Dizzy Gillespie - on conga drums - Convention Hall, Atlantic City, N.J. - 1980

Source catalog description

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This image depicts the musician Dizzy Gillespie playing a set of conga drums. Seated behind the drums, with another drum set behind him, Gillespie wears a light colored suit and button down shirt. He has a large pendant around his neck. His eyes closed, and his head turned to the viewer's right, he plays the drum with his left hand.

Catalog date

1980

Recorded places

Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Jazz (Music); Latin jazz (Music); Men; Photography

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