About the Book

This biography of Dizzy Gillespie combines the jazz legend's own story with the testimonies of those who knew him from his days in South Carolina through his later years as a venerated elder statesman, discussing the development of bebop, his time as a bandleader, and his involvement in the Afro-Cuban music movement. Al Fraser interviews contemporaries of Gillespie's including Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, and Thelonious Monk, and Gillespie himself examines his relationships with other jazz heavyweights including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Charlie Parker. This is the self-portrait of a man who gave himself over completely and who approached life with a persistent and irreverent sense of humor, as well as a history of African American music during an incendiary time. "Esta biografia de Dizzy Gillespie conjuga el relato de la leyenda del jazz con los testimonios de quienes lo conocieron desde su infancia en Carolina del Sur hasta sus anos de venerable pontificado, pasando por el desarrollo del bebop, su tiempo como lider de banda y su participacion en el movimiento de la musica afrocubana. Al Fraser entrevista a muchos colegas de Gillespie, incluyendo Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald y Thelonious Monk, y el mismo Gillespie examine sus relaciones con algunas eminencias del oficio, incluyendo Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington y Charlie Parker. Este es el autorretrato de un hombre completamente dado a su obra y que contemplo la vida con un sentido de humor pertinaz e irreverente, asi como una historia de la musica negra estadounidense durante una epoca incendiaria."

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 542 pages

Language: Spanish

Publisher: Global Rhythm Press

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 8496879461

Publication Date: Dec. 1st, 2011

ISBN-13: 9788496879461

Dimensions: 5.90 x 9.00 x 1.40 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.10 lbs

• Categories: General Composers Musicians Biography and General Composers Musicians Autobiography 20th Century United States History Jazz Music