Dizzy Gillespie, born October 21, 1917, was a famous American musician, jazz trumpet player, singer, bandleader, and composer. He is one of the major figures in the development of behop and modern jazz. Today, we celebrate his birthday and music. He passed away on January 6, 1993, at the age of 75 because of pancreatic cancer. he will be well remembered. If you'd like to comment on this article, please contact us
October 20, 2010
Los Angeles, CA - Dizzy Gillespie, also known as John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, was a legendary American musician. He was nicknamed "the Ambassador of Jazz" and lead the movement of Afro-Cuban music. Described as the "Sound of Surprise", Dizzy Gillespie's music was of cliff-hanging suspense, always taking listeners by surprise, always shocking them with a new thought.
According to Peter Watrous of the New York times, "In the naturally effervescent Mr. Gillespie, opposites existed. His playing -- and he performed constantly until nearly the end of his life -- was meteoric, full of virtuosic invention and deadly serious. But with his endlessly funny asides, his huge variety of facial expressions and his natural comic gifts, he was as much a pure entertainer as an accomplished artist."
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Dizzy Gillespie was a longtime resident of Englewood, NJ. On January 6, 1993, he died of pancreatic cancer, and later was buried in the Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York.
Dizzy Gillespie was survived by his wife, Lorraine Willis Gillespie; a daughter, jazz singer Jeanie Bryson; and a grandson, Radji Birks Bryson-Barrett.
“Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time. Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up copying Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated.” According to S. Yanow, S. in the book titled "All Music Guide to Jazz".
About Pancreatic Cancer
The prognosis of pancreatic cancer, a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas, is poor, with fewer than 5% of those diagnosed still alive five years after diagnosis.
Pancreatic cancer is a "silent killer" because early pancreatic cancer often does not cause symptoms, and the later symptoms are usually nonspecific and varied.
Common symptoms include: pain in the upper abdomen that typically radiates to the back, loss of appetite and/or nausea and vomiting, significant weight loss, etc.
Well known people died from pancreatic cancer also include Al "Jazzbo" Collins, Robert E. Gross, James E. King, Ken Kennedy, Joan Lowery Nixon, Winthrop Rockefeller, Irving Wallace, etc.
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