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Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

Acting·1917–1993·40 films

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer.…

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Filmography

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019)Self - Musician (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)Self (archive footage)
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street (2021)Self (archive footage)
The Hole
The Hole (1962)(voice)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)Self (archive footage)
A Great Day in Harlem
A Great Day in Harlem (1994)Self
Voyage to Next
Voyage to Next (1974)Father Time (voice)
The Music According to Tom Jobim
The Music According to Tom Jobim (2012)Self (archive footage)
The Cosmic Eye
The Cosmic Eye (1986)The Musicians
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie (1964)Self
Date with Dizzy
Date with Dizzy (1956)Self
The Last of the Blue Devils
The Last of the Blue Devils (1979)Self (archive footage)
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs
Charlie Parker: Bird Songs (2022)Self (archive footage)
Jivin' in Bebop
Jivin' in Bebop (1946)Self
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure (2018)Self (archive footage)
El invierno en Lisboa
El invierno en Lisboa (1991)Bill Swann
Jazz: The Only Way of Life
Jazz: The Only Way of Life (2019)Self (archive footage)
The Jazz Ambassadors
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)Self (archive footage)
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba (1989)Self - Trumpet
A Family Circus Easter
A Family Circus Easter (1982)Easter Bunny (voice)
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)Self
Amazonia
Amazonia (1990)(voice)
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)Self (archive footage)
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar (1995)Self
Brownie Speaks
Brownie Speaks (2014)Self
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs
Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)Self
Jazz Is Our Religion
Jazz Is Our Religion (1972)
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded
Maurice Baquet, The Accorded (2023)Self (archive footage)
The Beginnings of Bebop
The Beginnings of Bebop (1981)Self
Improvisation
Improvisation (2004)Self
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)Self (archive footage)
Monterey Jazz Festival 1975
Monterey Jazz Festival 1975 (1998)Self
Didn't We Ramble On
Didn't We Ramble On (1989)Narrator
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) (1985)Self
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1989)Self
Slim Gaillard's Civilisation
Slim Gaillard's Civilisation (1989)Self
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970
Jazz session: Dizzy Gillepsie en concert au studio 104 - 1970 (2022)Self - trompettiste
Jazz Club 2
Jazz Club 2 (2022)
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70
Jazz Icons: Dizzy Gillespie Live in '58 & '70 (2006)Self
Dizzy Gillespie Quartet @ Berliner Jazztage 1974
Dizzy Gillespie Quartet @ Berliner Jazztage 1974 (1974)Self