Dizzy Gillespie Collection

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Dizzy Gillespie, George Handy... New York, 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Dizzy Gillespie, George Handy, and Chubby Jackson, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams, Hank Jones... Mary Lou Williams apartment...1947
Portrait of Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams, Hank Jones, and Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams apartment, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Chubby Jackson, George Handy...New York, 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Chubby Jackson, George Handy, and Dizzy Gillespie, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Tadd Dameron, Mary Lou Williams, and Dizzy...Mary Lou Williams apartment, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Tadd Dameron, Mary Lou Williams, and Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams apartment, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Jack...Mary Lou Williams apartment, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Jack Teagarden, and Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams apartment, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Tadd Dameron, Mary Lou Williams, Milt Orent, Dixie Bailey, Jack Teagarden... N.Y
Portrait of Tadd Dameron, Mary Lou Williams, Milt Orent, Dixie Bailey, Jack Teagarden, and Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams apartment, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, Hank Jones...Mary Lou Williams apartment, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, Hank Jones, Mary Lou Williams, and Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams apartment, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Dixie Bailey, Mary Lou Williams...Mary Lou Williams apartment, NY
Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Dixie Bailey, Mary Lou Williams, Tadd Dameron, Hank Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, and Milt Orent, Mary Lou Williams apartment, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Chubby Jackson, George Handy...Gottlieb's office, N.Y
Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Chubby Jackson, George Handy, and Dizzy Gillespie, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker, Carnegie Hall, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, 52nd Street, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, and Howard Johnson, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, and Howard Johnson, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1947

Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt Jackson... Downbeat, N.Y. 1947
Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1947

"Dizzy"Gillespie (b / w photo)
6013338 " Dizzy" Gillespie (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Dizzy" Gillespie)

John Birks "Dizzy"Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader
John Birks " Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer. (Picture) Dizzy Gillespie Jazz Man at Fort Belvedere near Ascot. 5th June 1963

A photo call held here for the Nigerian National Troupe on their first visit to Britain at the Commonwealth Insitute in Kensington high Street

Dizzy Gillespie, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Alexendra Palace, London, 1979

Sonny Stitt and Dizzy Gillespie, Capital Jazz, 1979. Artist: Brian O Connor
Sonny Stitt and Dizzy Gillespie, Capital Jazz, 1979

Dizzy Gillespie and Chuck Mangione, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1988. Artist: Brian O Connor
Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and singer, with Chuck Mangione, Royal Festival Hall, London, July 1985

Dizzy Gillespie, Capital Jazz, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1985. Artist: Brian O Connor
Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and singer, Royal Festival Hall, London, July 1985. Gillespie is regarded as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time

Dizzy Gillespie, Capital Jazz, Alexandra Palace, 1979. Artist: Brian O Connor
Dizzy Gillespie, Capital Jazz, Alexandra Palace, 1979

Dizzy Gillespie, London, 1973. Artist: Brian O Connor
Dizzy Gillespie, London, 1973

Gillespie Dizzy, Royal Festival Hall, London, July 1985. Artist: Brian O Connor
Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and singer, Royal Festival Hall, London, July 1985. Gillespie is regarded as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time

Dizzy Gillespie, Royal Festival Hall, London, July 1985. Artist: Brian O Connor
Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and singer, Royal Festival Hall, London, July 1985. Gillespie is regarded as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time

Dennis Matthews, Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, 1979
Dennis Matthews, Managing Director of Crescendo International, with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, London, July 1979

Dizzy Gillespie and guitarist Rodney Jones on stage, Beaulieu, Hampshire, July 1977

Dennis Matthews of Crescendo International with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, London, 1979
Dennis Matthews of Crescendo International with Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Alexandra Palace, London, July 1979

Dave Brubeck and Dizzy Gillespie at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Alexandra Palace, London, 1979
Dave Brubeck and Dizzy Gillespie at the Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Alexandra Palace, London, July 1979

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"Dizzy" Gillespie, known for his iconic trumpet playing and signature bent horn, was a jazz legend who left an indelible mark on the music world. This black and white photo captures him in all his glory during the Capital Radio Jazz Festival at Alexandra Palace in London, 1979. Alongside him is Sonny Stitt, another jazz great, as they mesmerize the audience with their incredible musical talent. The artist Brian O'Connor beautifully depicts this moment of pure musical magic. In another captivating image from the same festival in 1979, Dizzy Gillespie shares the stage with Chuck Mangione at Royal Festival Hall in London. Their synergy is palpable as they create a harmonious blend of sounds that reverberate through every corner of the concert hall. Brian O'Connor's artistic interpretation perfectly encapsulates their energy and passion. Moving forward to 1988 at Royal Festival Hall once again, Dizzy Gillespie takes center stage during Capital Jazz. His vibrant presence electrifies the room as he effortlessly plays his trumpet with unmatched skill and finesse. Brian O'Connor's artwork immortalizes this unforgettable performance. Throughout his illustrious career, Dizzy Gillespie consistently wowed audiences with his unparalleled talent and showmanship. In this piece by Brian O'Connor from 1985 at Royal Festival Hall during Capital Jazz, we see Dizzy fully immersed in his element - pouring heart and soul into each note he plays. The year is now 1973 when Dizzy Gillespie graced London with yet another remarkable performance captured by Brian O'Connor's artistry. With every breath he takes into that trumpet mouthpiece, he transports listeners to a realm where only music exists - a place filled with joyous melodies and infectious rhythms. Brian O'Connor once again captures Dizzy Gillespie's essence during a July evening in 1985 at Royal Festival Hall.