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What bands did Dizzie Gillespie play in?

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He played with the bands of Cab Calloway and Billy Eckstine. Gillespie and Charlie "Bird" Parker are considered the leaders of the bop (or bebop) movement in modern jazz . Gillespie's playing was characterized by intelligent musicianship and technical facility.

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