Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer. In the 1940s Gillespie, with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz.
“There have been two great revelations in my life: The first was bepop, the second was homeopathy.”
Dizzy Gillespie
“The idea of life is to give and receive.”
Dizzy Gillespie
“Men have died for this music. You can't get more serious than that.”
Dizzy Gillespie
“It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play.”
Dizzy Gillespie