Dizzy Gillespie: Dizzy Gillespie. Soundtrack: The Talented Mr. Ripley. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, along with Charlie Parker, ushered in the era of Be-Bop in the American jazz tradition. He was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, and was the youngest of nine children. He began playing piano at the age of four and received a music scholarship to the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina. Most noted for his trademark "swollen cheeks", Gillespie admitted...
Known For: The Talented Mr. Ripley (Soundtrack("The Champ")), The Cable Guy (Soundtrack("Salt Peanuts")), On the Road (Soundtrack("Salt Peanuts")), Motherless Brooklyn (Soundtrack("Relaxing with Lee"))