Great Performances; Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute to the Jazz Master; Part 2

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Series
Great Performances
Episode
Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute to the Jazz Master
Segment
Part 2
Producing Organization
Maryland Public Television
Wolf Trap Television
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-5x25b00398
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Description
Episode Description
This documentary program centers around influential jazz trumpet player, John Birks Gillespie, better known as Dizzy Gillespie. Interviews and recordings tell the story of his life as his students, musical influences, and other fellow performers join him in a live tribute concert dedicated to Dizzy at the Wolf Trap Filene Center. They, along with the narrator Willis Conover, discuss Gillespie's jazz career in the swing band era, his transition to bebop in the 1940's, his trip to Cuba leading to Latin influences in his music, and finally his career as a teacher and global jazz ambassador. Most featured tunes on the program are written by Dizzy himself, including 'A Night in Tunisia', 'Birk's Works', 'Fiesta Mojo', 'Yenga', 'Tour de Force', 'Oo bop a da', and 'Quickly Forward'. The program concludes with special performances featuring Dizzy Gillespie with Oscar Peterson and Carmen McRae, as well as a big band arrangement of 'Happy Birthday'.
Broadcast Date
1988
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:27:36.955
Credits
Producing Organization: Maryland Public Television
Producing Organization: Wolf Trap Television
Producing Organization: Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-b9fa61811ff (Filename)
Format: U-matic
Duration: 2:02:00
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Citations
Chicago: “Great Performances; Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute to the Jazz Master; Part 2,” 1988, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed March 14, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-5x25b00398.
MLA: “Great Performances; Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute to the Jazz Master; Part 2.” 1988. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. March 14, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-5x25b00398>.
APA: Great Performances; Wolf Trap Salutes Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute to the Jazz Master; Part 2. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-5x25b00398