themaninthegreenshirt: Dizzy for President, Monterey Jazz, 1964 by Jim Marshall. What began as a pra
themaninthegreenshirt:Dizzy for President, Monterey Jazz, 1964 by Jim Marshall. What began as a practical joke by the trumpeter was embraced by jazz fans and became a short-lived campaign with “Dizzy for President” posters and badges as well as a live album of the same name recorded at the 1964 festival. His theme song, Salt Peanuts became Vote Dizzy with the chorus, “Your politics out to be a groovier thing/ So get a president that’s willing to swing.” Gillespie also promised, if elected, to make Miles Davis head of the CIA. -- source link
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