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Dizzy Gillespie: The Bebop Years 1937-1952

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The Jazz Itineraries series, a new format based on Ken Vail's successful Jazz Diaries, charts the careers of famous jazz musicians, listing club and concert appearances with details of recording sessions and movie appearances. Copiously illustrated with contemporary photographs, newspaper extracts, record and performance reviews, ads and posters, the series provides fascinating insight into the lives of the greatest jazz musicians of our times.

No.1 in the series, Dizzy The Bebop Years 1937?1952 , chronicles Dizzy's life from his early struggles, through the birth of bebop, the demise of his first big band, up to his departure for France in 1952.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 2003

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Ken Vail

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