The Estates of Lorraine and John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie

Auction Details

Dizzy Gillespie: The Life of a Jazz Legend
Own a piece of American music history

A very special sale of the Estate of Lorraine and John Birks Gillespie

Quick Bio:



The famous trumpeter was born in Cheraw, South Carolina on October 21, 1917 and died in Englewood, New Jersey in January 6, 1993. He married Lorraine Willis on May 9, 1940. They lived in their Englewood, NJ home from 1965 until their deaths. Lorraine died in June, 2004.
Choose Your Layout > Switch to Grid View Switch to List View
THIRTEEN POSTERS FROM PROJETO ARCO-IRIS With the Hermeto Pascual Group and the Dizzy Gillespie Quint111THIRTEEN POSTERS FROM PROJETO ARCO-IRIS With the Hermeto Pascual Group and the Dizzy Gillespie Quint
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
THIRTEEN POSTERS FROM PROJETO ARCO-IRIS With the Hermeto Pascual Group and the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, listing shows in many South American cities, i
AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY'S TRUMPET ON ITS STAND Signed on the back by the photographer, Eugen112AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY'S TRUMPET ON ITS STAND Signed on the back by the photographer, Eugen
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY'S TRUMPET ON ITS STAND Signed on the back by the photographer, Eugenio Ratiglia, '83, 12"w x 15 1/4&quo...
A POSTER FROM JAZZ PLAZA '86 7th Festival Internacional De Jazz-Latino/La Habana, Cuba, 29 3/4"w x 2113A POSTER FROM JAZZ PLAZA '86 7th Festival Internacional De Jazz-Latino/La Habana, Cuba, 29 3/4"w x 2
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
A POSTER FROM JAZZ PLAZA '86 7th Festival Internacional De Jazz-Latino/La Habana, Cuba, 29 3/4"w x 20 1/2"h
AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING A MIXED MEDIA WORK Dizzy playing the trumpet and leading a line of 114AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING A MIXED MEDIA WORK Dizzy playing the trumpet and leading a line of
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH DEPICTING A MIXED MEDIA WORK Dizzy playing the trumpet and leading a line of people up to heaven, the bottom reading "La...
TWO POSTERS FROM THE 27TH ANNUAL SEMINAR & JAZZ C115TWO POSTERS FROM THE 27TH ANNUAL SEMINAR & JAZZ C
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
TWO POSTERS FROM THE 27TH ANNUAL SEMINAR & JAZZ CONCERT At the University of Pittsburgh, double-sided, with concert information on one side and ...
A POSTER FROM A DIZZY GILLESPIE CONCERT The Cultural Resources Council Presents Dizzy, on January 12116A POSTER FROM A DIZZY GILLESPIE CONCERT The Cultural Resources Council Presents Dizzy, on January 12
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
A POSTER FROM A DIZZY GILLESPIE CONCERT The Cultural Resources Council Presents Dizzy, on January 12, no year, at the Civic Center in Syracuse, NY, 13
ELEVEN POSTERS ADVERTISING "A NIGHT IN HAVANA: DIZZY GILLESPIE IN CUBA" 27"w x 36 3/4"h117ELEVEN POSTERS ADVERTISING "A NIGHT IN HAVANA: DIZZY GILLESPIE IN CUBA" 27"w x 36 3/4"h
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
ELEVEN POSTERS ADVERTISING "A NIGHT IN HAVANA: DIZZY GILLESPIE IN CUBA" 27"w x 36 3/4"h
TWENTY-EIGHT POSTERS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE From Joe La Russo's "Feel the Music" Photographic Collection118TWENTY-EIGHT POSTERS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE From Joe La Russo's "Feel the Music" Photographic Collection
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
TWENTY-EIGHT POSTERS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE From Joe La Russo's "Feel the Music" Photographic Collection, in the box they were mailed to D...
SIX POSTERS FROM JAZZ AT THE MUSIC HALL Advertising three concerts, one with Dizzy, in Tarrytown, NY119SIX POSTERS FROM JAZZ AT THE MUSIC HALL Advertising three concerts, one with Dizzy, in Tarrytown, NY
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
SIX POSTERS FROM JAZZ AT THE MUSIC HALL Advertising three concerts, one with Dizzy, in Tarrytown, NY, 9 1/4"w x 16 3/4"h
NINETEEN POSTERS OF JEFF SEDLIK'S BUBBLE GUM SHOT 23 1/2"w x 31 1/2"h120NINETEEN POSTERS OF JEFF SEDLIK'S BUBBLE GUM SHOT 23 1/2"w x 31 1/2"h
Dawson & Nye Auctioneers and Appraisers
NINETEEN POSTERS OF JEFF SEDLIK'S BUBBLE GUM SHOT 23 1/2"w x 31 1/2"h