best of all, his joy of life could not be duplicated. Indeed, much like his forebear Louis Armstrong, Diz was a showman and an entertainer who captivated a wide audience.

A Night in Tunisia - Big Band "Live" , an Album by Dizzy Gillespie. Released in April on Hindsight (catalog no. HCD; CD). Genres: Big Band, Jazz.

Dizzy Gillespie was a musical revolutionary and a charismatic entertainer, high-spirited and highly disciplined, a master trumpeter and a survivor from a jazz generation that lost many of its young.

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Night In Tunisia on Discogs. Label: Jazz & Jazz - CDJJ,Green Line Records - CDJJ • Format: CD • Country: Italy • Genre: Jazz 5/5(1).

This man's music has LIFE in it. Unfortunately, the REAL energy to Dizzy is in his Latin Jazz work, and a more complete compilation of that style would be the Compact Jazz series. Ken Burns' collection here is more versatile, but just not as lively as Dizzy's music can be. Proceed with caution/5(11).

The Dizzy Gillespie Collection: by Dizzy Gillespie (CD, Aug, Fabulous (USA)) (2) Total Ratings 2, $ New. $ Used. To a Finland Station by Dizzy Gillespie/Arturo Sandoval (CD, Apr, Original Jazz Classics) $ New. $ Used. Birks Works: The Verve Big-Band Sessions by Dizzy Gillespie (CD, Aug, 2 Discs.

With his puffed-out, blowfish-like cheeks and incredible showmanship, Dizzy Gillespie was a true icon of jazz. The legendary trumpeter is filmed here at a performance in Montreal, Canada. Gillespie dazzles the audience as only he can, playing his trumpet Price: $

Dizzy Gillespie. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɨˈlɛspi/; October 21, – January 6, ) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. Update this biography» Complete biography of Dizzy Gillespie».