Dizzy Gillespie

Noun

Meaning

United States jazz trumpeter and exponent of bebop (1917-1993)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Gillespie John Birks Gillespie

Examples

I think I was first awakened to musical exploration by Dizzy Gillespie and Bird. It was through their work that I began to learn about musical structures and the more theoretical aspects of music. John Coltrane

The first records I heard were from Dizzy Gillespie and people like that. Bill Wyman

I once saw Dizzy Gillespie at a live show, and it made me want to go home immediately and start writing. Elmore Leonard

As a tribute to him, DJ Qualls' character in the 2002 American teen comedy film The New Guy was named Dizzy Gillespie Harrison. Source: Internet

Bearden turned to music, co-writing the hit song Sea Breeze, which was recorded by Billy Eckstine and Dizzy Gillespie ; it is still considered a jazz classic. Source: Internet

Bent trumpet Dizzy Gillespie with his bent trumpet, performing in 1988 Gillespie's trademark trumpet featured a bell which bent upward at a 45-degree angle rather than pointing straight ahead as in the conventional design. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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