New book explores life of Dizzy Gillespie

From: New Pittsburgh Courier | Date: July 24, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

New book explores life of Dizzy Gillespie

Book by Alyn Shipton

Dizzy Gillespie, be-bop innovator, yes. But take a moment to think of all the images which flash across your mind when you hear his name. The beret. The goatee. The blowfish cheeks. The bent and stretched trumpet. The broad, enveloping smile. The horn-rimmed glasses. Even the name, Dizzy.

The biographer of such a beloved one, and such an ostensibly accessible icon, faces a daunting task. How to, on one hand, address all the obvious questions begged by the public persona of such a flamboyant man, while simultaneously offering a ...

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