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

Covers

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

Songs written by

Original songs

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

Releases

Audio album

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

Audio single

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

Performances also appear on

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

Tributes

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

Forum topics

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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 Stella by Starlight cover by Dizzy Gillespie Add songs djFLWB 6 2013-04-23 19:45:57 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 Salt Peanuts [Dizzy Gillespie] cover by Supersax Add songs flip 1 2013-02-23 14:05:42 GMT by tsk

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