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American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer. Born October 21, 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina, USA Died January 6, 1993, Englewood, New Jersey, USA Together with he was the predominant figure in the development of bebop (bop), the earliest form of modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters , , , , , and . He was also one of the founders of Afro-Cuban (or Latin) jazz, adding 's conga to his orchestra in 1947, and utilizing complex poly-rhythms early on. Career Highlights: Awarded New Star Award from Esquire Magazine (1944) Performs at first integrated concert in public school, Cheraw, SC (1959) First jazz musician appointed by US department of State to undertake cultural mission (1972) Awarded Handel Medallion from the City of New York (1972) Received Paul Robeson Award from Rutgers University Institute of Jazz Studies (1972) Performs at White House for President Carter and the Shah of Iran (1977) Performs "Salt Peanuts" with President Carter at White House Jazz Concert (1978) Inducted into Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1982) Received Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences (1989) Received National Medal of Arts from President Bush (1989) Received Duke Ellington Award from the society og Composers, Authors, and Publishers (1989) Awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1989) Received Kennedy Center Honors Award (1990) Received fourteen honorary degrees, including Ph.D. Rutgers University (1972), Ph.D. Chicago Conservatory of Music (1978) Awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for recording
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Sonny Side Up
UAH 2,287.84

The Alternate Blues
UAH 3,573.21

On The French Riviera
UAH 1,958.63

The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
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Bird And Diz
UAH 1,535.90

For Musicians Only
UAH 1,382.18

Bird & Diz
UAH 1,382.18

Dizzy Gillespie 1981 | 1982 | 1988
UAH 2,110.43

Hot House (The Complete Jazz At Massey Hall Recordings)
UAH 5,655.56

Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945
UAH 3,202.47

Bird And Diz
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The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie
UAH 1,921.48

Soul & Salvation
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Dizzy On The French Riviera
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The Winter In Lisbon
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Town Hall, New York City, June 22, 1945
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Fatbackin' / Matrix
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The Gifted Ones
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Live At Singer Concert Hall 1973
UAH 3,202.47

At Newport
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Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac
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