Dizzy Gillespie deservedly ranks amongst the most influential and innovative jazz musicians of all times. Every note played with his trumpet captivated a legion of devout followers from all different age demographics and cultural backgrounds. Only Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong can tread the waters of his talent and his ever-growing legend‚ which was propelled by his revolutionary style. The Bebop revolution would have been a real yawner without notable Dizzy Gillespie tracks and stunning collaborations
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Dizzy Gillespie John Birks Gillespie was arguably one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all‚ renowned for his bent trumpet and broad cheeks. John Birks Gillespie‚ or most commonly known as Dizzy Gillespie for his crazy or ‘dizzy’ behavior‚ was born in Cheraw‚ South Carolina on October 21‚ 1917‚ and found a passion of music from an early age. Gillespie’s father‚ an amatuer bandleader‚ started the basics of piano to Gillespie by the age of four. After his father’s death‚ Gillespie began teaching
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notable even to today. Two very inspiring people of this time period were John Birks Gillespie and Selma Burke. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born on October 21‚ 1917 in Cheraw‚ South Carolina. He was the youngest of nine children. His father‚ James Gillespie‚ was a bricklayer and a musician on the side. His mother‚ Lottie Powe Gillespie‚ was a house wife and a full time mother. By the age of 12‚ Gillespie had experience in playing the piano and hoped to someday join the school band. He first
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Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie was born as John Birks Gillespie on October 21‚ 1917 in Cheraw‚ South Carolina. "Dizzy was the youngest child in his household‚ and his father‚ who beat his children‚ died when Dizzy was ten." His father was a bricklayer‚ pianist‚ and band leader‚ and his mother’s name was Lottie. His father kept all the band instruments in the house. So most of his early life he was around many different instruments‚ his father even tore down a wall to get his piano in the house
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Bebop music was the next evolutionary change of Jazz music that succeeded swing music. This paper’s aim is look at musicians who impacted this era‚ exploring more in depth Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. In the early 1940’s‚ the swing bands began to all sound the same as well as work along predictable chord changes.1 The music was now not used for dancing. Some people believed that this would let the music go away from the elite social groups‚ and now be for everybody. Also just because
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born in New Orleans and he learned to play the trumpet while serving a sentence for delinquency in the Home for Coloured Waifs. Dizzy Gillespie‚ born in 1917 and died in 1993‚ was also a trumpet player. He was an American trumpet player‚ composer‚ and band leader. Dizzy Gillespie’s real name is John Birks Gillespie. He was born in Cheraw‚ South Carolina. Dizzy co founded the bebop jazz movement
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twentieth century.Latin music started a new type of music‚ Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz. 2.What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? “Machito and His Afro-Cubans” created Afro-Cuban Jazz. 3.How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? Gillespie invited a player named Chano‚ who was from Cuba‚ and they worked together. 4.What was the Palladium?The is located in mid-town Manhattan‚ once a dance studio but transformed into the home of the Mambo 5.
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1. Describe some of the influence of Latin music in the US in the early part of the twentieth century. 2. What was the significance of "Machito and His Afro-Cubans"? 3. How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? 4. What was the Palladium? 5. How did the television and films increase the exposure of the US to Latin music? 6. How did Latin music influence rock music? 7. Why do you think Latin music had such a great influence on the development of popular
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modern‚ open approach inspired by Max Roach’s fine drumming. Before forming this quintet with Clifford Brown‚ Max Roach had already established a lasting place in the history of the development of jazz‚ playing drums for Coleman Hawkins and Dizzy Gillespie before appearing on nearly all of Charlie Parker’s classic bebop recordings and on Miles Davis’s "Birth of the Cool". He transformed jazz drumming‚ pioneering an open style with emphasis away from heavy use of bass drum towards more subtle development
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gave a new type of music to the US. It gave an great infusion on latin culture and melying pot. 2. What was the significance of “Machito and His Afro-Cubans”? It was Africas first time going out to the public. 3. How did Dizzy Gillespie incorporate Latin music into his music? Dizzy thought jazz music was boring so he added latin music and jazz together to start something different. 4. What was the Palladium? An old dance studio that all types of people went too. The passion to dance united them as
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