
trumpet, vocal · 1917–1993
Dizzy Gillespie
- Sessions
- 82
- Records
- 88
- First date
- January, 1945
- Latest
- May 26, 1967
On the records
PRLP 113 · 1951Modern Jazz TrumpetsFats Navarro, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Kenny Dorham
MG 9000 · 1951New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 1Charlie Parker
MG 9001 · 1951New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 2Charlie Parker
MG 9011 · 1952New Sounds In Modern Music Volume 4Charlie Parker
MG 9012 · 1952New Sounds In Modern MusicVarious Artists
DLP-2 · 1953Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 1The QuintetALR 116 · 1953Sarah Vaughan SingsSarah Vaughan With John Kirby And His Orchestra
ALR 138 · 1953Dizzy Volume 1Dizzy Gillespie
ALR 142 · 1953Dizzy Volume 2Dizzy Gillespie
MGN-2 · 1954The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz SextetThe Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet
DLP-4 · 1954Jazz At Massey Hall Vol. 3The Quintet
MGN-18 · 1954More Of The Dizzy Gillespie Stan Getz Sextet Album #2The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet
MGN-1003 · 1954AfroDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
MG 9034 · 1954Bird - Diz - Bud - MaxVarious Artists
MGC-639 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists
MGC-641 · 1955Roy And DizDizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet
MGC-671 · 1955Roy And Diz #2Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge Sextet
MGC-677 · 1955Norman Granz' Jam Session #7Norman Granz' Jam Session
MGC-684 · 1955Krupa And RichGene Krupa - Buddy Rich Nonet
MGN-1015 · 1955Benny Carter Plays PrettyBenny Carter Quartet
MGN-1021 · 1955Our BestVarious Artists
MGN-1023 · 1955Dizzy And StringsDizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His Orchestra
MGN-1044 · 1955New Jazz Sounds Featuring Benny Carter, Dizzy Gillespie, Bill HarrisBenny Carter Quartet
MGN-1050 · 1955Diz And GetzThe Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet
MG 12001 · 1955The Immortal Charlie ParkerTiny Grimes Quintette
MG 12009 · 1955Charlie Parker Memorial Volume 2Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MG 12014 · 1955The Genius Of Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MG 12020 · 1955Groovin' High With Dizzy GillespieDizzy Gillespie Sextet
MG-36017 · 1955Trumpet InterludeVarious Artists
DEB-124 · 1956Jazz At Massey HallThe Quintet
MGC-711 · 1956Norman Granz' Jam Session #8Norman Granz' Jam Session
MGC-730 · 1956Trumpet BattleRoy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie
MGC-731 · 1956The Trumpet KingsRoy Eldridge And Dizzy Gillespie
MGN-1076 · 1956The Modern Jazz SextetThe Modern Jazz Sextet
MGN-1083 · 1956Jazz RecitalDizzy Gillespie
MGN-1084 · 1956World StatesmanDizzy Gillespie
MG 12040 · 1956Boyd Meets Stravinski (Volume 2)Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
MG 12047 · 1956The ChampDizzy Gillespie
MG 12079 · 1956The Charlie Parker StoryCharlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop Boys
MGV-8002 · 1956+The Charlie Parker Story #3Jazz At The Philharmonic
MGV-8006 · 1956+The Genius Of Charlie Parker #4Bird And Diz
MGV-8194 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #1Various Artists
MGV-8195 · 1956+Compendium Of Jazz #2Various Artists
MGV-8196 · 1956+Norman Granz' Jam Session #9Norman Granz' Jam Session
MGV-8198 · 1956+For Musicians OnlyDizzy Gillespie-Stan Getz-Sonny Stitt
CL 1036 · 1957The Jazz MakersVarious Artists
LP 1257 · 1957Dizzy At Home And AbroadDizzy Gillespie
MGV-8017 · 1957Dizzy In GreeceDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
MGV-8207 · 1957Here Come The Swinging BandsVarious Artists
MGV-8212 · 1957Tour De ForceThe Trumpets Of Roy Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie And Harry Edison
MGV-8214 · 1957Dizzy Gillespie And Stuff SmithDizzy Gillespie - Stuff Smith Quintet
