Type: Jazz
Soloist: Dizzie Gillespie
Band: Dizzy Gillespie Quartet
Location: The Great Hall, Berliner Jazztage
Year: 1974

Dizzy Gillespie lights up Jazztage in this electrifying 1974 quartet performance. With his unmistakable trumpet sound, playful stage presence, and dazzling bebop imagination, Gillespie turns every phrase into a burst of energy and surprise. Joined by Mickey Roker, Earl May, and Alexander Gafa, he leads a performance that swings with elegance, humor, and irresistible momentum. Historic, joyful, and wildly alive, this concert captures one of jazz’s great innovators at his charismatic best.