John Birks Gillespie
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John Birks Gillespie, better known as Dizzy Gillespie, was a pioneering American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and key architect of bebop and modern jazz.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Birks Gillespie canonical | 2 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American jazz musician
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bandleader ⓘ bebop musician ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz trumpeter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Chano Pozo
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Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1917-10-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-01-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Birks Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
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bebop ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Arturo Sandoval
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Clifford Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Navarro NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Wynton Marsalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
piano
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trumpet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afro-Cuban jazz innovations
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bent trumpet bell ⓘ developing modern jazz trumpet style ⓘ inflated cheeks playing technique ⓘ pioneering bebop ⓘ |
| middleName | Birks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
bebop
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modern jazz ⓘ |
| notableEnsemble |
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintet
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Dizzy Gillespie Big Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Night in Tunisia
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Groovin' High NERFINISHED ⓘ Manteca NERFINISHED ⓘ Salt Peanuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ musician ⓘ singer ⓘ trumpeter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cheraw, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Englewood, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Capitol Records
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Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoy Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Verve Records ⓘ |
| religion | Baháʼí Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse | Lorraine Willis Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1990s ⓘ |
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