Jazz lovers will welcome the arrival of Dizzy: The Life and Times of John Birks Gillespie, by Donald L. Maggin. Bebop, big band, Arfro-Cuban sounds are all covered in this wide-ranging biography of one of the fathers of improvisation. There are rich details of Dizzy's work with Charlie Parker, Kenny Clarke, Theolonious Monk and CharlieChristian. From threadbare clothing growing up in Cheraw, South Carolina to world wide traveller representing the U. S. State Department, Dizzy saw it all and translated it into great music! (Vairo Library ML419.G54M34 2005)
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