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Dizzy Gillespie (1917–1993)
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Be-Bop in the American jazz tradition. He was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children. He began playing piano at the age of four and received a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina. Most noted for his trademark "...
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Soundtrack (45 credits)
Soundtrack (45 credits)
2011
L.A. Noire
(Video Game) (as John Gillespie, "Manteca") / (performer: "Manteca", "Oop Pop A Da")
2010
Chico & Rita
(performer: "Manteca" - as Dizzie Gillespie & His Orchestra) / (writer: "Manteca")
So You Think You Can Dance
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Top Six Perform
(2010)
... (performer: "Manteca") / (writer: "Manteca")
2008
More Than a Game
(Documentary) (performer: "Manteca [The Funky Lowlives Remix]") / (writer: "Manteca [The Funky Lowlives Remix]")
2008
So You Think You Can Dance Australia
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Top 16 Perform
(2008)
... (performer: "Manteca")
2006
The West Wing
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Cold
(2006)
... (performer: "Bang Bang")
Independent Lens
(TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode, 2005) (writer - 1 episode, 2005)
- Keeping Time: The Life, Music & Photographs of Milt Hinton
(2005)
... (performer: "This Time It's Us", "Ceciliana") / (writer: "This Time It's Us", "Ceciliana" - as D. Gillespie)
2001
Boycott
(TV Movie) (performer: "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac") / (writer: "Swing Low Sweet Cadillac")
1997
The Last Time I Committed Suicide
(performer: "Shaw 'Nuff'", "Groovin' High") / (writer: "Shaw 'Nuff'", "Groovin' High")
1996
The Cable Guy
(performer: "Salt Peanuts") / (writer: "Salt Peanuts" - as John 'Dizzy' Gillespie)
1995
Fallen Angels
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Tomorrow I Die
(1995)
... (writer: "Pickin' Cabbage" - as John Gillespie)
1994
Baseball
(TV Mini-Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Capital of Baseball
(1994)
... (performer: "Exactly Like You")
The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 1976) (writer - 1 episode, 1976)
- The Original Rompin' Stompin' Hot and Heavy, Cool and Groovy All Star Jazz Show
(1976)
... (performer: "Bebop") / (writer: "Bebop")
1965
Shindig!
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Shindig in Europe: Part 1
(1965)
... (performer: "Bavarian Beer Guru")
1959
Timex All-Star Jazz Show
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Golden Age of Jazz
(1959)
... (performer: "St. Louis Blues" - uncredited)
1952
Stage Entrance
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 24 February 1952
(1952)
... (performer: "Hot House")
1946
Jivin' in Be-Bop
(Documentary) (performer: "Salt Peanuts", "Oop-Bop Sh-Bam", "Dizzy's Untitled Original", "Shaw 'nuff", "I Waited for You", "A Night in Tunisia", "Crazy About a Man", "One Bass Hit", "Boogie in C", "Dynamo A", "Ornithology", "He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped", "Droppin' a Square", "Things to Come", "Ray's Idea", "Bag's Boogie" - uncredited) / (writer: "Salt Peanuts", "Oop-Bop Sh-Bam", "Dizzy's Untitled Original", "Shaw 'nuff", "I Waited for You", "A Night in Tunisia", "One Bass Hit", "Dynamo A", "He Beeped When He Should Have Bopped", "Droppin' a Square", "Things to Come" - uncredited)
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Actor (12 credits)
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Music department (8 credits)
Music department (8 credits)
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Composer (6 credits)
Composer (6 credits)
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Thanks (1 credit)
Thanks (1 credit)
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Self (72 credits)
Self (72 credits)
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Archive footage (31 credits)
Archive footage (31 credits)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
CD: "Greatest Hits Series" (RCA) See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Biographical Movies | 4 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 1 Article | 1 Magazine Cover Photo | See more »Alternate Names:
Dizzy Gillespie and Group
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