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Dizzy GILLESPIE

(1917 – 1993)

A dazzling trumpeter, a brilliant and whimsical musician, Dizzy Gillespie has gone down in jazz history as much for his musical qualities as for his extraordinary showmanship. In the aristocracy of the blue note, whose long lineage includes «King» Oliver, «Duke» Ellington or «Count» Basie, Dizzy occupies the role of the madman, the mischievous court jester who does not hesitate to overthrow the established order with his irreverence.

Born in South Carolina, John Birks Gillespie (1917-1993) learns to play the trumpet with his father, a bricklayer by day and amateur bandleader by night. When his father dies in 1927, the young boy pursues his studies at all costs, first as a self-taught student, then in a music school for two years. Barely a teenager, he is already on the road, in search of professional status as a musician. By the end of the 1930s, his reputation makes the rounds of the clubs and he’s hired for important gigs, playing in the orchestras of Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Eckstine…

With his stage pranks, his cheeks puffed up like balloons when he blows his trumpet, he is quite naturally nicknamed by his peers .... Dizzy: someone whose silliness makes your head spin like a vertigo. Rarely in the history of jazz has a nickname seemed so appropriate. For musical vertigo becomes his signature in the early 1940s, when he takes part in the legendary jam sessions at the Minton's Playhouse in New York. There, his unbridled trumpet competes with Charlie Parker's alto saxophone until the very end of the night. Angular riffs, feverish intensity, frenzied tempi: the two musicians shatter the harmonic field of jazz, inventing a new language with dazzling creativity. Bebop was born.

Several of his compositions - A Night in Tunisia, Salt Peanuts, Woody' n' You... - instantly become jazz standards. A major aesthetic shift takes place at the end of the 1940s when Dizzy leads his own big band, which combines the unrestrained virtuosity of bebop with the irresistible poly-rhythmic drive of Afro-Cuban jazz, using congas and other Latin American percussion instruments to great effect. This is the era of "Cubop", as Dizzy called it. He also introduces his famous "look" - beret, goatee, scaled glasses - which influenced a whole generation of artists, right up to the beatniks. And he swaps his straight trumpet for an instrument with a 45-degree bent bell. When the big bands cease to be popular, the trumpeter switches to smaller settings, where he takes under his protective wing a young John Coltrane, then the pianist Lalo Schifrin, future composer of the soundtrack of the film Dirty Harry, who becomes his regular arranger.

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Dizzy Gillespie is an American jazz trumpeter, singer-songwriter and bandleader.

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Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1975

CHF 620.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1975

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Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1975

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Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1975

CHF 640.–

Ray Charles & Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1978

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Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1980

CHF 720.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux Jazz Festival

1980

CHF 960.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

CHF 90.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

CHF 370.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

CHF 235.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson & Ella Fitzgerald, Montreux

1981

CHF 540.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

CHF 370.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson & Ella Fitzgerald, Montreux

1981

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

CHF 370.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson & Ella Fitzgerald, Montreux

1981

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1981

CHF 170.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Clark Terry, Nice

1983

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Dizzy Gillespie & Clark Terry, Nice

1983

CHF 340.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Clark Terry, Nice

1983

CHF 230.–

Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Masekela, Dizzy Gillespie, Randy Brecker et Jimmy Owens, Montreux

1987

CHF 340.–

Wynton Marsalis, Hugh Masekela, Dizzy Gillespie, Randy Brecker et Jimmy Owens, Montreux

1987

CHF 340.–

Cab Calloway, Cecil Mc Bee & Dizzy Gillespie, New York

1988

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Cab Calloway, Cecil Mc Bee & Dizzy Gillespie, New York

1988

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Cab Calloway, Cecil Mc Bee & Dizzy Gillespie, New York

1988

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Cab Calloway, Cecil Mc Bee & Dizzy Gillespie, New York

1988

CHF 190.–

James Morrison, Carmen McRae et Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1989

CHF 330.–

James Morrison, Carmen McRae et Dizzy Gillespie, Montreux

1989

CHF 330.–

Dizzy Gillespie at the Smithsonian Institute, Nikon

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & Paquito D'Rivera, San Remo

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & TootsThielemans, Antibes

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & Claudio Roditi, Huelva

1990

CHF 260.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

CHF 220.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Nice

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 120.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 120.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

CHF 280.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona

1990

CHF 120.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Juan-les-Pins

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

CHF 210.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Granada-Saragossa

1990

CHF 185.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 75.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Hank Jones and Paquito D'Rivera, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 320.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Danilo Pérez, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

