Dizzy Gillespie interview | Jazz | Bent Trumpet | Afternoon Plus | 1983

Some interesting extracts from an interview with the jazz trumpeter, composer, and singer Dizzy Gillespie. Including anecdotes about his style and is iconic bent trumpet.
First shown: 25/05/1983
Interviewer: Elaine Grand
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[@MegaSnippezz]

Gillespie was a musical genius. He's up there with Parker, Davis, Ellington and Coltrane.

[@rhythmfield]

No doubt whatsoever - a Picasso, an Einstein, a leader, a statesman

[@sommelierramon]

@@rhythmfield Yes. Level Salvador Dali. Genius of the highest.

[@AdminAntitask]

absolutely

[@guaguancos.montunodcubop8923]

Such a beautiful soul. Dizzy u are forever with us. A jazz prophet..and for me the most important figure in jazz history. Luv ya Diz🎵✊

[@gerardomartinez576]

Just after he met Arturo... Awesome ...what an amazing chat. I was a year old when this took place 🚼

[@thevideosinc]

I love the way he describes hearing music, that's the same way I describe music to people and I thought I was insane this whole time. Good to know I'm not alone

[@da11king]

Glad he just met Arturo back then ...nice interview ..thx KZbin

[@andreashoppe1969]

What a great human being

[@bsshh]

Awesome interview!!!

[@afrohealing7446]

Love him

[@jeremydavidson9194]

I love it when he reverts back to his no bs southern accent to make a serious point.

[@amosprudhon3295]

The album he made with Arturo that he mentions here is one of my favorites of theirs; I think it’s called To A Finland Station

[@kat9669]

Fabulous ❤

[@LouieHodgson]

Dizzy was one of the best musicians of all time. Up there with glenn miller and benny goodman

[@selpingos]

How do you comment on Dizzy. He was pure genius

[@deannesbitt2079]

Great

[@jaysteve8048]

The great one!

[@sommelierramon]

Genius. yes. Top genius, yes please and indeed thanks you all. He's a TOP genius forever and ever. Forever. point.

[@jeremydavidson9194]

A peace keeping force. Exactly.

[@joshuaklein2859]

0:35 and that’s just with his hands!!!

[@bsshh]

The Wisdom of Diz!!! He hated Stan Kenton!

[@rickdavenport9538]

Interesring. Where did you hear this?

[@joshuaklein2859]

@@rickdavenport9538and why?

[@El_Bueno]

Arturo Sandoval sent me

[@cameronvalentine6207]

4:21

[@_SmoothsOfficial]

8:31-8:31

[@juarezmoraes4979]

how old is he with? someone could tell me ?

[@mondingo67]

Dizzy was born in 1917. The video here according to the title was shot in 1983. So at the time of making the video dizzy would have been 66 years old(1983 minus 1917 = 66).

[@MKD371]

The interviewer can't seem to focus on anything positive.

[@jxnglxst6874]

It makes for a good interview though why be scared of the truth

[@joshuaklein2859]

Was all the politics edited? Sigh