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John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer.
Dizzy Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.
In the 1940s Gillespie, together with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis,...
Bizzy Montana (born August 13, 1983) from Müllheim near Freiburg is a German rapper and producer from Bushido's label Ersguterjunge.
Bizzy made his first beats in 1997, and started to rap over them one year later.
He also worked as a DJ at that time and founded his first rap-crew, called Bizness Music (Bizzy Montana, Midy Kosov, Donnie Brasco & Altan).
He made the crewmixtape "Blockbustha-Mixtape" (internet exclusive) and a demo-cd for "Ersguterjunge".
His first album (released in 2006) is called "Blackout - Chakuza & Bizzy Montana Streetalbum".
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His first Solo-Album was released in June 2007, called "M.a.d.U....
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (pronounced /ɡɨˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".[1]
Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Jon Faddis[2] and Chuck Mangione.[3]
Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. [4] .
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John Peel Session BBC1 London, 2003
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