Google Logo on Dizzy Gillespie Cheeks

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.