MGV-8222 · 1957Birks' WorksDizzy Gillespie Big Band
MGV-8225 · 1957Sittin' InDizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins And Paul Gonsalves
MGV-8230 · 1957The Anatomy Of ImprovisationVarious Artists
MGV-8242 · 1957Dizzy Gillespie At NewportThe Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport
MGV-8244 · 1957Count Basie & Joe Williams, Dizzy Gillespie & Mary Lou Williams At NewportThe Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport
MG 12110 · 1957The Dizzy Gillespie StoryRay Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop Boys
MGV-4008 · 1958Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Volume OneElla Fitzgerald
MGV-8260 · 1958Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny StittDizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny Stitt
MGV-8262 · 1958Sonny Side UpDizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins
MG 12125 · 1958The Many Faces Of The BluesVarious Artists
MG 12126 · 1958The Jazz HourVarious Artists
CL 1323 · 1959Ellington Jazz PartyDuke Ellington And His Orchestra
MGV-8313 · 1959Have Trumpet, Will Excite!Dizzy Gillespie
MGV-8328 · 1959The Ebullient Mr. GillespieDizzy Gillespie Sextet
MGV-8341 · 1959Special College Jazz Album: Complimentary RecordVarious Artists
MGV-8352 · 1960The Greatest Trumpet Of Them AllThe Dizzy Gillespie Octet
MGV-8386 · 1960A Portrait Of Duke EllingtonDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
LP 1337 · 1961The Blues In Modern JazzVarious Artists
V-8394 · 1961GillespianaDizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
V-8401 · 1961An Electrifying Evening With The Dizzy Gillespie QuintetThe Dizzy Gillespie Quintet
V-8409 · 1961The Essential Charlie ParkerCharlie Parker Quartet With Jimmy Carroll Orchestra
V-8411 · 1961PerceptionsDizzy Gillespie
V-8423 · 1961Carnegie Hall Concert: Recorded LiveThe Dizzy Gillespie Big Band
V-8477 · 1962Dizzy, Rollins & StittDizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt
V-8539 · 1963Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 1)Jazz At The Philharmonic
V-8540 · 1963Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 2)Jazz At The Philharmonic
V-8541 · 1963Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 3)Jazz At The Philharmonic
V-8542 · 1963Norman Granz Presents Jazz At The Philharmonic In Europe (Volume 4)Jazz At The Philharmonic
V-8560 · 1963The Count Basie Band With Joe Williams And The Dizzy Gillespie Band At NewportThe Dizzy Gillespie Band At Newport
V-8566 · 1963The Essential Dizzy GillespieThe Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz Sextet
V-8571 · 1963The Essential Gene KrupaGene Krupa Trio At JATP
V-8594 · 1964Verve's Choice!The Best Of Gene Krupa
PJ-93 · 1965Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy GillespieGil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie
LM-82002 · 1965I/We Had A BallVarious Artists
LM-82007 · 1965Jambo CaribeDizzy Gillespie
LM-82017 · 19653/27/65 - Charlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert Recorded Live At Carnegie HallVarious Artists
A-9149 · 1967Swing Low, Sweet CadillacDizzy GillespieEvery date, in order
1945
- January, 1945Boyd Raeburn And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - January 9, 1945Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC
trumpet - January 27, 1945Boyd Raeburn And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - February 9, 1945Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC
trumpet - February 28, 1945Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC
trumpet - April 14, 1945Albinia Jones With Don Byas' Swing SevenNYC
trumpet - May 11, 1945Dizzy Gillespie And His All StarsNYC
trumpet, vocal - November 26, 1945Charlie Parker Rebeboppers / The Be Bop BoysWOR Studios, Broadway, NY








