Gillespie
Americannoun
noun
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"He was very driven," remembered Gillespie, who is still touring and making music at the age of 77.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Gillespie is excited by one song in particular.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Growing up with a celebrated father in the business would set him up to connect with giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey and Count Basie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Director Craig Gillespie is no stranger to turbulent filmmaking, and his “Cruella” commendably made an underserved villain into a fully sketched character, without overrelying on callbacks.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2026
In the late 1940s, Billy Eckstine’s big band boasted among its ranks some of the rising stars of the bebop era: Blakey, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon and Fats Navarro.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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