[DOC] [TLE] Dizzy Gillespie - Wikipedia [PAR] John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, 
composer, and singer. AllMusic's Scott Yanow wrote, "Dizzy Gillespie's 
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Gillespie ... The youngest of nine children, John Birks Gillespie taught himself 
trombone and ... Gillespie (who soon gained the nickname of "Dizzy") joined 
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his most famous... [DOC] [TLE] Dizzy Gillespie facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Born John Birks Gillespie, October 21, 1917; son of James (a bricklayer and ... 
was then that Gillespie earned his nickname for his erratic and mischievous 
behavior. .... In 1939 the most in-demand trumpet players for recording dates in 
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the ... John Birks Dizzy Gillespie was a perfect blend of innovation and 
inspiration. ... North Carolina, as the school needed a trumpet player for their 
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Gillespie's penchant for clowning and capriciousness earned him the nickname 
Dizzy. .... Gillespie, one of the leaders of the new jazz style that came to be known 
as ... Gillespie influenced many of the jazz trumpeters that followed him, including
... [DOC] [TLE] Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz and Blues Masters [PAR] John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, one of the greatest Jazz trumpeters of 20th ... and 
radio broadcasts: it was in Philadelphia that he picked up his nickname of "Dizzy. [DOC] [TLE] Dizzy Gillespie Biography - life, family, childhood, children, name ... [PAR] John Birks Gillespie was born October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina, to 
John ... At first he played the trombone, but switched to the trumpet after 
borrowing a ... In Philadelphia Gillespie earned his nickname for his 
unpredictable and ... Also in 1944 Gillespie received the New Star Award from 
Esquire magazine, the... [DOC] [TLE] Gillespie, Dizzy [John Birks] in Oxford Music Online [PAR] ... harmonic and rhythmic advances of the early 1940s that became known as 
bebop. ... His father was a bricklayer who also played various musical 
instruments with ... After a neighbor received a trumpet, Gillespie visited the 
house repeatedly to ... where he played alongside Charlie Shavers and earned 
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Question: Trumpet player John Birks Gillespie is better known by this nickname
Answer: "Dizzy"