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Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
Position:
Composer, Trumpet
Year of Birth:
1917
Years with Miles:
1944-1945

Diz was the co-creator of bebop and one of Miles' teachers—more generous and patient than Bird, according to Miles. As legend has it, though Miles' first recording date credits his trumpet playing on the breakthrough bebop tune "Ko-Ko," Dizzy stepped in to play the tune.

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Charlie Parker – The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
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