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From today's The Writer's Almanac
It’s the birthday of jazz trumpeter and composer Dizzy Gillespie, born in Cheraw, South Carolina (1917), who along with Charlie Parker helped invent the style of jazz known as “bebop” and also incorporated African and Cuban rhythms into his music. He wrote many songs, including “Salt Peanuts” and “A Night in Tunisia.”
He said, “I don’t care too much about music. What I like is sounds.”
It’s the birthday of jazz trumpeter and composer Dizzy Gillespie, born in Cheraw, South Carolina (1917), who along with Charlie Parker helped invent the style of jazz known as “bebop” and also incorporated African and Cuban rhythms into his music. He wrote many songs, including “Salt Peanuts” and “A Night in Tunisia.”
He said, “I don’t care too much about music. What I like is sounds.”