TYPED LETTER - Signed
By Gillespie, Dizzy
TYPED LETTER on dizzy gillespie Letterhead and is dated February 23, 1983. Letter states,"Dear Mr. Volpe, It was nice hearing from you and sorry that you've had some bad experiences with your psy------- (Dizzy). I have over these years developed set answers for people who make smart cracks about my name. Sample: "Are you Dizzy? - Literally or figuretivly Speaking?" "yes but not stupid." "Did your mother name you Dizzy"? If you would like to know more about your namesake, I have an autobiography out called "To BE or Not To BOP." With Al Fraser, Published by Doubleday. Ask your parents to get it for yuor birthday. I do consider you my friend." Letter is completely hand written and is signed "Dizzy Gillespie" in blue ink. Includes letter and envelope. Letter has normal mailing folds and envelope has been opened, otherwise in FINE condition. Born on October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina, Dizzy Gillespie, known for his "swollen" cheeks and signature (uniquely angled) trumpet's bell, got his start in the mid-1930s by working in prominent swing bands, including those of Benny Carter and Charlie Barnet. He later created his own band and developed his own signature style, known as "bebop," and worked with musical greats like Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Earl Hines, Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington. Gillespie's best-known compositions include "Oop Bob Sh' Bam," "Groovin' High," "Salt Peanuts," "A Night in Tunisia" and "Johnny Come Lately." Gillespie died in New Jersey in 1993. Today, he is considered one of the most influential figures of jazz and bebop.
Publication year: 1983
Vendor: Legends In History
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By Gillespie, Dizzy
TYPED LETTER on dizzy gillespie Letterhead and is dated February 23, 1983. Letter states,"Dear Mr. Volpe, It was nice hearing from you and sorry that you've had some bad experiences with your psy------- (Dizzy). I have over these years developed set answers for people who make smart cracks about my name. Sample: "Are you Dizzy? - Literally or figuretivly Speaking?" "yes but not stupid." "Did your mother name you Dizzy"? If you would like to know more about your namesake, I have an autobiography out called "To BE or Not To BOP." With Al Fraser, Published by Doubleday. Ask your parents to get it for yuor birthday. I do consider you my friend." Letter is completely hand written and is signed "Dizzy Gillespie" in blue ink. Includes letter and envelope. Letter has normal mailing folds and envelope has been opened, otherwise in FINE condition. Born on October 21, 1917, in Cheraw, South Carolina, Dizzy Gillespie, known for his "swollen" cheeks and signature (uniquely angled) trumpet's bell, got his start in the mid-1930s by working in prominent swing bands, including those of Benny Carter and Charlie Barnet. He later created his own band and developed his own signature style, known as "bebop," and worked with musical greats like Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald, Earl Hines, Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington. Gillespie's best-known compositions include "Oop Bob Sh' Bam," "Groovin' High," "Salt Peanuts," "A Night in Tunisia" and "Johnny Come Lately." Gillespie died in New Jersey in 1993. Today, he is considered one of the most influential figures of jazz and bebop.
Publication year: 1983
Vendor: Legends In History
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