CHF 190.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Juan-les-Pins

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Paquito D'Rivera, San Remo

1990

CHF 450.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Danilo Pérez, Lugano

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 170.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Hank Jones and Paquito D'Rivera, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & TootsThielemans, Antibes

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & TootsThielemans, Antibes

1990

CHF 360.–

Dizzy Gillespie & TootsThielemans, Antibes

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 340.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Danilo Pérez, Lugano

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & Paquito D'Rivera, San Remo

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, San Remo

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Nice

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada-Saragossa

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

CHF 435.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Claudio Roditi, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Nice

1990

CHF 90.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Nice

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & Claudio Roditi, Huelva

1990

CHF 530.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 720.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 330.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona Palau de la Musica

1990

CHF 270.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Danilo Pérez, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, San Remo

1990

CHF 590.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

CHF 630.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Juan-les-Pins

1990

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie, San Remo

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

CHF 290.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

CHF 350.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Nice

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

CHF 590.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Toots Thielemans, Antibes

1990

CHF 850.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Hank Jones and Paquito D'Rivera, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 670.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 80.–

Dizzy Gillespie, San Remo

1990

CHF 250.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Freddie Hubbard, San Remo

1990

CHF 180.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Claudio Roditi, San Remo

1990

CHF 240.–

Dizzy Gillespie , Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Juan-les-Pins

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

CHF 90.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 190.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 95.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona

1990

CHF 620.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona Palau de la Musica

1990

CHF 270.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 720.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Nice

1990

CHF 270.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

CHF 350.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & Danilo Pérez, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Juan-les-Pins

1990

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Claudio Roditi, Huelva

1990

CHF 530.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona

1990

CHF 620.–

Dizzy Gillespie, San Remo

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

CHF 220.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 470.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 770.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & Danilo Pérez, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Juan-les-Pins

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Claudio Roditi, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona Palau de la Musica

1990

CHF 870.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 350.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1990

CHF 270.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Barcelona

1990

CHF 620.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Andalousie

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Granada

1990

CHF 190.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Washington D.C.

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Seville

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie & Claudio Roditi, Huelva

1990

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 240.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Bobigny

1991

CHF 90.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 170.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 170.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Claudio Roditi, Giovanni Hidalgo et Danilo Pérez, Paris

1991

CHF 120.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie & Miriam Makeba, Singen (D)

1991

CHF 240.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

circa 1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 120.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1991

CHF 90.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1991

CHF 120.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 160.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 90.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 130.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Stuttgart

1991

CHF 290.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 340.–

Claudio Roditi, Giovanni Hidalgo et Danilo Pérez, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1991

CHF 200.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1991

CHF 240.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Atelier L'Olifant, Paris - Trompette de Dizzy Gillespie

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 350.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 270.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 270.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 220.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Stuttgart

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Stuttgart

1991

CHF 470.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 350.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 370.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 460.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Bobigny

1991

CHF 360.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie & Miriam Makeba, Singen (D)

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 430.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Claudio Roditi, Giovanni Hidalgo et Danilo Pérez, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 460.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Bobigny

1991

CHF 360.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 590.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 610.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1991

CHF 570.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 240.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Giovanni Hidalgo, Bobigny

1991

CHF 175.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Giovanni Hidalgo, Bobigny

1991

CHF 75.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 80.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 210.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Laurent Clarke, Paris

1991

CHF 80.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Miriam Makeba, Paris

1991

CHF 450.–

Claudio Roditi, Giovanni Hidalgo et Danilo Pérez, Paris

1991

CHF 290.–

Dizzy Gillespie & Miriam Makeba, Singen (D)

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Geneva

1991

CHF 790.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 115.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 240.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 340.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

CHF 320.–

Dizzy Gillespie, Paris

1991

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Dizzy Gillespie & Miriam Makeba, Paris

1991

CHF 230.–

Dizzy Gillespie, affiche 75ème anniversaire, Caraïbes

1992

CHF 390.–

Dizzy Gillespie, affiche 75ème anniversaire, Caraïbes

1992

CHF 360.–

Buste de Dizzy Gillespie, Le Cannet

1993

CHF 230.–

Inauguration du buste de Dizzy Gillespie, Le Cannet

1993

CHF 220.–

Inauguration du buste de Dizzy Gillespie, Le Cannet

1993

CHF 585.–

United Nation Orchestra, Le Cannet

1993

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Dizzy Gillespie, Michel Petrucciani

1994

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