Dizzy Gillespie (oct 21, 1917 – jan 6, 1993)
Description:
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz.Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 21, 1917
jan 6, 1993
~ 75 years