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Title: Dizzy Gillespie - Souled Out
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Jazz, Soul Jazz Funk, Cheraw, South Carolina 7/26
Matrix #: X3RS-0435
Condition: EX, sounds great, looks great (CC) | Members: Dizzy G (17' - 93')
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Gillespie grew up poor in segregated South Carolina, lost his father young, and built his career while fighting the racism that shaped touring, clubs, hotels, and the jazz business.
2. Scene Ecology: Souled Out catches Dizzy adapting bebop language to late-60s soul jazz and funk, showing a pioneer still chasing the younger groove instead of living off legend.
3. Media Narrative: By this era Dizzy was no museum piece, his bent trumpet, humor, Afro-Cuban influence, and restless playing kept him connected to every new jazz generation.

7/16/2026 CC