Dizzy Gillespie, a close friend & bandmate of this bebop saxophonist, survived him by 38 years
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Wynton Kelly - Wikipedia  Wynton Charles Kelly (December 2, 1931  April 12, 1971) was a Jamaican American jazz ... His recording debut as leader occurred three years later, around the time he ... singer Dinah Washington, and as a member of trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie's band. ... Kelly made his recording debut aged 16, playing on saxophonist Hal...
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The Ambassadorial LPs of Dizzy Gillespie: World ... - Cambridge Core  In 1956, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie became the first jazz musician to ... The band then toured South America from July to August of the same year, ... Marshall Stearns, liner notes to Dizzy in Greece, Verve MV-2630, 1957, LP (12in). 239 ... See Best Sellers in Down Beat: 27 June 1957, 24; 30 May 1957, 22; 2 May 1957, 24;.
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Chapter 11: Bebop | Jazz: W. W. Norton StudySpace  Charlie Parker and other Beboppers played jam sessions at Minton's Playhouse on 118th Street in Manhattan, ... But when his band collapsed, Minton offered him the job of running the music at his Playhouse. ... Parker ("Bird") is considered the best alto saxophonist in jazz history. ... One such was trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie.
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Dizzy Gillespie - Wikipedia  John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote, "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), ... Gillespie stayed with Teddy Hill's band for a year, then left and free-lanced...
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Jeopary Questions page 356 - WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ...  FRIENDS: Dizzy Gillespie, a close friend & bandmate of this bebop saxophonist, survived him by 38 years  HOME IMPROVEMENT: To prevent drafts around a...
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Chapter 11: Bebop | Jazz: W. W. Norton StudySpace  Drummer Kenny Clarke relates how he changed drumming while playing a ... with the younger generation of drummers like Max Roach and Art Blakey. ... These non-musical forces form the basis of the revolutionary view of bebop. ... heroin, his constant movement from band to band taxed the patience of most bandleaders.
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Leaders May Die but Big Bands Never Fade Away - latimes  Aug 21, 1988 ... Tommy Dorsey died in 1956, his brother Jimmy the next year. ... famous as virtuosi of the trombone (Tommy), alto sax and clarinet (Jimmy). ... A sax player, Frank Foster, rather than a pianist, heads the Basie band today. ... son in the Dorsey family; after playing with Tommy Dorsey from 1937-38, he was sent...
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Dizzy Gillespie - Songwriter, Trumpet Player, Singer - Biography.com  Jul 8, 2014 ... On Biography.com, get more on jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, who created ... History & Culture ... developed his own signature style, known as "bebop," and worked with musical greats ... Gillespie's memoirs, entitled To BE or Not to BOP: Memoirs of Dizzy Gillespie (with Al Fraser), were published in 1979.
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The Rolling Stones - Who's Alive and Who's Dead  Dead. 80+, Alive and at least 80 years old. birthday, Alive and has a birthday today ... Oldest Living Major Leaguers. Alive in ... Charlie Watts, 6/2/1941, alive, 75.
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Bewitched Sarah Vaughan | singers of the 50's and 60's | Pinterest ...  Muddy Waters rocks my world ...they just dont make music like that anymore! ..... September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. ... as more artists like Miles Davis created music they brought people together. ..... Stevie Ray and Jimmie Lee Vaughan MusicMen ~You Can Do It 2.
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Charlie Parker - Saxophonist, Songwriter - Biography.com  Nov 24, 2014 ... Legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker invented bebop before dying a ... AKA: Charles Parker: Charlie Parker; Nickname: Bird: Yardbird; Full ... In 1945 he led his own group while performing with Dizzy Gillespie on the side. ... By the time Charlie was 15, the alto saxophone was his instrument of choice.
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Mosaic Records - The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions (#260)  Yardbird Suite (tk.1) (D) 2:39 ... 4, Bebop (E) 2:54 .... Bird Feathers (O) 2:52 .... Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet; Charlie Parker, alto sax; Flip Phillips, tenor sax; Red Norvo, vibes; .... D1073-A Carvin' The Bird Dial LP 901 .... This box set only includes sessions recorded and owned by Dial, not sessions leased from other sources.
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Miles Davis - Wikipedia  Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926  September 28, 1991) was an American jazz trumpeter, .... The group included many of the future leaders of the bebop revolution: young players such as Fats Navarro, Freddie Webster, and J. J. Johnson. ..... Their marriage lasted 10 years, despite his persistent domestic violence.
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Dizzy Gillespie - Wikipedia  John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote, "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), .... Gillespie's most famous contributions to Afro-Cuban music are the...
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HARRY JAMES, TRUMPTER AND BAND LEADER, DIES AT 67 ...  Jul 6, 1983 ... But his success as a band leader came only when he added to his ... ''Sing Sing Sing,'' ''One O'Clock Jump'' and ''Life Goes to a Party. ... Critics who had held Mr. James in high regard as a jazz trumpeter, greeted the record with scorn. ... A 65-year-old contortionist taught the boy some of his tricks and they...
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Dizzy Gillespie - Wikipedia  John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and .... With Parker, Gillespie jammed at famous jazz clubs like Minton's Playhouse and Monroe's Uptown House. ... the Middle East which was extremely well received internationally and earned him the nickname "the Ambassador of Jazz".
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Dizzy Gillespie | American musician | Britannica.com  American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the ... his early style showed the strong influences of his idol, trumpeter Roy Eldridge. ... Ultimately, Charlie Parker and Gillespie were regarded as cofounders of the bebop movement; ... Gillespie's memoirs, To Be, or Notto Bop, were published in 1979.
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History  Minton's  Arguably, America's greatest cultural contribution to the world has been jazz music. ... Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Charlie Christian and Kenny ... In other words, Minton's was not just the birthplace of Bebop, it was the place ... Minton's Playhouse has been listed on both the National and the New York...
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Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz and Blues Masters  Nicknamed "Dizzy" because of his zany on-stage antics, Gillespie, a brass virtuoso, ... ushered in a definitive change in American Jazz music from swing to bebop. ... was ten and never heard his youngest son play trumpet, although he did get the ... broadcasts: it was in Philadelphia that he picked up his nickname of "Dizzy.
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Dizzy Gillespie - Wikipedia  John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and .... In 1943 I heard the great Earl Hines band which had Bird in it and all those other great musicians. ... Bebop was known as the first modern jazz style. ..... Whatever the origins of Gillespie's upswept trumpet, by June 1954 he was...
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GROOVIN' HIGH: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie - The New York Times  Aug 8, 1999 ... How John Birks Gillespie transformed himself from hot-tempered youngster to ... the trumpeter John Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie gained a reputation as the enfant terrible ... Bebop -- the name ultimately given jazz's first self-consciously ... Gillespie's scat singing and flamboyant clowning in front of his big band of...