| LC control no. | n 50033872 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.G54 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 |
| Variant(s) | Berks, John, 1917-1993 Birks, John, 1917-1993 Gillespie, John Birks, 1917-1993 Gillespie, John, 1917-1993 |
| See also | Corporate body: Dizzy Gillespie Octet |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1917-10-21 |
| Death date | 1993-01-06 |
| Place of birth | Cheraw (S.C.) |
| Place of death | Englewood (N.J.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Affiliation | Giants of Jazz (Musical group) United Nation Orchestra |
| Profession or occupation | Jazz musicians Trumpet players Composers Band directors |
| Found in | Washington Post, 01-07-93 (Dizzy Gillespie, d. Englewood, NJ, 01-06-93) New Grove dict. of jazz (Gillespie, Dizzy (John Birks); b. Oct. 21, 1917, Cheraw, SC; trumpeter, composer, and bandleader) Jazz at the Philharmonic, 1946?: label (John Birks, trumpet) Gaillard, S. Santa Monica jump [SR] 194-: label (John Berks, trumpet) American National Biography Online, accessed January 30, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Gillespie, Dizzy; trumpeter, bandleader, composer / arranger, jazz musician; born 21 October 1917 in Cheraw, South Carolina, United States; joined Cab Calloway's band (1939-1941); composed and arranged on Calloway's recordings, including Bye Bye Blues, and Boo-Wah Boo-Wah (1940); music director for Billy Eckstine's big band, arranging Good Jelly Blues (1944); seminal bebop recordings with saxophonist Charlie Parker (1945-1946); formed big band with Gil Fuller, and pianist John Lewis (1948); recordings of note are the album Diz and Getz andAfro(1953-1957); formed the Giants of Jazz (1971-1972); founded the United Nation Orchestra (1988); honors include, plaque President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1956); the National Medal of Arts; French Commandeur des Arts et Lettres; the Kennedy Center Honor; died 06 January 1993 in Englewood, New Jersey, United States) |
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