"Birks' Works" is a 1951
jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive List ...
written by
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( ; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. He was a trumpet virtuoso and improvisation, improviser, building on the virtuosic style of Roy El ...
. The title refers to Gillespie's middle name, "Birks".
It was the title track of Gillespie's 1957 album ''
Birks' Works
''Birks' Works'' is an album by trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie recorded in 1957 and released on the Verve label. ''.
See also
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List of jazz standards For a list of the core jazz standards, see the following lists by decade:
* Before 1920
* 1920s
*1930s
*1940s
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References
1950s jazz standards
1951 songs
Compositions by Dizzy Gillespie
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