Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1949–1949. The artist is connected with Bebop, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Bebop shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Say When”. Then move to “Jazz of the Forties / Hot vs Cool” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.