Dizzy Gillespie: Meeting Dizzy Gillespie | Carolina Stories - Episode 1

Friends and fellow musicians reminisce about the time they first met Dizzy Gillespie. 

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Friends and fellow musicians reminisce about the time they first met Dizzy Gillespie. 

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The group discusses Dizzy Gillespie’s legacy, and what he meant to them, as a teacher, musician, and human being. Here, the song “Birks Works” is played by Charlton Singleton.
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