Google Doodle celebrates Dizzy Gillespie cheeks today. October 21 was the birthday of the American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer.
Dizzy Gillespie was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. Dizzy’s beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.