Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie
by Alyn Shipton
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Dizzy Gillespie was one of the most important and best-loved musicians in jazz history. With his horn-rimmed glasses, goatee, jive talk, and upraised trumpet bell, he was the hipster who most personified bebop. The musical heir to Louis Armstrong, he created the modern jazz trumpet-playing style and dazzled aficionados and popular audiences alike for over 50 years. In this first full biography, Alyn Shipton covers all aspects of Dizzy's remarkable life and career, taking us through his days show more as a flashy trumpet player in the swing bands of the 1930's, his innovative bebop work in the 1940's, show lessTags
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