King of the horn: Dizzy Gillespie revolutionized jazz

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Gillespie helped create the jazz style of bebop in the 1940s with other jazz musicians, including Charlie Parker and Thelonious Monk. Gillespie recorded more than 100 albums during his 50-year career. He was known for his ballooning cheeks.

Obituary, Trumpet players, Gillespie, Dizzy

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Sophisticated lady: Diana Krall has got the jazz world on a string

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Krall, 32, is receiving much media attention due to her new album, 'All for You.' The British Columbia native has worked hard for the recognition. Jazz great Ray Brown heard Krall sing at a restaurant when she was just 19 years old.

Behavior, Krall, Diana

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A prairie Pulitzer

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Winnipeg, Manitoba novelist Carol Shields won the Pulitzer Prize in 1995 for her 16th novel, 'The Stone Diaries.' The work won the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award in 1993. Shields' life and work are profiled.

Achievements and awards, Authors, Canadian, Canadian writers, Pulitzer prizes, 1995 AD, The Stone Diaries (Book), Shields, Carol

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