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John Birks Gillespie (Cheraw, Carolina del Sur, Estados Unidos, 21 de octubre de 1917 - Englewood, New Jersey, 6 de enero 1993), Dizzy Gillespie, trompetista, cantante y compositor estadounidense de jazz. Gillespie, con Charlie Parker, fue una de las figuras más relevantes en el desarrollo del bebop, Jazz Latino y del jazz moderno. En sus primeros años como instrumentista trabajó con las grandes bandas de Cab Calloway y Earl Fatha Hines, mientras que en 1945 colaboró con el saxofonista Charlie Parker, con quien grabó algunas de los más revolucionarios temas de la historia del jazz. Se conocieron en Kansas City,...

Bizzy Montana (born August 13, 1983) from Müllheim near Freiburg is a German rapper and producer from Bushido's label Ersguterjunge. Bizzy made his first beats in 1997, and started to rap over them one year later. He also worked as a DJ at that time and founded his first rap-crew, called Bizness Music (Bizzy Montana, Midy Kosov, Donnie Brasco & Altan). He made the crewmixtape "Blockbustha-Mixtape" (internet exclusive) and a demo-cd for "Ersguterjunge". His first album (released in 2006) is called "Blackout - Chakuza & Bizzy Montana Streetalbum". Chart-Entry: 69 His first Solo-Album was released in June 2007, called "M.a.d.U....

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (pronounced /ɡɨˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".[1] Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Jon Faddis[2] and Chuck Mangione.[3] Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. [4] .

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