john b gillespie

noun

John Birks

[burks] , ( "Dizzy" ) 1917–93, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer.

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Gillespie (ɡɪˈlɛspɪ)

—n
	Dizzy, nickname of John Birks Gillespie. 1917--93, US jazz trumpeter

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