GILLESPIE


Meaning of GILLESPIE in English

(1917–93)

a US jazz musician who invented the name bebop and helped to develop that type of music. He played the trumpet in a wide range of groups and wrote several successful pieces, including Hot House (1941) and Groovin’ High (1944). He was chosen for the Jazz Hall of Fame in 1960.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.