five feet nine inches tall, and winner for the best trumpeter of

1956 in the Down Beat poll must be Dizzy Gellespie. Dizzy was born

on October 21, 1917 as John Birks Gillespie from Cheraw north

Carolina. He was the ninth and last child of John and Lottie

Gillespie. Dizzy was given early instrumental training by his

father, who was the teacher and director of a local band. This in

turn meant there was many instruments in their home. Dizzy ended

up learning to play the trumpet, piano, drums, and the trombone. At age of ten Dizzy's father died, leaving Dizzy with the ability

to play an organize his first band at age fourteen. At that age he

already acquired a reputation for his prowess on the trumpet. Dizzy ended up winning a scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute,

where he studied in theory and harmony. In 1935 Dizzy moved to

Philadelphia, and got a job playing in the Frank Fairf

Museum of Modern Art in New York with the Benny Carter's band.

played sixtycfour concerts in fifteen cities. When Dizzy returned to New York he played for the White House correspondents' annual dinner for President Eisenhower. After the performance the

"it served a very good purpose for a mixed band to be led by me". So in 1956 Dizzy made another U.S. Department of State, sponsored

the United States with Teddy Hills Orchestra until it broke up in

Bebop was fading. This led to Dizzy to change his style to singing

express the modern generation. This began the after work meetings

walked out because their music was different. In 1945 dizzy toured

After two years Dizzy took his band on a tour of Europe, he

had him make several records including "Pickin the Cabbage." In

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