[DOC] [TLE] Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz and Blues Masters [PAR] Nicknamed "Dizzy" because of his zany on-stage antics, Gillespie, a brass 
virtuoso, ... ushered in a definitive change in American Jazz music from swing to 
bebop. ... was ten and never heard his youngest son play trumpet, although he 
did get the ... broadcasts: it was in Philadelphia that he picked up his nickname of 
"Dizzy. [DOC] [TLE] Dizzy Gillespie - Wikipedia [PAR] John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, 
composer, and ... His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his 
bent horn, .... In 1945, Gillespie left Eckstine's band because he wanted to play 
with a small ... his wife Lorraine at Snookie's in Manhattan, where his trumpet's 
bell got bent... [DOC] [TLE] ipernity: John Burks Gillespie - by ~Kicha~ [PAR] Jan 27, 2008 ... Nicknamed "Dizzy" because of his zany on-stage antics, Gillespie, a brass 
virtuoso, set new standards for trumpet players with his innovative, ... in a 
definitive change in American Jazz music from swing to bebop. ... (his father tore 
down one of the walls of the house to get the piano in ) most of his young life. [DOC] [TLE] Dizzy Gillespie - Songwriter, Trumpet Player, Singer - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 8, 2014 ... On Biography.com, get more on jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, who ... his own 
signature style, known as "bebop," and worked with musical... [DOC] [TLE] "Bent" Trumpet. The Legends - Dizzy Gillespie - Jazz Legend [PAR] "Bent" trumpet was the trademark trumpet of Dizzy Gillespie. ... Jazz trumpeters of 
20th century and one of the prime architects of the bebop movement in ... 
Nicknamed "Dizzy" because of his zany on-stage antics, Gillespie, a brass 
virtuoso, ... radio broadcasts: it was in Philadelphia that he picked up his 
nickname of "Dizzy". [DOC] [TLE] Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie by Alyn Shipton | NOOK ... [PAR] Feb 29, 2000 ... We get a fine portrait of his struggles at keeping bebop big band alive through ... 
His clownish stage antics may have belied the fact, but Dizzy .... The sight of John 
Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, the bell of his upswept trumpet pointing skyward, his ... 
Perhaps because of Dizzy's longevity compared to bebop's other... [DOC] [TLE] Sound Projections: JOHN BIRKS "DIZZY" GILLESPIE (1917-1993 ... [PAR] Oct 17, 2015 ... A jazz trumpeter and composer, Dizzy Gillespie played with Charlie Parker and ... 
his own signature style, known as "bebop," and worked with musical greats .... 
gave Mr. Gillespie his nickname because of his odd clothing style and his ..... 
Nicknamed Dizzy because of his zany on-stage antics, Gillespie,... [DOC] [TLE] 2006: OBITUARIES, REMEMBRANCES, MEMORIALS TO ... [PAR] According to his agent, the cause of death was heart failure. .... him his nickname 
"Fluff" early in his career, because of his habit of turning up ... In1941 Anita 
change her last name to O'Day and joined Krupa's band, with trumpeter Roy 
Eldridge. ...... You Now', American audiences were amused by Freddie's zany 
stage antics... [DOC] [TLE] article music blog: July 2009 [PAR] Nicknamed "Dizzy" because of his zany on-stage antics, Gillespie, a brass ... 
when he was ten and never heard his youngest son play trumpet, although he 
did get the ... radio broadcasts: it was in Philadelphia that he picked up his 
nickname of "Dizzy. ... Their revolutionary band ushered in the bebop era and 
was one of the... [DOC] [TLE] Jazz Notes | SDPB Radio [PAR] In 1944, he joined Billy Eckstine's newly formed bebop band where he played .... 
He resigned from the USIA in early 1964 because of his battle with lung cancer. 
... Joining Dee is trumpeter Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. 
...... He obviously got the nickname "Spud" because of his diminutive stature. [DOC] [TLE] Household Ink

Question: This bebop trumpeter got his nickname because of his zany stage antics
Answer: Dizzy Gillespie