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Vor 5 Tagen · 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 president of the United States as a black jazzman ...
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 ...
Vor 12 Stunden · Using a cup-mute he is perfectly at home in the intricacies of Crazeology with Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. There are two classic blues selections – The Champ (with Dizzy Gillespie, Budd Johnson and Milt Jackson) and Walkin’ (with Miles Davis and Lucky Thompson). Teapot opens as a themeless romp on Sweet Georgia Brown with Jay Jay at his ...
Vor 5 Tagen · The style — which was ushered into existence in the late 1940s and '50s by pioneers like Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell and a handful of others — was a major leap in Jazz has its fair share of seminal moments, but there are few that feel as groundbreaking as the creation of bebop.
Vor 5 Tagen · 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 as the first ever bebop big band.
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 ...
Vor 12 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.
