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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

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.
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A SILVER PLATED TRUMPET MOUTHPIECE Stamped Benge 70, together with an unused Jet-tone silver plated 391A SILVER PLATED TRUMPET MOUTHPIECE Stamped Benge 70, together with an unused Jet-tone silver plated
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A SILVER PLATED TRUMPET MOUTHPIECE Stamped Benge 70, together with an unused Jet-tone silver plated studio model D mouthpiece in its original box, 2 p
A GROUP OF THREE SHIRTS One embroidered Dizzy, the other Diz, and the third in its Battistoni Roma b392A GROUP OF THREE SHIRTS One embroidered Dizzy, the other Diz, and the third in its Battistoni Roma b
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A GROUP OF THREE SHIRTS One embroidered Dizzy, the other Diz, and the third in its Battistoni Roma bag, some staining and soiling, 3 pieces
A SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY Signed Mark Cha393A SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY Signed Mark Cha
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A SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF DIZZY Signed Mark Charles Olsen, taken on infrared film and printed on Hungarian photographic paper, together with a lette
AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BERRY BROTHERS Inscribed "To one of the best in the biz, our pal 'D394AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BERRY BROTHERS Inscribed "To one of the best in the biz, our pal 'D
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AN AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH OF THE BERRY BROTHERS Inscribed "To one of the best in the biz, our pal 'Diz', Sincerely Berry Brothers"...
A BLACK AND WHITE KNITTED HAT AND SCARF SET The scarf initialed "DG", hat soiled, 2 pieces395A BLACK AND WHITE KNITTED HAT AND SCARF SET The scarf initialed "DG", hat soiled, 2 pieces
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A BLACK AND WHITE KNITTED HAT AND SCARF SET The scarf initialed "DG", hat soiled, 2 pieces
A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHIC BLACK AND WHITE AND COLOR CONTACT SHEETS Together with ring bound pictures o396A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHIC BLACK AND WHITE AND COLOR CONTACT SHEETS Together with ring bound pictures o
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A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHIC BLACK AND WHITE AND COLOR CONTACT SHEETS Together with ring bound pictures of Dizzy in concert, apx. 20 pieces
THREE PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES EXTOLLING DIZZY GILLE397THREE PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES EXTOLLING DIZZY GILLE
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THREE PROMOTIONAL BROCHURES EXTOLLING DIZZY GILLESPIE'S INVOLVEMENT FOR VIRTUES OF "THE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ HALL OF FAME" One packet in...
A LARGE GROUP OF ROSARY BEADS A LARGE GROUP OF ROSARY BEADS398A LARGE GROUP OF ROSARY BEADS A LARGE GROUP OF ROSARY BEADS
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A LARGE GROUP OF ROSARY BEADS A LARGE GROUP OF ROSARY BEADS
A COPY OF A POSTER FOR THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL399A COPY OF A POSTER FOR THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL
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A COPY OF A POSTER FOR THE MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL Depicting "The Spirit of '76", inscribed to Lorraine and signed by Chuck Mangione, t...
A GROUP OF EPHEMERA PERTAINING TO MIKE LONGO Incl400A GROUP OF EPHEMERA PERTAINING TO MIKE LONGO Incl
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A GROUP OF EPHEMERA PERTAINING TO MIKE LONGO Including five records, two Thank You notes, an instructional book on jazz piano, and copies of legal doc