Dizzy Gillespie and the be-bop revolution /
Dizzy Gillespie established himself with the big bands of Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Earl Hines, before spearheading the bebop era in the company of Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. One of the great trumpet virtuosi of jazz, he has played andrecorded with most of the big names in jazz over...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tunbridge Wells : New York :
Spellmount ; Hippocrene,
1984.
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| Series: | Jazz masters series
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| Summary: | Dizzy Gillespie established himself with the big bands of Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Earl Hines, before spearheading the bebop era in the company of Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. One of the great trumpet virtuosi of jazz, he has played andrecorded with most of the big names in jazz over the past fifty years. His natural extrovert humour and personal warmth has endeared him to generations of fans worldwide. |
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| Physical Description: | 95 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 93). |
| ISBN: | 0946771103 9780946771103 0882549081 9780882549088 |