Birth Name:

Dizzy Gillespie

Male

Birth Date:

Sun, Oct 21, 1917

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Cheraw, South Carolina, United States

Age:

107

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

27°

Lib

44'

About Dizzy Gillespie

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic and rhythmic complexity previously unheard in jazz. His combination of musicianship, showmanship, and wit made him a leading popularizer of the new music called bebop. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, scat singing, bent horn, pouched cheeks, and light-hearted personality provided one of bebop's most prominent symbols.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Interview with Les Tomkins in 1973

• Articles at NPR Music

• Short biography by C.J Shearn

• "Dizzy Gillespie Showcase". Local Music Scene South Carolina.

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Dizzy Gillespie: Sun 27 Libra, Moon 3 Capricorn, Mercury 18 Libra, Venus 11 Sagittarius, Mars 23 Leo, Jupiter 10 Gemini, Saturn 13 Leo, Uranus 19 Aquarius, Neptune 7 Leo, Pluto 5 Cancer, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Sesquiquadrate Jupiter, Mercury Trine Uranus, Venus Opposition Jupiter, Venus Trine Saturn, Venus Trine Neptune, Mars Opposition Uranus, Mars Semi Square Pluto, Jupiter Sextile Saturn, Jupiter Sextile Neptune, Saturn Conjunct Neptune, Uranus Sesquiquadrate Pluto, Neptune Semi Sextile Pluto

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Photo attribution: Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer, Dizzy Gillespie