Shadowing Dizzy Gillespie: 100th Birthday Anniversary (B&W Edition)

By David G. Brown

[B&W edition. 37 photographs. Full-color edition available at www.amazon.com/dp/0985442948] In celebration of Dizzy Gillespie's 100th birthday, author David G. Brown (Deacon's Crossbow) shares his intimate experiences and memoirs of this humanitarian, innovator, and magical musician. After a chance meeting in Georgetown, 1985, Brown had the opportunity to spend countless hours with Dizzy at performances, testimonials, all-night card-playing sessions, hotels, restaurants, and street corners.

Mr. Brown said, "Without question, the most remarkable man I have ever met. We shared tears and gut-busting laughs that are etched in my mind forever. God bless John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie, who, by the way, wasn't dizzy at all."

Along with a book-load of anecdotes, there are select and unique photos spread throughout.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 098544293X
• ISBN13: 9780985442934
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Brave Down Books
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"