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The Estates of Lorraine and John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location128 American Road, Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States In Person PreviewSunday, September 11th: 12:00 noon to 5:00pm with films of Dizzy`s from 6-8pm

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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

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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.
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TWO AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS Comprising "Corto Maltese" by Hugo Pratt, hard covered French comic book, Pari581TWO AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS Comprising "Corto Maltese" by Hugo Pratt, hard covered French comic book, Pari
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TWO AUTOGRAPHED BOOKS Comprising "Corto Maltese" by Hugo Pratt, hard covered French comic book, Paris 1971, and "Eusebio Pantera Negr...
A GOLD RECORD 1985 Gold Disc "Closer to the Source" Dizzy Gillespie, King Record Co., LTD. Japan582A GOLD RECORD 1985 Gold Disc "Closer to the Source" Dizzy Gillespie, King Record Co., LTD. Japan
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A GOLD RECORD 1985 Gold Disc "Closer to the Source" Dizzy Gillespie, King Record Co., LTD. Japan
THREE ACCOLADES FOR DIZZY GILLESPIE Comprising a 583THREE ACCOLADES FOR DIZZY GILLESPIE Comprising a
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THREE ACCOLADES FOR DIZZY GILLESPIE Comprising a brass placard engraved, "Dizzy Gillespie from the National Association of Jazz Educators in Ap...
A PRESENTATION PLACARD Engraved, "Dizzy Gillespie584A PRESENTATION PLACARD Engraved, "Dizzy Gillespie
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A PRESENTATION PLACARD Engraved, "Dizzy Gillespie Trumpeter on His 60th Birthday, October 21, 1977, In Appreciation of His Continuing Outstandi...
TWO ENGRAVED SILVER SCROLL PLAQUES The first insc585TWO ENGRAVED SILVER SCROLL PLAQUES The first insc
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TWO ENGRAVED SILVER SCROLL PLAQUES The first inscribed: "XXXVIII MASHCHERA D'ARGENTO 1982-83 J. Birks Gillespie Comune Di Campione D'It...
TWO PRESENTATION PLAQUES Comprising a Jazz Heritage Society Grand Master Award,586TWO PRESENTATION PLAQUES Comprising a Jazz Heritage Society Grand Master Award,
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TWO PRESENTATION PLAQUES Comprising a Jazz Heritage Society Grand Master Award,
A SCROLL DESIGN PLAQUE Engraved to "Dizzy Gillesp587A SCROLL DESIGN PLAQUE Engraved to "Dizzy Gillesp
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A SCROLL DESIGN PLAQUE Engraved to "Dizzy Gillespie in Retrospect, a Tribute to Diz by Lionel Hampton and his Giants of Jazz Friends, this nigh...
TWO PLAQUES ON GOLD TONE METAL WITH BLACK LETTERI588TWO PLAQUES ON GOLD TONE METAL WITH BLACK LETTERI
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TWO PLAQUES ON GOLD TONE METAL WITH BLACK LETTERING Each with image of Dizzy in front of drums, holding trumpet, the first inscribed "The Hacke...
A COMPOSITION PLAQUE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL BUST OF589A COMPOSITION PLAQUE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL BUST OF
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A COMPOSITION PLAQUE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL BUST OF DIZZY GILLESPIE Inscribed "John Birks Dizzy Gillespie honored guest 7th annual Q.C.I.J.F. Apr...
A BRASS INSTITUTE OF HIGH FIDELITY ARTIST OF THE 590A BRASS INSTITUTE OF HIGH FIDELITY ARTIST OF THE
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A BRASS INSTITUTE OF HIGH FIDELITY ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD Inscribed, "The Institute of High Fidelity Artist of the Year Award to Dizzy Gilles...
A LATIN JAZZ USA AWARD Inscribed to "Dizzy Gilles591A LATIN JAZZ USA AWARD Inscribed to "Dizzy Gilles
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A LATIN JAZZ USA AWARD Inscribed to "Dizzy Gillespie for His Outstanding Contribution to the Preservation and Evolution of Latin Jazz, Carnegie...
A CONTEMPORARY VASE SHAPED SILVER PLATED AWARD Th592A CONTEMPORARY VASE SHAPED SILVER PLATED AWARD Th
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A CONTEMPORARY VASE SHAPED SILVER PLATED AWARD The placard engraved "'Dizzy' John Birks Gillespie. We all live in the reflection of the...
A SILVERED-METAL SCULPTURE AWARD The placard engr593A SILVERED-METAL SCULPTURE AWARD The placard engr
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A SILVERED-METAL SCULPTURE AWARD The placard engraved, "Dizzy Gillespie, in Honor of Your Extraordinary Contribution to the Development and Per...
AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ EDUCATORS TR594AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ EDUCATORS TR
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AN INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JAZZ EDUCATORS TROPHY The placard engraved, "I.A.J.E Presented to Dizzy Gillespie for His Total Dedication to J...
A BLUE AND WHITE DELFT GLAZED EARTHENWARE HEINEKE595A BLUE AND WHITE DELFT GLAZED EARTHENWARE HEINEKE
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A BLUE AND WHITE DELFT GLAZED EARTHENWARE HEINEKEN AWARD MUG The placard engraved "A Dizzy Gillespies, DE: Heineken Jazz Festival Como Tributo ...
AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD The plaque engraved "18th Annual NAACP Image Award 1985 Hall of Fame Award, Diz596AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD The plaque engraved "18th Annual NAACP Image Award 1985 Hall of Fame Award, Diz
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AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD The plaque engraved "18th Annual NAACP Image Award 1985 Hall of Fame Award, Dizzy Gillespie", 14"h
AN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ AWARD The brass placard sta597AN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ AWARD The brass placard sta
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AN INTERNATIONAL JAZZ AWARD The brass placard stating, "Dizzy Gillespie's International Jazz Award 'Bird' North Sea Jazz Festival 1...
A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF FOUR PRESENTATION MEDALL598A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF FOUR PRESENTATION MEDALL
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A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF FOUR PRESENTATION MEDALLIONS Comprising a bronze medallion of galloping horse and rider with sword inscribed "Massilie...
THREE NICAEA RIBITAS MEDALLIONS Made by Grunberg, two bronze and one silver tone metal, signed by Le599THREE NICAEA RIBITAS MEDALLIONS Made by Grunberg, two bronze and one silver tone metal, signed by Le
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THREE NICAEA RIBITAS MEDALLIONS Made by Grunberg, two bronze and one silver tone metal, signed by Lelan Romain, each is housed in a green leather pres
A BRONZE "BEACONS IN JAZZ AWARD" MEDALLION From t600A BRONZE "BEACONS IN JAZZ AWARD" MEDALLION From t
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A BRONZE "BEACONS IN JAZZ AWARD" MEDALLION From the New School for Social Research, depicting partial image of trumpeter playing trumpet, ...