An edition of Groovin' high: the life of Dizzy Gillespie (1999)

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An edition of Groovin' high: the life of Dizzy Gillespie (1999)

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the life of Dizzy Gillespie

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
422

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Subjects

Biography, Jazz musicians, Biographie, Jazz, Gillespie, dizzy, 1917-1993, New York Times reviewed

People

Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993), Dizzy Gillespie (1917-)

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United States
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Cover of: Groovin' High
Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie
May 18, 2001, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
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Cover of: Groovin' high
Groovin' high: the life of Dizzy Gillespie
1999, Oxford University Press
in English
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [395]-398) and index.

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New York
Genre
Biography.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
788.9/2165/092, B
Library of Congress
ML419.G54 S55 1999, ML419.G54S55 1999

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Pagination
x, 422 p. :
Number of pages
422

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OL367178M
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0195091329
LCCN
98027684
OCLC/WorldCat
98027684, 39347054
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1004720
Goodreads
1084837

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"The sight of John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, the bell of his upswept trumpet pointing skyward, his cheeks distended into hamster-like pouches, and his ubiquitous beret, goatee, horn-rimmed spectacles, and pinstripe suit, became the archetypal image of a jazz musician."

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