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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ ɡ ɪ ˈ l ɛ s p i / gil-ESP-ee; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. [2] He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy Eldridge [3] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.
Bryson is the daughter of composer Connie Bryson and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. [1] [2] Her paternity was kept a secret until after Gillespie's death because he was married, but she occasionally saw him growing up. [3]
He co-wrote some of Dizzy Gillespie's Latin-flavored compositions, such as "Manteca" and "Tin Tin Deo", and was the first Latin percussionist in Gillespie's band. According to Rebeca Mauleón , "Few percussionists have played as integral a role in shaping Latin music as Luciano 'Chano' Pozo González".
Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. [1] [2] [3] One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s and a cornerstone of the Blue Note label, [1] Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording with bandleaders like John Coltrane, Curtis Fuller, Dizzy Gillespie, Hank Mobley and Wayne Shorter, and playing in Art Blakey's Jazz ...
Edward E. Cherry Jr. (October 12, 1954) is an American jazz guitarist and studio musician. Cherry is perhaps best known for his long association with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, with whom he performed from 1978 until shortly before Gillespie's death in 1993.
John Maurice Hartman (July 3, 1923 – September 15, 1983) [1] was an American jazz singer, known for his rich baritone voice and recordings of ballads.He sang and recorded with Earl Hines' and Dizzy Gillespie's big bands and with Erroll Garner.
Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are still mourning the death of their beloved dog, Chewie.. On Monday, Feb. 10's episode of Live with Kelly and Mark, the couple spoke candidly about still feeling ...
Ignacio Berroa (born July 8, 1953, in Havana, Cuba) is a jazz drummer. [1]In 1980 Berroa left his country during the Mariel Boatlift, moved to New York and joined Dizzy Gillespie’s quartet [2] in 1981, becoming the drummer of the band Gillespie formed until his death in 1993.