piano, trumpet - probably December 29, 1945Slim Gaillard And His OrchestraLos Angeles, CA

trumpet
1946
- January 28, 1946Jazz At The PhilharmonicPhilharmonic Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
trumpet - March 6, 1946Tony Scott And His Down Beat Club SeptetNYCtrumpet
- May 15, 1946Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC
trumpet, vocal - June 10, 1946Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - July 9, 1946Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - September 25, 1946Ray Brown's All Stars / The Be Bop BoysNYC

trumpet - November 12, 1946Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet
1947
1950
- June 6, 1950Charlie Parker - Dizzy Gillespie QuintetNYC






trumpet - September 16, 1950Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC
trumpet, vocal - October 31, 1950Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards' OrchestraLos Angeles, CA

trumpet, vocal - November 1, 1950Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards' OrchestraLos Angeles, CA
trumpet, vocal
1951
- March 1, 1951Dizzy Gillespie SextetDetroit, MI
trumpet - April 16, 1951Dizzy Gillespie Sextet / Dizzie Gillespie All StarsNYC
trumpet - August 16, 1951Dizzy Gillespie QuintetNYC
trumpet, vocal - October 25, 1951Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC
trumpet, vocal
1952
- February 29, 1952Dizzy Gillespie QuintetNYC

trumpet - March 25, 1952Dizzy Gillespie SextetTheatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France


trumpet, vocal - April 6, 1952Dizzy Gillespie QuintetTheatre Des Champs-Elysees, Paris, France


trumpet, vocal - July 18, 1952Dizzy Gillespie QuintetChicago, IL
trumpet, vocal
1953
- May 15, 1953The QuintetMassey Hall, Toronto, Canada

trumpet, vocal - May 15, 1953The QuintetMassey Hall, Toronto, Canada

trumpet - September 2, 1953Norman Granz' Jam SessionNYC

trumpet - December 9, 1953The Dizzy Gillespie - Stan Getz SextetRadio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA





trumpet
1954
- May 24, 1954Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraFine Sound, NYC
trumpet - May 25, 1954Dizzy Gillespie QuintetFine Sound, NYC


trumpet, vocal - June 3, 1954Dizzy Gillespie And His Latin American RhythmFine Sound, NYC
trumpet, arranger - June 8, 1954Dizzy Gillespie SextetFine Sound, NYC
trumpet - September 14, 1954Benny Carter SeptetFine Sound, NYC

trumpet - September 15, 1954Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - September 16, 1954Dizzy Gillespie With Johnny Richards And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet, vocal - October 29, 1954Dizzy Gillespie - Roy Eldridge SextetNYC





trumpet, vocal - October 30, 1954Norman Granz' Jam SessionNYC
trumpet
1955
- September 12, 1955Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - November 1, 1955Gene Krupa - Buddy Rich NonetLos Angeles, CA


trumpet - November 2, 1955Tour De ForceLos Angeles, CA
trumpet - November 8, 1955Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraRadio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
trumpet
1956
- January 12, 1956The Modern Jazz SextetFine Sound, NYC
trumpet - May 18 and 19, 1956Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC



trumpet - June 6, 1956Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC


trumpet - October 16, 1956Tour De ForceLos Angeles, CA
trumpet - October 16, 1956For Musicians OnlyRadio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA
trumpet
1957
- April 7, 1957Dizzy Gillespie Big BandNYC


trumpet, arranger - April 8, 1957Dizzy Gillespie Big BandNYC


trumpet, arranger - April 17, 1957Dizzy Gillespie - Stuff Smith QuintetNYC
trumpet - June 24, 1957Ella Fitzgerald With Duke Ellington And His OrchestraLos Angeles, CA
trumpet - June 26, 1957Sittin' InWOR Studios, NYC
trumpet - July 6, 1957The Dizzy Gillespie Band At NewportNewport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, evening Live


trumpet - July 8, 1957Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - December 11, 1957Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny StittNola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC

trumpet - December 17, 1957The Dizzy Gillespie Octet Featuring Benny GolsonNYC
trumpet - December 19, 1957Dizzy Gillespie Duets With Sonny Rollins And Sonny StittNola Penthouse Sound Studios, NYC


trumpet
1959
- 1959Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
trumpet - February 17, 1959Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC

trumpet, vocal - February 18, 1959Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC

trumpet, vocal - February 20, 1959Dizzy Gillespie SextetNYC

trumpet, vocal
1960
- April 27, 1960Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - November 14 and 15, 1960Dizzy Gillespie And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet - November 21, 1960Jazz At The PhilharmonicKonserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden



trumpet
1961
- February 9, 1961The Dizzy Gillespie QuintetThe Museum Of Modern Art, NYC

trumpet, leader - March 4, 1961The Dizzy Gillespie Big BandCarnegie Hall, NYC Live
trumpet, vocal - May 18 and 22, 1961Dizzy Gillespie, Trumpet Soloist + 21 Conducted By Gunther Schuller, Composed And Arranged By J.J. JohnsonVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
solo trumpet
1964
- November 4, 1964Dizzy Gillespie SextetChicago, IL
trumpet - November 5, 1964Dizzy Gillespie SextetChicago, IL
trumpet, vocal - November 6, 1964Dizzy Gillespie SextetChicago, IL

trumpet, vocal - December 20, 1964Quincy Jones And His OrchestraNYC
trumpet
1965
- March 27, 1965Dizzy Gillespie QuintetCharlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert, Carnegie Hall, NYC Live
trumpet - March 27, 1965Dizzy Gillespie Quintet/QuartetCharlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert, Carnegie Hall, NYC Live
trumpet - March 27, 1965Billy Taylor And The Be-Bop All StarsCharlie Parker 10th Memorial Concert, Carnegie Hall, NYC Live
trumpet - June 8 and 9, 1965Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy GillespiePacific Jazz Studios, Los Angeles, CA
trumpet