He plays the drums and vibes in nearly every number and still leads the band, not with a baton, but with his body, throwing himself about like a dervish. He juggles drum sticks and hurls them into the audience; he tap-dances and turns somersaults. Th… More…
Dizzy Gillespie hardly requires an introduction. We spoke during his nightly-packed, eight-day stand at Gourmet Rendezvous in St. Louis. We had lunch at Kemoll’s: Dizzy with beef tips and noodles, me with pepperoni-stuffed calzoni, both of us fatties… More…
