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29. Nov. 2023 · "A Night in Tunisia" is a quintessential composition by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. Its origins remain somewhat of a mystery. However, many sources have claimed to have located its genesis in Gillespie's time as a member of Benny Carter's band in 1942. The tune later became a staple number of Billy Eckstine's big band, which is known
Vor 3 Tagen · Musikjahr 1950. Am 3. April 1950 stirbt in New York City der deutsch-US-amerikanischer Komponist Kurt Weill. Sein Werk umfasst Opern, Operetten, Musik für Ballette und Schauspiel, Musicals, Werke für Orchester, Kammermusik, Lieder, Songs und Chansons. Bekannt wurde er in den 1920er Jahren durch die Zusammenarbeit mit Bertolt Brecht.
Vor 6 Tagen · Dizzy Gillespie wrote: "People talk about the Hines band being 'the incubator of bop' and the leading exponents of that music ended up in the Hines band. But people also have the erroneous impression that the music was new. It was not. The music evolved from what went before. It was the same basic music. The difference was in how you got from here to here to here...naturally each age has got ...
30. Nov. 2023 · The streets of New York City acted as a canvas for Davis’ artistic growth, where he encountered luminaries of the jazz world, soaking up influences from the likes of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.
29. Nov. 2023 · That time Dizzy ran for U.S. president. by Matt Micucci. Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie wasn’t only a key innovator of bebop and the jazz idiom at large; he was also known for being a prankster whose mischievous humor occasionally got him in trouble. He played his most remarkable prank in 1963 and 1964, when he got as close to becoming ...
29. Nov. 2023 · “A Night in Tunisia” by Dizzy Gillespie feat. Charlie Parker. Song Year: 1940 “A Night in Tunisia” is an instrumental track with a fun beat. It’s by Dizzy Gillespie, a jazz bandleader from South Carolina. Also appearing on the s ...
29. Nov. 2023 · Of greatest interest are the four new songs: “I Miss You So,” pianist Barry Harris’ “Sometimes Today Seems Like Yesterday,” an uptempo “I’m Gonna Lock My Heart And Throw Away The Key,” and a little-known Duke Ellington piece, “I’m Afraid Of Loving You Too Much.”
