Dizzy Gillespie

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bandleader bebop musician composer human jazz trumpeter

Dizzy Gillespie was an influential American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and key architect of bebop known for his virtuosic playing and bent trumpet.

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → bebop musician → composer → human → jazz trumpeter →
awardReceived	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award → Kennedy Center Honors →
causeOfDeath	pancreatic cancer →
collaboratedWith	Chano Pozo → Charlie Parker → Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED → John Coltrane → Kenny Clarke → Sonny Rollins → Thelonious Monk →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1917-10-21 →
dateOfDeath	1993-01-06 →
familyName	Gillespie →
fullName	John Birks Gillespie →
genre	Afro-Cuban jazz → bebop → jazz →
givenName	John →
influenced	Arturo Sandoval → Clifford Brown → Fats Navarro → Miles Davis → Wynton Marsalis →
instrument	piano → trumpet →
memberOf	Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Quintet → Dizzy Gillespie Big Band →
middleName	Birks →
movement	Afro-Cuban jazz movement → bebop →
nickname	Dizzy →
notableFor	development of bebop → development of modern jazz trumpet playing → puffed cheeks playing style → use of bent trumpet →
notableWork	A Night in Tunisia → Groovin' High → Manteca → Salt Peanuts →
occupation	bandleader → composer → musician → trumpeter →
placeOfBirth	Cheraw, South Carolina, United States →
placeOfDeath	Englewood, New Jersey, United States →
religion	Baháʼí Faith →
spouse	Lorraine Willis Gillespie NERFINISHED →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charlie Parker → Earl Hines → Quincy Jones → Ray Brown →	collaboratedWith
Max Roach → Norman Granz →	associatedAct
Louis Armstrong → Louis Armstrong →	influenced
Norman Granz →	employed
Do I Do →	featuredMusician
West End Blues →	hasInfluencedArtist
Nice Jazz Festival →	hasParticipant
Miles Davis →	influencedBy
Verve Records →	notableArtist
Pablo Records →	releasedMusicBy