Dizzy Gillespie
Trumpet Solo on
Diggin' Diz

About

Dizzy Gillespie's trumpet solo is the third of six improvisations on this recording, following Parker's alto saxophone. Taking one chorus of the 16-bar form in C at 200 BPM, Gillespie delivers a statement that captures the other founding genius of bebop at the peak of his powers. His trumpet work matches Parker's harmonic daring with his own distinctive approach, the two giants of the new jazz sharing the same bandstand in a performance that documents the creative ferment of the mid-1940s.

Dizzy Gillespie was 28 to 29 years old at the time.