Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today
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Dizzy Gillespie, 1978 Photo by Herb Ritts Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today. An iconic figure in the history of jazz music who was instantly recognizable even to millions of non-jazz fans by his puffed-out cheeks and his trademark trumpet, with its horn bent upwards at a 45-degree angle, John Birks Gillespie — better known as "Dizzy" — was born on this day in 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina.
Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today
Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters…
Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today
Dizzy Gillespie, 1978 Photo by Herb Ritts Dizzy Gillespie, one of the great trumpeters in jazz history, was born 105 years ago today. An iconic figure in the history of jazz music who was instantly recognizable even to millions of non-jazz fans by his puffed-out cheeks and his trademark trumpet, with its horn bent upwards at a 45-degree angle, John Birks Gillespie — better known as "Dizzy" — was born on this day in 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina.