The Estates of Lorraine and John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie

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Dizzy Gillespie: The Life of a Jazz Legend
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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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A LARGE AUTOGRAPHED WINDOW POSTER FROM THE GAP ST101A LARGE AUTOGRAPHED WINDOW POSTER FROM THE GAP ST
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A LARGE AUTOGRAPHED WINDOW POSTER FROM THE GAP STORE Depicting a black and white photograph of a laughing Dizzy Gillespie, printed at top left "...
TWO PAINTINGS DEPICTING DIZZY GILLESPIE PLAYING HIS TRUMPET Both titled "Dizzy", one inscribed "Seri102TWO PAINTINGS DEPICTING DIZZY GILLESPIE PLAYING HIS TRUMPET Both titled "Dizzy", one inscribed "Seri
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TWO PAINTINGS DEPICTING DIZZY GILLESPIE PLAYING HIS TRUMPET Both titled "Dizzy", one inscribed "Series I 1/10-NGJr", the other &...
A POSTER DEPICTING ABDU'L-BAHA A leader of the Ba103A POSTER DEPICTING ABDU'L-BAHA A leader of the Ba
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A POSTER DEPICTING ABDU'L-BAHA A leader of the Baha'i Faith from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, creased, 14 3/4"w x 17 3/4"h, ...
A POSTER DEPICTING A PAINTING OF DIZZY GILLESPIE Showing a close-up of Dizzy's face playing the trum104A POSTER DEPICTING A PAINTING OF DIZZY GILLESPIE Showing a close-up of Dizzy's face playing the trum
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A POSTER DEPICTING A PAINTING OF DIZZY GILLESPIE Showing a close-up of Dizzy's face playing the trumpet, by Matthew Vescovo, signed by the artis...
A POSTER DEPICTING WYNTON MARSALIS PLAYING A TRUMPET 24"w x 18"h105A POSTER DEPICTING WYNTON MARSALIS PLAYING A TRUMPET 24"w x 18"h
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A POSTER DEPICTING WYNTON MARSALIS PLAYING A TRUMPET 24"w x 18"h
A LITHOGRAPH OF DIZZY GILLESPIE Depicting him pla106A LITHOGRAPH OF DIZZY GILLESPIE Depicting him pla
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A LITHOGRAPH OF DIZZY GILLESPIE Depicting him playing his trumpet under a spotlight, inscribed in French and signed LR "A. Renoux", Renoux...
A COLORFUL ABSTRACT PRINT Advertising an art show107A COLORFUL ABSTRACT PRINT Advertising an art show
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A COLORFUL ABSTRACT PRINT Advertising an art show, titled "Of Men and Mountains: An Homage to Sumo", from February 24 to March 26, no year...
TWO POSTERS FROM THE WOLF TRAP Wolf Trap Celebrates Dizzy Gillespie, June 6, 1987, 23"w x 35"h108TWO POSTERS FROM THE WOLF TRAP Wolf Trap Celebrates Dizzy Gillespie, June 6, 1987, 23"w x 35"h
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TWO POSTERS FROM THE WOLF TRAP Wolf Trap Celebrates Dizzy Gillespie, June 6, 1987, 23"w x 35"h
A POSTER DEPICTING A GERMAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR NIKON CAMERAS Showing Dizzy holding his trumpet, 35 1/109A POSTER DEPICTING A GERMAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR NIKON CAMERAS Showing Dizzy holding his trumpet, 35 1/
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A POSTER DEPICTING A GERMAN ADVERTISEMENT FOR NIKON CAMERAS Showing Dizzy holding his trumpet, 35 1/2"w x 50"h
A POSTER DEPICTING A COLLAGE OF JOHN F. KENNEDY PHOTOS 25"w x 38"h110A POSTER DEPICTING A COLLAGE OF JOHN F. KENNEDY PHOTOS 25"w x 38"h
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A POSTER DEPICTING A COLLAGE OF JOHN F. KENNEDY PHOTOS 25"w x 38"h
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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NINETEEN POSTERS OF JEFF SEDLIK'S BUBBLE GUM SHOT 23 1/2"w x 31 1/2"h
AN ABSTRACT WATERCOLOR ON PAPER Unframed, signed LR "D(aniel) Humair (1938-, Switzerland, also famou121AN ABSTRACT WATERCOLOR ON PAPER Unframed, signed LR "D(aniel) Humair (1938-, Switzerland, also famou
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AN ABSTRACT WATERCOLOR ON PAPER Unframed, signed LR "D(aniel) Humair (1938-, Switzerland, also famous jazz drummer) 83 89", 19 3/4"w ...
AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY GILLESPIE From the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, RI, 43"w x 53"h122AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY GILLESPIE From the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, RI, 43"w x 53"h
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AN ENLARGED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY GILLESPIE From the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport, RI, 43"w x 53"h
TWO POSTERS FOR THE INTERNATIONALES JAZZFESTIVAL 123TWO POSTERS FOR THE INTERNATIONALES JAZZFESTIVAL
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TWO POSTERS FOR THE INTERNATIONALES JAZZFESTIVAL In Bern, Germany, May 6-10, 1992, one signed by a number of musicians to Dizzy, together with a lette
FIVE POSTERS FOR DIZZY'S 75TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE CONCERT Dizzy Gillespie: Celebrating the Baha'i Visio124FIVE POSTERS FOR DIZZY'S 75TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE CONCERT Dizzy Gillespie: Celebrating the Baha'i Visio
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FIVE POSTERS FOR DIZZY'S 75TH BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE CONCERT Dizzy Gillespie: Celebrating the Baha'i Vision of World Peace, on November 25, 1992, ...
SIX POSTERS FOR THE JAZZ EXCHANGE Dizzy Gillespie & Montmartre Supports the Jazz Exchange, 27 1/2"w 125SIX POSTERS FOR THE JAZZ EXCHANGE Dizzy Gillespie & Montmartre Supports the Jazz Exchange, 27 1/2"w
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SIX POSTERS FOR THE JAZZ EXCHANGE Dizzy Gillespie & Montmartre Supports the Jazz Exchange, 27 1/2"w x 39 1/2"h
A POSTER DEPICTING THE FRONT END OF A PORSCHE With a "DIZZY" license plate sticker, together with a 126A POSTER DEPICTING THE FRONT END OF A PORSCHE With a "DIZZY" license plate sticker, together with a
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A POSTER DEPICTING THE FRONT END OF A PORSCHE With a "DIZZY" license plate sticker, together with a letter offering Dizzy a test drive
A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY PLAYING HIS TRUMPET 36"w x 24"h127A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY PLAYING HIS TRUMPET 36"w x 24"h
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A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY PLAYING HIS TRUMPET 36"w x 24"h
A POSTER FOR A LASZLO DUS SHOW At the Park West Galleries, Southfield, MI, in February and March, 19128A POSTER FOR A LASZLO DUS SHOW At the Park West Galleries, Southfield, MI, in February and March, 19
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A POSTER FOR A LASZLO DUS SHOW At the Park West Galleries, Southfield, MI, in February and March, 1987, 29 1/2"w x 23 1/2"h
A POSTER FOR DIZZY'S DAY In Italian, on September 11, 1987, 39"w x 54 3/4"h, together with a program129A POSTER FOR DIZZY'S DAY In Italian, on September 11, 1987, 39"w x 54 3/4"h, together with a program
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A POSTER FOR DIZZY'S DAY In Italian, on September 11, 1987, 39"w x 54 3/4"h, together with a program for Dizzy's Day
TWELVE POSTERS OF DIZZY'S UNITED NATION 17"w x 22"h130TWELVE POSTERS OF DIZZY'S UNITED NATION 17"w x 22"h
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TWELVE POSTERS OF DIZZY'S UNITED NATION 17"w x 22"h
A LARGE AUTOGRAPHED COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY PLAYING THE TRUMPET Signed by Dizzy on the back, 31"w 131A LARGE AUTOGRAPHED COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY PLAYING THE TRUMPET Signed by Dizzy on the back, 31"w
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A LARGE AUTOGRAPHED COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY PLAYING THE TRUMPET Signed by Dizzy on the back, 31"w x 19 3/4"h
AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE 34TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS On February 25, 1992, designed by Peter Max132AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE 34TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS On February 25, 1992, designed by Peter Max
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AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE 34TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS On February 25, 1992, designed by Peter Max, titled "I Love the World", signed &q...
A POSTER FROM A DIZZY'S UNITED NATION SHOW On June 10, no year, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 133A POSTER FROM A DIZZY'S UNITED NATION SHOW On June 10, no year, at the Royal Festival Hall, London,
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A POSTER FROM A DIZZY'S UNITED NATION SHOW On June 10, no year, at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 39 1/2"w x 30"h
FOUR POSTERS FROM THE CHARLIE PARKER MEMORIAL CON134FOUR POSTERS FROM THE CHARLIE PARKER MEMORIAL CON
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FOUR POSTERS FROM THE CHARLIE PARKER MEMORIAL CONCERTS Opening May 13, 1973, depicting drawings of Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, Mary Lou Williams, Mi
A POSTER FROM A DIZZY GILLESPIE UNITED NATION ORCHESTRA On October 22, 1990, at the Kolner Philharmo135A POSTER FROM A DIZZY GILLESPIE UNITED NATION ORCHESTRA On October 22, 1990, at the Kolner Philharmo
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A POSTER FROM A DIZZY GILLESPIE UNITED NATION ORCHESTRA On October 22, 1990, at the Kolner Philharmonie, Koln (Cologne), Germany, 23 1/4"w x 33...
TWO POSTERS FROM DIZZY'S 1987 AUSTRALIAN TOUR Dizzy Gillespie, The Living Legend of Jazz, on January136TWO POSTERS FROM DIZZY'S 1987 AUSTRALIAN TOUR Dizzy Gillespie, The Living Legend of Jazz, on January
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TWO POSTERS FROM DIZZY'S 1987 AUSTRALIAN TOUR Dizzy Gillespie, The Living Legend of Jazz, on January 27, 1987, at the Perth Concert Hall, 17 1/4...
TWO POSTERS IN ITALIAN L'altro Sottano Caffe Bari, at the Theatro Petruzzelli Bari, on November 20, 137TWO POSTERS IN ITALIAN L'altro Sottano Caffe Bari, at the Theatro Petruzzelli Bari, on November 20,
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TWO POSTERS IN ITALIAN L'altro Sottano Caffe Bari, at the Theatro Petruzzelli Bari, on November 20, 1985, one signed to Dizzy in Italian, 20 3/4...
AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE ROYAL GALA CHARITY138AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE ROYAL GALA CHARITY
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AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE ROYAL GALA CHARITY CONCERT 50 Years: A Celebration of the Music of Dizzy Gillespie, on November 1, no year, signed &q...
AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD 139AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD
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AN AUTOGRAPHED POSTER FROM THE HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Larry Holmes vs. Muhammed Ali, at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV, on October 2, 19...
FORTY-EIGHT POSTERS FROM THE JOHN BIRKS GILLESPIE FLORIDA ARTS CELEBRATION At the University Auditor140FORTY-EIGHT POSTERS FROM THE JOHN BIRKS GILLESPIE FLORIDA ARTS CELEBRATION At the University Auditor
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FORTY-EIGHT POSTERS FROM THE JOHN BIRKS GILLESPIE FLORIDA ARTS CELEBRATION At the University Auditorium, Gainesville, Florida, on April 8, 1989, 18&...
AN AUTOGRAPHED DRAWING Unframed, titled "Root in 141AN AUTOGRAPHED DRAWING Unframed, titled "Root in
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AN AUTOGRAPHED DRAWING Unframed, titled "Root in F#", depicting a man playing a saxophone made up of nude female figures, inscribed "...
THIRTEEN POSTERS FROM THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Bern, Germany, May 5-9, 1982, 9 3/4"w x 13142THIRTEEN POSTERS FROM THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Bern, Germany, May 5-9, 1982, 9 3/4"w x 13
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THIRTEEN POSTERS FROM THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL Bern, Germany, May 5-9, 1982, 9 3/4"w x 13"h
A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE'S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE'S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS143A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE'S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE'S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
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A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE'S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE'S PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS
A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE AND OTHER CELEBRITIES A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILL144A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE AND OTHER CELEBRITIES A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILL
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A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE AND OTHER CELEBRITIES A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE AND OTHER CELEBRITIES
A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE145A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
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A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
A GROUP OF EARLY DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS A GROUP OF EARLY DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS146A GROUP OF EARLY DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS A GROUP OF EARLY DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS
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A GROUP OF EARLY DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS A GROUP OF EARLY DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS
A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS147A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS
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A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS A GROUP OF DIZZY GILLESPIE PHOTOGRAPHS
A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE148A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
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A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE By various photographers including Eddie Birch, Ken Regan,149A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE By various photographers including Eddie Birch, Ken Regan,
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A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF DIZZY GILLESPIE By various photographers including Eddie Birch, Ken Regan, Denis Williams, Martin Cohen, and Martine Peccoux
A GROUP OF EARLY SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF EARLY SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY 150A GROUP OF EARLY SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF EARLY SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY
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A GROUP OF EARLY SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE A GROUP OF EARLY SNAPSHOTS RELATING TO DIZZY GILLESPIE