The composer of "Con Alma" and "Groovin' High," he helped create Afro-Cuban jazz with songs like "Manteca," and he also wrote (*) "Salt Peanuts" and "A Night in Tunisia.
A James Moody flute solo opens this man's "Kush," which appears on Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac, and he got together Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins to record Sonny Side Up. The composer of "Con Alma" and "Groovin' High," he helped create Afro-Cuban jazz with songs like "Manteca," and he also wrote (*) "Salt Peanuts" and "A Night in Tunisia." One of the pioneers of bebop, he's famous for collaborating with Stan Getz and, earlier, Charlie Parker. For 10 points, name this jazz musician known for an iconic bent trumpet.
A James Moody flute solo opens this man's "Kush," which appears on Swing Low, Sweet Cadillac, and he got together Sonny Stitt and Sonny Rollins to record Sonny Side Up.
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie