{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 594: Dizzy Gillespie 100","description":"Someone on my Facebook feed recently lamented that while we have had epic celebrations of the Birthday Centennials this year of Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk, the fact that this is Dizzy Gillespie\u2019s Birthday Centennial seems to have gone under the radar. It\u2019s been suggested that the heartbreaking story of his friend Charlie Parker, culminating in Bird\u2019s early death, has pushed Gillespie to the back burner when most folks think about be-bop and that great period of jazz exploration. Allow me to be one of the first to correct that omission: Born John Birks Gillespie on October 21, 1917, \u201cDizzy\u201d helped create the sound we call Be-Bop with his running mate Parker in the 1930\u2019s. He became a crucial figure in jazz, known as much for his onstage antics, bent trumpet and expanded cheeks as his unique sound and approach to music, most particularly the art of soloing. Later, he would be one of the first to give Latin Jazz wider exposure, particularly what became known as \u201cAfro-Cuban\u201d jazz. Timeless Gillespie compositions such as \u201cManteca,\u201d \u201cGuachi Guaro (Soul Sauce),\u201d and of course \u201cA Night in Tunisia,\u201d show how important he was to this sound. Dizzy eventually became an ambassador for jazz, touring the world on behalf of the United States to share his music, and learn from other musicians and cultures. He died at the age of 75, but his legacy continues. The Jon Faddis-led Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars Band, whose rotating membership celebrates his life and music plays on and on. Trumpeter and educator Ted Chubb re-joins us for Podcast 594, as he talks about Dizzy\u2019s career, music and importance in jazz history. Musical selections include: \u201cManteca\u201d from At Newport \u201cOo-Yah-Koo\u201d from The Complete RCA Vicreturns to SNC tor Recordings \u201cSalt Peanuts\u201d from The Greatest Jazz Concert Ever \u2013 Jazz at Massey Hall \u201cCon Alma\u201d from Bird Songs  \u201cGroovin\u2019 High\u201d ","author_name":"Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show","author_url":"http:\/\/straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com","html":"