Gillespie, John Birks , 1917-1993

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1917-10-21 - 1993-01-06

Biography

American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Eldridge, Roy et al, 1980

Item

Identifier: 2014.066.1.6

Scope and Contents

Photo captioned, "The Trumpet Kings meet Joe Turner", featuring Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, and Harry "Sweets" Edison, pictured seated next to each other, each with their horns.

Dates: 1980

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Washington Irving Rucker Jazz collection / Photographs and ephemera

"Gillespiana and Carnegie Hall Concert", 1960, 1993

Item

Identifier: 2014.066.2

Scope and Contents

Dizzy Gillespie performing "Gillespiana".

Dates: 1960, 1993

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Washington Irving Rucker Jazz collection / Compact disc recordings

Gillespie, Dizzy, 1954

Item

Identifier: 2014.066.1.9

Scope and Contents

Photo featuring Dizzy Gillespie, pictured seated, cigarette in hand, pictured with an unidentified man in a striped suit.

Dates: 1954

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Washington Irving Rucker Jazz collection / Photographs and ephemera

Norman Granz Presents "Improvisation", 1950

Item

Identifier: 2014.066.1.25

Scope and Contents

VHS recording of jazz legends in performance.

Dates: 1950

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Washington Irving Rucker Jazz collection / Photographs and ephemera

Washington Irving Rucker Jazz collection

Collection

Identifier: 2014-066-1

Scope and Contents

A mixed collection including: A movie featuring the South of France with Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington; commercially produced Jazz CDs; reel to reel recording of a jazz session; VHS recording of Norman Granz Presents: Improvisation; commercially produced LP; promo photographs of jazz artists; paste-ups for concert posters; and concert programs.

Dates: 1930 - 1980

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives