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

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This image depicts Dizzy Gillespie playing his trumpet. He stands at a three-quarter angle to the viewer, holding his trumpets to his lips, cheeks inflated. The trumpet's bell is bent upward at a 45 degree angle. Gillespie wears a light colored suit and he stands in front of a microphone. Stage lights can be seen in the background.

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