Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Dizzy Gillespie, born John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie
American Jazz Trumpet Player, Bandleader, Singer and Composer dubbed "the sound of surprise"
"The idea of life is to give and receive, and if you didn’t have anybody on earth to give to or receive from, then you’d have a very sad life... One of the reasons we’re here is to be part of this process of exchange."
"It's taken me all my life to learn what not to play. "
"I don't care much about music. What I like is sounds."