Artist: Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie
Aliases
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Dizzy Gillespie and His All Star Quintet
Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars
Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
Dizzy Gillespie and His Sextet
Tempo Jazz Men featuring Gabriel on Trumpet
The Tempo Jazz Men
Real name
John Birks Gillespie
Born
October 21, 1917
Died
January 6, 1993
Country
United States
Comments
Legendary trumpet player, composer and one of the original beboppers. Gillespie also led an Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble.
Family
Jeanie Bryson   Daughter
See also
Big Nick Nicholas
Interlude
Wade Legge

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 52nd Street Theme Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 (18 artists)
2 Anthropology Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 (45 artists)
3 Be-bop Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford 1945 (11 artists)
4 Con Alma Dizzy Gillespie 1954 (35 artists)
Sampled by Amon Tobin
5 Confirmation Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen 1946 (61 artists)
6 Good Bait Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars 1946 (39 artists)
7 Groovin' High Dizzy Gillespie and Cozy Cole - Slam Stewart - Remo Palmieri - Clyde Hart - Charlie Parker 1945 (27 artists)
8 He Beeped When He Shoulda Bopped Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
9 Hot House Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell September 1945 (34 artists)
10 I Remember Clifford Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra July 1947 (performance date) (38 artists)
11 I Waited for You Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1947 (24 artists)
12 Interlude Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1945 (83 artists)
13 Manteca Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1948 (12 artists)
14 Olinga Dizzy Gillespie 1970 (2 artists)
15 Ow! Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1938 (6 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'Round About Midnight Tempo Jazz Men featuring Gabriel on Trumpet 1946 Cootie Williams and his Orchestra
2 'Round Midnight Max Roach + Dizzy Gillespie 1989 Cootie Williams and his Orchestra
3 A Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker 1949 Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
4 After Hours Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1958 Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra
5 Algo bueno Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1948 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
6 Algo bueno (Woody'n You) Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1995 Coleman Hawkins & His Orchestra
7 Bebop Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt 1956 Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford
8 Caravan Dizzy Gillespie 1954 Barney Bigard and His Jazzopators
9 Carioca Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Etta Moten
10 Chelsea Bridge Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1960 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
11 Cocktails for Two Dizzy Gillespie 1952 Carl Brisson
12 Confirmation Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker 1949 Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen
13 Days of Wine and Roses Dizzy Gillespie 1964
14 Doodlin' Dizzy Gillespie 1956 Horace Silver Quintet
15 Exodus Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Ernest Gold
16 Flamingo Dizzy Gillespie September 1992 Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
17 Good Bait Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1995 Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars
18 Hot House Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1995 Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell
19 I Can't Get Started Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars 1946 Bob Hope
20 I Can't Get Started With You Roy Eldridge - Dizzy Gillespie 1954 Bob Hope
21 I Know That You Know Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1958 Beatrice Lillie
22 I've Found a New Baby Roy Eldridge - Dizzy Gillespie 1954 Clarence Williams' Blue Five
23 It's Only a Paper Moon Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith 1958 Claire Carleton
24 Jor-Du Dizzy Gillespie 1957 Duke Jordan Trio
25 Just One More Chance Dizzy Gillespie 1952 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
26 Lover Man Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1995 Billie Holiday
27 Lover Man - Oh, Where Can You Be Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell 1945 Billie Holiday
28 Manteca Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1995 Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
29 Mean to Me Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 Annette Hanshaw Accompanied By New England Yankees
30 Moon River Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Henry Mancini His Orchestra and Chorus
31 More Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Riz Ortolani
32 My Reverie Dizzy Gillespie 1956 Erroll Garner
33 Never on Sunday Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Melina Mercouri
34 Night in Tunisia Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
35 Night in Tunisia Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie with Joe Pass, Tommy Flanagan, Mickey Roker, Al McKibbon 1976 Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra
36 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Dizzy Gillespie 1952 The Tuskegee Institute Singers
37 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie with Joe Pass, Tommy Flanagan, Mickey Roker, Al McKibbon 1976 The Tuskegee Institute Singers
38 Oh, Lady Be Good Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith 1958 Walter Catlett
39 On the Sunny Side of the Street Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1958 Harry Richman
40 Over the Rainbow Dizzy Gillespie Big Band 1957 Judy Garland
41 Pretty Eyed Baby Roy Eldridge - Dizzy Gillespie 1954 Bill Johnson and His Musical Notes - Mary Lou and Her Chosen Five
42 Round Midnight Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1995 Cootie Williams and his Orchestra
43 Russian Lullaby Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith 1958 Douglas Stanbury
44 S'posin' Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1976 Bob Haring & His Orchestra
45 Salt Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell September 1945 Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
46 Salt Peanuts Max Roach + Dizzy Gillespie 1989 Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
47 Salted Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford 1945 Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
48 St. Louis Blues Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1954 Prince's Band
49 Steeplechase The Trumpets of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Harry Edison 1956 Charlie Parker's All Stars
50 Stella by Starlight Dizzy Gillespie 1956 Victor Young and His Orchestra
51 Sweet and Lovely Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie with Joe Pass, Tommy Flanagan, Mickey Roker, Al McKibbon 1976 Gus Arnheim Coconut Grove Orchestra
52 Theme From Picnic Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Morris Stoloff Conducting The Columbia Pictures Orchestra
53 Tin Tin Daeo Dizzy Gillespie 1951 James Moody and His Bop Men
54 Walk on the Wild Side Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Elmer Bernstein
55 When I Grow Too Old to Dream Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen 1946 Ramon Novarro & Evelyn Laye
56 Yesterdays Charlie Parker with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1995 Fay Templeton

