Photo: Bill Wagg/Redferns/Getty Images Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie didn’t just co-lead a musical revolution. He did it with style. While alto saxophonistCharlie Parkerwas said to perform “as though his shoes were nailed to the floor,” Gillespie hammed it up onstage. And what came out of...
Gillespie performing in 1955.Bettmann/Getty Images. In the aftermath of John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, Gillespie’s campaign went quiet for a period, apparently sensing that it was not the right moment to have fun with a run for the presidency. Even so, he was back on...
Part 2 of the program continues with Dizzy Gillespie discovering the following: his jazz style; his interactions with other musicians; and his latin musical influences. The following Gillespie musical excerpts are played: "Tin Tin Deo"; "La Lorraine"; and an musical piece (with an undisclosed ...