October 21: Happy Birthday to jazz legend, Dizzy Gillespie. Born John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, in 1917. His contributions to the jazz industry were massive. In many circles, he is known to be the best jazz trumpeter of all time, definitely one of the greatest.

Dizzy Gillespie was also one of the key founders of Afro-Cuban (or Latin) jazz, adding Chano Pozo's conga to his orchestra in 1947, and utilizing complex poly-rhythms early on.