New York: Dizzy Gillespie, the trumpeter leads a 19-piece big band at Carnegie Hall during the JVC Jazz Festival. Since the 1940's Gillespie has been...
American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie performs live on stage playing his distinctive 'bent' trumpet during a concert performance at the Nice Jazz...
Jazz musicians L-R Tommy Potter, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane perform at Birdland in 1951 in New York City.
The American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie looking pensive during his 1960 British tour.
Bebop trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie plays in Carnegie Hall for the 1988 Mostly Monk festival, dedicated to Thelonious Monk.
Kennedy Ctr. Honoree, trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, making face, sticking out his tongue & puffing cheeks, sporting honor medallion, during awards fete.
Dizzy Gillespie plays his trumpet during a jazz concert at the Natrona County High School Auditorium on February 10, 1989 in Casper, Wyoming. The...
American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie , wearing the festival t-shirt, attends the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland on 16th July 1975.
Dizzy Gillespie performs during the Berkeley Jazz Festival at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California on May 27, 1979.
Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie performs at the Vine Street Bar and Grill in Hollywood circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
The Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra performs at the Newport Jaszz festival on July 6, 1957 in Newport, Rhode Island.
Photo montage of the jazz trumpeter and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie amid the bright lights and neon signs of Times Square in March 1962 in New York...
Dizzy Gillespie and members of his combo perform during their jazz concert at the Natrona County High School Auditorium on February 10, 1989 in...
Dizzy Gillespie plays his trumpet during a concert at the Natrona County High School Auditorium on February 10, 1989 in Casper, Wyoming. The image of...
American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie performs live on stage at the 1971 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island on 3rd July 1971.
American jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie performs on stage with saxophone player Sonny Rollins at De Doelen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 20th October...
Kennedy Ctr. Honor medallions- bedecked-honorees Billy Wilder, Katharine Hepburn, Dizzy Gillespie, Rise Stevens & Jule Styne, at honors fete.
Lifetime Achievement Honorees Dizzy Gillespie and Leontyne Price backstage at the Grammy Awards Show, February 22, 1989 at Shrine Auditorium in Los...
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) American Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie and Pop and R&B singer Chaka Khan share a laugh as they sit together...
Dizzy Gillespie plays his trumpet during a jazz concert at the Natrona County High School Auditorium on February 10, 1989 in Casper, Wyoming.
Dizzy Gillespie smokes a cigar in the makeup room prior to his jazz concert at the Natrona County High School Auditorium on February 10, 1989 in...
Dizzy Gillespie stands with his back toward the audience with John Lee during a jazz concert at the Natrona County High School Auditorium on February...
American Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie holds his trumpet during a performance at the Blue Note Jazz Club, New York, New York, September 18, 1988.
American trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie performs with his big band reunion during the recording of the BBC Television show 'Jazz at the Maltings' at Snape...
American jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie performs live with bassist Chris White during the recording of a performance by the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet...
Musician Dizzy Gillespie attends Man Of The Year Awards Honoring David Frost on November 19, 1972 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
American jazz musicians, in front from left, tenor sax player Bud Freeman , trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie and trumpeter Buck Clayton pictured together...
American Jazz composer and musician Dizzy Gillespie is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush...
American Jazz composer and musician Dizzy Gillespie is awarded the National Medal of Arts by US First Lady Barbara Bush and President George HW Bush...
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) NEW YORK Jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie with singer Chaka Khan recording 'A Night in Tunis' in...
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) NEW YORK Jazz trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie with singer Chaka Khan recording 'A Night in Tunis' in...
Portrait of American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie performs onstage at the Blue Note nightclub, New York, New York, 1988.
Kennedy Ctr. Honor medallions- bedecked-honorees Billy Wilder, Katharine Hepburn, Dizzy Gillespie, Rise Stevens & Jule Styne, at honors fete.
Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie performs at the Vine Street Bar and Grill in Hollywood circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
Jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie performs at the Vine Street Bar and Grill in Hollywood circa 1985 in Los Angeles, California.
Closeup of American jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie smiling with his eyes closed in front of a microphone on stage at...
American Jazz musician and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie plays trumpet on stage at the Petrillo Music Shell during a performance at the Chicago Kool...
American Jazz musician and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie smiles onstage at the Petrillo Music Shell during a performance at the Chicago Kool Jazz...
American Jazz musician and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie performs, with his band, on stage at the Cine Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980s.
American Jazz musician and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie performs, with his band, on stage at the Cine Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980s....
American Jazz musician and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie performs, with his band, on stage at the Cine Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980s....
American Jazz musician and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie performs, with his band, on stage at the Cine Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1980s....
American Jazz musician and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie , plays trumpet, as he performs with his band on stage at the Cine Teatro Gran Rex, Buenos...
Lifetime Achievement Honorees Dizzy Gillespie and Leontyne Price backstage at the Grammy Awards Show, February 22, 1989 at Shrine Auditorium in Los...
Lifetime Achievement Honorees Dizzy Gillespie and Leontyne Price backstage at the Grammy Awards Show, February 22, 1989 at Shrine Auditorium in Los...
Lifetime Achievement Honorees Dizzy Gillespie and Leontyne Price backstage at the Grammy Awards Show, February 22, 1989 at Shrine Auditorium in Los...
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) American Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie and Pop and R&B singer Chaka Khan share a laugh as they sit together...
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) American Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie and Pop and R&B singer Chaka Khan sit together on a couch during a...
Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) American Jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie and Pop and R&B singer Chaka Khan share a laugh during a recording...
