The Big Daddy of the Be-Bop, Dizzy Gillespie From: The Washington Post | Date: December 2, 1990| Author: Richard Harrington | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Let's cut straight to the news, which is not that Dizzy Gillespie, 73, is being honored tonight by the Kennedy Center for his lifetime achievement as a trumpet virtuoso, be-bop pioneer, champion of American jazz and possibly its most consistently endearing personality.

To accept the award, Gillespie had to take the night off.

Now that's news.

Dizzy Gillespie almost never takes a breather. He performed at the Smithsonian Friday night, celebrating the 25th annivers...

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