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Dizzy Gillespie Quiz
Dizzy Gillespie Brain Battle: 31 Questions to Win the War
Updated: May 13, 2024
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer.
Get ready to flex your Dizzy Gillespie muscles! This quiz features 31 questions on everything from the basics to the most obscure facts. Can you ace it? Discover your unique strengths.
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John Bill Gillespie
John Benjamin Gillespie
John Barry Gillespie
John Birks Gillespie
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Swing
Dixieland
Bebop
Cool Jazz
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Drums
Trumpet
Saxophone
Piano
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1930s
1950s
1960s
1940s
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Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Charlie Parker
Coleman Hawkins
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Pouched Cheeks
Smiling
Closed Eyes
Raised Eyebrows
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Brazilian Jazz
Caribbean Jazz
Afro-American Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
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Fedora
Panama Hat
Beret
Baseball Cap
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Bent Horn
Gold Plated
Double Bell
Silent Mute
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Opened A Music School
Wrote Textbooks
Developed A Music App
Taught Many Musicians
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Best New Artist
Album Of The Year
Best Music Video
Best Jazz Performance
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Reserved Demeanor
Classical Technique
Minimalist
Showmanship
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Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Thelonious Monk
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Dancer
DJ
Bandleader
Producer
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Painting
Tap Dancing
Scat Singing
Juggling
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1987
1993
1990
2001
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Duke
Dizzy
Bird
Satchmo
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Giant Steps
Birdland
A Night In Tunisia
Take Five
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Horn-rimmed Spectacles
Monocle
Sunglasses
None
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Jon Faddis
Wynton Marsalis
Freddie Hubbard
Donald Byrd
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Symphonic Integration
Harmonic And Rhythmic Complexity
Vocal Improvisations
Electronic Elements
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Introspective
Melancholic
Serious
Light-hearted
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Scat Singing
Bent Horn
Pouched Cheeks
Double-neck Guitar
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Robert Gottlieb
Ken Burns
Scott Yanow
Stanley Crouch
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Clifford Brown
Arturo Sandoval
Lee Morgan
John Coltrane
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1908
1917
1923
1910
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Less Improvisational
More Traditional
Added Complexity
Focused On Swing
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Choir Vocals
Complex Harmonies
Electronic Instruments
None
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Best Jazz Performance
None
Best Pop Vocal Album
Lifetime Achievement Award
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None
Promoting Jazz Fusion
Reviving Older Jazz Forms
Teaching Younger Musicians
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Aug 16, 2007
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