dizzy

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As a young musical prodigy, Willis said he joined in sessions with Dizzy Gillespie and his band in high school, the Ballads, opened for the Temptations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

Raeburn’s early big-band version of Dizzy Gillespie’s “A Night in Tunisia,” with Earl Swope playing the melody on trombone, also points forward to the end of one era and the beginning of another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

He played jazz with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, his own ensemble and in solo concerts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

He eventually met American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, who invited him to work for him in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Dizzy and bruised, covered in soot, he got gingerly to his feet, holding his broken glasses up to his eyes.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling