Dizzy Gillespie

CTL-E-1666 · Person · musician · 1940s

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American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer; with Chano Pozo he co-created the Afro-Cuban jazz (cubop) fusion. Pozo was the first Latin percussionist in Gillespie's big band (1947–1948), which played Chicago's Pershing Ballroom in autumn 1948.

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Also known as: John Birks Gillespie

Relationships

The Gay Sisters — associated with
The Gay Sisters shared musical space with Dizzy Gillespie.

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Chano Pozo — collaborated with → this record
Chucho Valdés — collaborated with → this record

Sources

Wikipedia — Chano Pozo
AllMusic — Chano Pozo biography
AllMusic — Chucho Valdés biography
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