Dizzy Gillespie
Birthday
1917/10/21
Day of death
1993/01/06 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Also know as
John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie, John Birks Gillespie
Biography
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge[2] but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, hi...Read more
Acting
(1989) Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
as Self
(1981) The Beginnings of Bebop
as Self
(2021) Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) The Hat
as The First Border Guard (voice)
(2022) Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
as Self - trompettiste
(1974) Voyage to Next
as Father Time (voice)
(2008) Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
as Self
(1979) The Last Of The Blue Devils - The Kansas City Jazz Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1964) Dizzy Gillespie
as Self
(2009) The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
as Self
(1989) Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
as Self
Cool
as Self
(2019) Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(2004) The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
as Self
(1966) Smith, James O. - Organist, USA. 1. Die Europa-Tournee des Jazz-Organisten Jimmy Smith
as Self
(1982) A Family Circus Easter
as Easter Bunny (voice)
(1986) The Cosmic Eye
as The Musicians
(1989) A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
as Self - Trumpet
(1980) Música para Sempre
as Self
(1962) The Hole
as (voice)
(2004) Improvisation
as Self
(2011) All-Star Jazz Show: Live From The Ed Sullivan Theater
as Self
(1958) Date with Dizzy
as Self
(2002) Dizzy Gillespie - Live in Montreal
as Self
(2012) Music According to Tom Jobim
as Self (archive footage)
(1991) El invierno en Lisboa
as Bill Swann
(2014) Brownie Speaks
as Self
(1989) Didn't We Ramble On
as Narrator
(2018) The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
as Self
(2018) Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Amazonia
as (voice)
(1986) Miles Ahead: The Music of Miles Davis
as Self
(2019) Jazz: The Only Way of Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
as Self
(1998) Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
as Self
(1946) Jivin' in Bebop
as Self
(1994) A Great Day in Harlem
as Self
(2022) Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Dizzy's Dream Band
as Self
(2024) Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
(1967) Duke Ellington: Love You Madly
as Self
(2014) Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
as Self
(2020) Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
as Self (Archival Footage)
(1983) Bei Bio
as Self
(1976) The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1984) The Cosby Show
as Mr. Hampton
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1961) Jazz Casual
as Self - Trumpet
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self