Dizzy Gillespie
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Dizzy Gillespie artist page: interviews, features and/or performances archived at NPR Music
Concerts
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January 14, 2009 The big band played a special Gillespie celebration with New York Voices to ring in 2009.
Studio Sessions
July 25, 2008 Gillespie joined host Marian McPartland in 1985 to talk and play love Cuban music, one of his loves.
Interviews & Profiles
May 12, 2012 The Cuban trumpeter befriended Dizzy Gillespie when the American jazzman visited Havana in 1977.
August 29, 2007 He was one of the greatest improvisers in jazz and co-inventor of the music called "Bebop."
May 30, 2005 A jazz legend's influence on the genre is detailed in Donald Maggin's book Dizzy.
Discover Songs
March 27, 2008 Former frontman for The Kinks Ray Davies shares some of his favorite music.
August 1, 2001 The album highlights Dizzy's playfulness and includes great compositions like "A Night in Tunisia."
August 1, 2001 Two rivals, Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge, came together to record an album of dueling trumpets.
September 3, 2000 Dizzy Gillespie's legendary 1942 composition fueled a jazz revolution called bebop.
News
September 20, 2007 A musician reflects on the Monterey Jazz Festival and reviews a new set of archival Monterey CDs.
Reviews
December 21, 2005 For lovers of jazz music, the year 2005 brought a wealth of reissues by critical artists.
August 1, 2001 The album highlights Dizzy's playfulness and includes great compositions like "A Night in Tunisia."
August 1, 2001 Two rivals, Dizzy Gillespie and Roy Eldridge, came together to record an album of dueling trumpets.
August 1, 2001 The album documents Jimmy Carter singing, as well as rare moments when jazz legends record together.
Basic Jazz Record Library
Various Artists: 'The Original Mambo Kings: An Introduction To Afro-Cubop 1948-1954'
()August 1, 2001 Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bebo Valdes and others capture the spirit of the era.
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October 16, 2006 The legendary musician toured political hot-spots in 1956 as a U.S. cultural ambassador.
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October 19, 2012 Many of Moody's former colleagues line up to play for "the most beloved jazz musician in the world."
April 6, 2012 The jazz legend scored a soundtrack and voiced the character Father Time for a short animated film.
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November 23, 2010 Millions of listeners know the music of James Moody, even if they don't know him by name.
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October 19, 2010 Dizzy Gillespie wasn't content to stick with music people could dance to.
February 22, 2010 Hear five Latin versions of songs written by jazz musicians, featuring Poncho Sanchez and more.
April 30, 2009 Years ago, a record-store clerk gave Tom Cole a vital tutorial, in the form of these five albums.
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December 30, 2008 Hear a preview of NPR's New Year's Eve "Toast of the Nation" bash with jazz from across the country.
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June 2, 2008 Here are five songs from the magical era when the gentle sound of Brazil hypnotized the world.
