Dizzy Gillespie

Shaw ‘Nuff by Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Star Quintet may come across as swing after only a single play but, as the ear parses out what it is actually hearing, it begins to sound more like a combination of the best parts of swing and traditional jazz. The quintet is composed of a saxophone, trumpet, piano, double bass, and drums. The trumpet has its own unique sound, which could come from either a mute or the style in which the musician is playing. The bass does more than keep time, which is…

players were Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Milles Davis and Roy Eldridge. These four artists were all musically gifted and were involved in the early days of jazz, where each of them innovated and influence the evolution of jazz. Dizzy Gillespie was one of American’s greatest jazz trumpeters in the 1900s; he was widely influential and was affiliated with a number of bands. Dizzy Gillespie is affiliated…

The migration of Caribbean/Afro-Cuban music to the USA took place in the 20th century when a large arrival of Puerto Ricans and Caribbean islanders went to New York City and by 1960 the number of Puerto Ricans and people from the Caribbean totaled about 1.5 million due to the level of Caribbean immigration picked up after the United States entered World War II in 1941. Almost 50,000 Caribbean’s both black and white settled in the country between 1941 and 1950. They took advantage of the rapidly…

together during WWII. In the 40’s people like Dizzy Gillespie and Waller Fats were extremely popular. Also songs like “Sentimental Journey” and “White Christmas” were on the top 1000 hits list from the 40’s (“Jazz”). In 1938 a club was founded by Henry Minton but it didn’t become popular until Jazz made its…

Experts like Louis Armstrong brought the trumpet to the forefront of popular music during the 1930's, and its popularity continued for decades, from Dizzy Gillespie to Miles Davis. Louis Armstrong was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and one of the central and most influential figures in jazz music. He became famous in the 1920s as an "inventive" trumpet and cornet player. Armstrong was a foundational…

The concert that I viewed was Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra at the BBC Proms in 2004 on recorded and posted on YouTube. The title of the concert is called "Out here to swing!" performed by the incredibly talented Lincoln Jazz Center Orchestra, including the director of Jazz at the Lincoln Jazz Center, Wynton Marsalis. The combination of all the musicians form what is called a Jazz Orchestra, which is a large jazz band with improvised soloist within the group of musicians.…

interpreters of their works to include improvisation in each performance” (Ferris & Worster, 2014). When I saw Dizzy Gillespie’s name on the program I was expecting classic jazz, but “A Night in Tunisia” was played using a beat that combined Latin and Swing. I wonder if the beat used was written in by Gillespie or improvised. The instruments played in “A Night in Tunisia” by Dizzy Gillespie were electric keyboard, electric guitar, electric double bass and drums. The dynamics of the piece were…

Some of the great be bop recordings came about as the performers played off each other, each striving for greater excellence and improvisation. One of the greatest recordings of this period was "Jazz at Masey Hall" 1953 featuring Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker amongst others, it is a very good example of live jazz music. In the 1960s Be bop evolved into a form of "free jazz" with little if any adherence to conventional harmonies and chord structures. One of the best selling jazz recordings…

also that these core values were followed at home. While jazz players, such as Dizzy Gillespie, liked the idea of participating in jazz diplomacy they did not feel the need to shy away from America’s own faults such as racial segregation (Von Eschen, 34). Their honesty was refreshing to citizens aboard, which in turn, developed more support for the United States, but was not a part of the State Department’s plans.…

1942, Parker palyed in Jay McShann’s band and made his first recording. In December 1942, he played with Earl Hines and Dizzy Gillespie as a tenor saxophonist. In 1945, Parker led his own group for the first time and worked with Gillespie. From 1945 to 1946, they made more than fifty recordings together. They also played in Hollywood together in the end of 1945. However, Gillespie left Hollywood after the performances, and Parker stayed. Parker, soon, formed a quintet that was active from 1947…