Object Details
- Artist
- Herman Leonard, 1923 - 2010
- Sitter
- Dizzy Gillespie, 21 Oct 1917 - 6 Jan 1993
- Exhibition Label
- Jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Dizzy Gillespie first gained fame in the early 1940s, but he had such talent and staying power that he was still a dynamic presence on the music scene five decades later. Gillespie was only twenty-two when he joined Cab Calloway’s legendary big band in 1939, yet the maturity of his playing was already undeniable. His solos enlivened many of Calloway’s recordings, and Gillespie’s innovative arrangements laid the groundwork for his future experiments in rhythm and composition. After meeting saxophonist Charlie Parker in Kansas City in 1940, Gillespie joined Parker, pianist Thelonious Monk, and other young musicians in freewheeling jam sessions that spawned the new, energetic form of jazz known as bebop. Emerging rapidly as one of bebop’s greatest practitioners, Gillespie also played a pivotal role in introducing Afro-Cuban jazz to worldwide audiences. He toured extensively and was hailed as modern jazz’s most ebullient ambassador.
- El trompetista, compositor y director musical Dizzy Gillespie se hizo famoso a principios de los años cuarenta, pero su talento y vigencia fueron tales que cinco décadas después aún era una presencia vigorosa en el ambiente musical. Tenía apenas veintiún años cuando ingresó a la legendaria orquesta de Cab Calloway en 1939, pero su madurez interpretativa era ya innegable. Sus solos vitalizaron muchas grabaciones de Calloway y sus innovadores arreglos de esa época sentaron las bases para sus futuros experimentos en ritmo y composición. Luego de conocer al saxofonista Charlie Parker en Kansas City en 1940, Gillespie y él se unieron a otros músicos jóvenes como el pianista Thelonious Monk en históricos jams que incubaron el nuevo estilo conocido como bebop. Destacándose muy pronto como uno de los grandes exponentes del bebop, Gillespie también tuvo un papel crucial en la divulgación del jazz afrocubano entre los públicos internacionales. Realizó incontables giras artísticas y fue aclamado como uno de los más exaltados embajadores del jazz moderno.
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- 1948 (printed 1998)
- Object number
- NPG.2014.111.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Copyright
- © Herman Leonard Photography LLC
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Selenium-toned gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Image: 39.5 × 30.5cm (15 9/16 × 12")
- Sheet: 50.4 × 40.6cm (19 13/16 × 16")
- Frame: 71.8 × 56.5 × 3.8 cm (28 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/2")
- Place
- United States\New York\Kings\New York
- See more items in
- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Music\Musical instrument
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Nature & Environment\Plant
- Music\Musical instrument\Trumpet
- Dizzy Gillespie: Male
- Dizzy Gillespie: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Jazz musician
- Dizzy Gillespie: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician\Horn player\Trumpeter
- Dizzy Gillespie: Performing arts awards\Grammy
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.2014.111.12
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4acbdd0ae-674b-4dc9-8ee8-459bbad8b791
