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Dizzy Gillespie at 100

Bebop godfather and wit, trumpet virtuoso, composer and leader, Dizzy Gillespie (1917-93) was born one hundred years ago today

Geoffrey Smith celebrates his legendary career and influence with classic recordings featuring such fellow immortals as altoist Charlie Parker.

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Sun 22 Oct 2017 00:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster

    Hot Mallets

    • The Lionel Hampton Story.
    • Proper.
    • 19.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Anthropology

    • Modern Jazz the Beginnings.
    • CDS.
    • 8.

  • Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Roberta Gambarini & James Moody

    Blue 'n' Boogie

    • Bop Begins.
    • Topaz.
    • 2.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    I Can't Get Started

    • dizzie gillespie.
    • Verve.
    • 4.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Dizzy Atmosphere

    • Ken Burns Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie.
    • Verve.
    • 6.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Groovin' High

    • Dizzy Gillespie Ken Burns Jazz.
    • Verve.
    • 7.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Woody'n You

    • The Bebop Revolution.
    • Bluebird/RCA.
    • 14.

  • Charlie Parker

    A Night In Tunisia

    • CHARLIE PARKER - COMPLETE JAZZ AT MASSEY HALL.
    • THE JAZZ FACTORY.
    • 14.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Doodlin'

    • DIZZY GILLESPIE - FOUR CLASSIC ALBUMS.
    • AVID.
    • 4.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Wheatleigh Hall

    • Dizzy Gillespie - four classic albums.
    • AVID.
    • 1.

  • Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams & Bobby Hackett

    My Man

    • The Ebullient Mr Gillespie.
    • Fresh Sound Records.
    • 2.

  • Dizzy Gillespie

    Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac

    • Ken Burns Jazz: Dizzy Gillespie.
    • Verve.
    • 16.

Playlist

Hot Mallets
Lionel Hampton
Hampton
Proper P 1145
2.12
Dizzy Gillespie, tpt; Benny Carter, as, arr; Coleman Hawkins, Chu Berry & Ben Webster, ts; Lionel Hampton, vib, voc; Clyde Hart, p; Charlie Christian, g; Milt Hinton, b; Cozy Cole, d


Anthropology
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie
CDS Records RPCD 638
2.36
Dizzy Gillespie, tpt; Don Byas, ts; Milt Jackson, vib; Al Haig, p; Bill de Arango, g; Ray Brown, b; J.C.Heard, d

Blue 鈥榥鈥� Boogie
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie / Moody
Topaz TPZ 1051
2.57
Dizzy Gillespie, tpt; Charlie Parker, as; Clyde Hart, p; Remo Palmieri, g; Slam Stewart, b; Cozy Cole, d


I Can鈥檛 Get Started
Dizzy Gillespie
Duke Gershwin
VERVE 549 086-2
3.04
Trummy Young, tbn; Don Byas, ts, arr; Clyde Hart, p; Oscar Pettiford, b; Shelly Manne, d;


Dizzy Atmosphere
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie
Verve 549 086-2
2.46
Charlie Parker, as; Clyde Hart, p; Remo Palmieri, g; Slam Stewart, b; Cozy Cole, d


Groovin鈥� High
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie
Verve 549 086-2
2.39
Charlie Parker, as; Clyde Hart, p; Remo Palmieri, g; Slam Stewart, b; Cozy Cole, d


Woody鈥檔 You
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie
RCA Victor ND 82177
2.55
Gillespie, tpt; Don Byas, ts; Milt Jackson, vib; Al Haig, p; Bill DeArango, g; Ray Brown, b; J.C. Heard, d.


A Night in Tunisia
Charlie Parker
Gillespie
The Jazz Factory.聽 JFCD 22856
7.30
Dizzy Gillespie, tp, voc; Charlie Parker, as, voc; Bud Powell, p; Charles Mingus, b; Max Roach, d


顿辞辞诲濒颈苍鈥�
Dizzy Gillespie
Silver
Avid AMSC 968
3.52
Dizzy Gillespie, Emmett Berry, Carl Warwick, Quincy Jones & Joe Gorde, tpt; Melba Liston, Frank Rehak & Rod Leavitt, tbn; Phil Woods & Jimmy Powell, as; Ernie Wilkins & Billy Mitchell, ts; Marty Flax, bs; Walter Davis, p; Nelson Boyd, b; Charlie Persip, d


Wheatleigh Hall
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie
Avid 聽AMSC 980
8.47
Dizzy Gillespie, tpt; Sonny Rollins, ts; Ray Bryant, p; Thomas Bryant, b; Charlie Persip, d


My Man
Dizzy Gillespie
Pollock Yvain
Fresh Sound Records.聽 FSR-CD 580
4.15
Dizzy Gillepsie, tpt; Junior Mance, p; Les Spann, g; Sam Jones, b; Lex Humphries, d


Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
Dizzy Gillespie
Gillespie
Verve 549 086-2
7.23
James Moody, ts, voc; Mike Longo, p; Frank Schifano, b; Otis 鈥淐andy鈥� Finch, d; Gillespie, voc

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