John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (1917-1993) was a trumpeter and was extremely influential in the development of bebop. Also an acco
mplished pianist, he often held informal talks at his home on Seventh Avenue on bop chord progressions. During the developmental years of bebop, he was referred to as the _________.
<em>John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie</em> (1917 – 1993) is recognized as an extraordinary trumpet player who had tremendous influence in the modern jazz and the development of the new music style called bebop.
<em>Bebop</em> required instrumental virtuosity and creativity to improvise as it involves fast tempo, and numerous of rapid changes of chords and keys. Personal characteristics that Gillispie had in excess.
As you can find in the internet, the nickname of "Ambassador of Jazz" was given to him in 1956, during a State Department tour of the Middle East that he succesfully organized.
Gillespie was a leader in music and an innovator who greatly influenced the musical development of this genre. He played along with other important jazz and bebop players of his time.
