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Born: Cheraw, SC, 1917

Years Active: 1944-1993

Influenced by: Charlie Shavers, Henry "Red" Allen, Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge

Genre: Jazz

Biography: Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the ...

At Home and Abroad
Released: 08/28/06
Soul and Salvation
Released: 08/21/06
Sittin' In
Released: 04/12/05
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