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Anthropology Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie (45 artists)
2 Bebop Dizzy Gillespie (11 artists)
3 Con Alma Dizzy Gillespie (35 artists)
4 Groovin' High Dizzy Gillespie (27 artists)
5 He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped Dizzy Gillespie Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers
6 I Waited for You Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller (24 artists)
7 Interlude Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli (83 artists)
8 Manteca Dizzy Gillespie, Gil Fuller, Chano Pozo (12 artists)
9 Olinga Dizzy Gillespie (2 artists)
10 Ow! Dizzy Gillespie (6 artists)
11 Salt Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke (29 artists)
12 Woody'n You Dizzy Gillespie (73 artists)

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Portrait of Duke Ellington Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1960 Verve
2 Afro Dizzy Gillespie 1954 Norgran Records
3 Birks' Works Dizzy Gillespie Big Band 1957 Verve
4 Carter, Gillespie, Inc. Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie with Joe Pass, Tommy Flanagan, Mickey Roker, Al McKibbon 1976 Pablo
5 Diz 'n' Bird in Concert Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker 1949 Roost
6 Dizzier and Dizzier Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1954 RCA Victor
7 Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars Dizzy Gillespie and His All-Stars 1946 Musicraft
8 Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith Dizzy Gillespie and Stuff Smith 1958 Verve
9 Dizzy Goes Hollywood Dizzy Gillespie 1964 Philips
10 Dizzy's Diamonds - Best of the Verve Years Dizzy Gillespie September 1992 Verve
11 For Musicians Only Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt 1956 Verve
12 Good Bait Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1976 Spotlite Records
13 Max + Diz - Paris 1989 Max Roach + Dizzy Gillespie 1989 A&M
14 Portrait of Jenny Dizzy Gillespie 1970 Perception
15 Roy and Diz Roy Eldridge - Dizzy Gillespie 1954 Clef Records
16 Sonny Side Up Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins 1958 Verve
17 Stuff Smith Dizzy Gillespie Oscar Peterson Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson 1994 Verve
18 Tour De Force The Trumpets of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie and Harry Edison 1956 Verve
19 World Statesman Dizzy Gillespie 1956 Norgran Records

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 52nd Street Theme Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 RCA Victor
2 Anthropology Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 RCA Victor
3 Cocktails for Two Dizzy Gillespie 1952 Esquire [1]
4 Groovin' High Dizzy Gillespie and Cozy Cole - Slam Stewart - Remo Palmieri - Clyde Hart - Charlie Parker 1945 Guild
5 I Can't Get Started Dizzy Gillespie and His All Stars 1946 Manor
6 I Waited for You Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1947 Musicraft
7 Interlude Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1945 Continental [1]
8 Love Me Pretty Baby Dizzy Gillespie 1952 Dee Gee
9 Lover Man - Oh, Where Can You Be Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell 1945 Guild
10 Manteca Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1948 RCA Victor
11 Mean to Me Sarah Vaughan with Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1946 Continental [1]
12 Minor Walk Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1948 RCA Victor
13 Ow! Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra 1938 HMV [His Master's Voice]
14 Salt Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker - Sydney Catlett - Al Haig - Curly Russell September 1945 Guild
15 Salted Peanuts Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas, Trummy Young, Shelly Manne, Clyde Hart, Oscar Pettiford 1945 Manor
16 Tin Tin Daeo Dizzy Gillespie 1951 Dee Gee
17 When I Grow Too Old Too Dream Dizzy Gillespie Jazzmen 1946 Dial

Performances also appear on

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Here Come the Swinging Bands various artists 1957 Verve
2 The Unheard Charlie Parker - Bird Seed, Volume 1 Charlie Parker 1995 Stash
3 Yardbird Suite Charlie Parker Septet 1946 Dial

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Here 'Tis - The Junior Mance Quintet Play the Music of Dizzy Gillespie The Junior Mance Quintet 1992 Sackville
2 Diz Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio April 20, 1994 Somethin' Else
3 Kush - The Music of Dizzy Gillespie Richie Cole w/ Brass, Arranged and Conducted by Bob Belden 1995 Heads Up
4 Dear Diz (Everyday I Think of You) Arturo Sandoval May 8, 2012 Concord Jazz

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1 Artist: Dizzy Gillespie (Denis) Report Errors Bastien 1 2009-09-11 15:19:21 GMT by Denis
2 Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise cover by Dizzy Gillespie Add songs DeeTheWriter_SPB 0 2009-12-21 09:09:32 GMT by DeeTheWriter_SPB
3 Media: Audio album: Rhythmstick by Dizzy Gillespie Add songs DeeTheWriter_SPB 0 2009-12-21 09:15:26 GMT by DeeTheWriter_SPB
4 Salt Peanuts [Dizzy Gillespie] cover by Supersax Add songs flip 1 2013-02-23 14:05:42 GMT by tsk
5 Doodlin' cover by Dizzy Gillespie Add songs djFLWB 1 2013-04-21 13:11:20 GMT by tsk
6 Over the Rainbow cover by Dizzy Gillespie Big Band Add songs djFLWB 1 2013-04-21 13:17:25 GMT by tsk
7 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) covers by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker Add songs djFLWB 1 2013-04-21 15:39:34 GMT by tsk
8 Stella by Starlight cover by Dizzy Gillespie Add songs djFLWB 6 2013-04-23 19:45:57 GMT by tsk

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