Dizzy: John Birks Gillespie in His 75th Year

DIZZY features a rich array of duotone photographs (59 total) that chronicle the career of the late jazz giant Dizzy Gillespie from the 1940s to the present. Produced to commemorate the musician's seventy-fifth birthday in October, 1992, the book includes images by such renowned jazz photographers as Herman Leonard, William P. Gottlieb, & Jeff Sedlik. An award-winning essay & insightful quotations both by & about DIZZY are lovingly woven with the photographs to offer a rare portrait of the man. "Books can swing, too!! .... a most evocative & pleasurable tribute to the world master!"--Nat Hentoff, THE VILLAGE VOICE. "(An) excellent photo tribute to the late stellar trumpeter & jazz ambassador"--Zan Stewart, LOS ANGELES TIMES. "More than just a book of superb photographs, DIZZY is an intimate glimpse into the life of one of the most significant musicians in jazz"--Phil Elwood, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER. Other books dedicated to jazz musicians include: OVERTIME: THE JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHS OF MILT HINTON, by Milt Hinton, David Berger & Holly Maxson, ISBN 0-87654-818-4, $40.00; & TALKING JAZZ: AN ILLUSTRATED ORAL HISTORY, by Ben Sidran ISBN 1-56640-074-0, $35.00.Tanner, Lee is the author of 'Dizzy: John Birks Gillespie in His 75th Year' with ISBN 9781566403962 and ISBN 1566403960.