History has produced its
share of great artists and great
people—John Birks "Dizzy"
Gillespie was both. As a
performer, he left behind an
incredible record of innovation
and inspiration; as a composer,
a broad repository of musical
masterpieces; and as a man, a
legion of friends, colleagues
and compatriots who remember him
with the same degree of love and
esteem they reserve for his
work. - Patrice Lee
