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Vor 2 Tagen · Leave a comment. ke to focus today on a remarkable solo that Dizzy created with the septet of bassist John Kirby. This happened on a radio broadcast in May 1944 from the Aquarium Restaurant that once existed at 711 Seventh Avenue in Times Square. The group consisted of Dizzy Gillespie (tp), Buster Bailey (cl), George Johnson (as), Ben Webster ...
3. Mai 2024 · big-band jazz. Dizzy Gillespie (born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, U.S.—died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey) was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader who was one of the seminal figures of the bebop movement.
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Vor 19 Stunden · He became known for his experimental style and caught the attention of Black jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie, who hired him for his big band in the late 1940s. In 1960, Coltrane released the song “Giant Steps,” showcasing his innovative “sheets of sound” technique. He continued to release groundbreaking albums like My Favorite Things, Impressions, and Live at Birdland.
Vor 2 Tagen · Stay Steady, Dan. concert to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival. The concert was part of Carter’s initiative to honor various American art forms. It is this week’s reason to smile. What’s most remarkable is the list of attendees. Four decades on, it is one of the greatest groups of American jazz artists ever ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Gillespie does not mention the album in his memoir To Be or Not to Bop. It’s not included in his selected discography either. No mention anywhere on Wikipedia. It’s also omitted in Alyn Shipton’s standard biography, Groovin’ High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie. In fact, Shipton only covers the late ’60s as a time when Gillespie was ...
14. Mai 2024 · On this day (May 17) in 1937, trumpeter John Birks Gillespie — better known by his nickname, Dizzy — made his first known recording, appearing with the Teddy Hill NBC Orchestra on the Jelly Roll Morton tune “King Porter Stomp” for RCA Records. Dizzy, of course, would go on to pioneer an entirely new movement in jazz: bebop. But it’s ...
Vor 3 Tagen · Dizzy Gillespie was one jazz giant who loved to explore new areas of self-expression. He was not only an exciting performer, his melodic and harmonic inventions are legendary. He had a remarkable insight into the rhythmic aspects of jazz. He swung in a highly personal way. One of his most famous compositions is called "Con Alma," and whether he played with or without a latin accent his music ...
