Dizzy Gillespie and Buster Williams
Artist/Donor
Philippe Lévy-Stab
(French)
CultureFrench
Date1986
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 7 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (20.2 × 20.2 cm)
Overall, Paper: 11 15/16 × 9 7/16 in. (30.3 × 24 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Paper: 11 15/16 × 9 7/16 in. (30.3 × 24 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Inscribedlimited edition of 50, titled, stamped and signed in the margin, all numbered 4/50
Credit LineGift of the Philippe Lévy-Stab
Object number2004.2.12
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print ofLabel TextPhilippe Lévy-Stab French (b. 1967) Dizzy Gillespie and Buster Williams, Paris, 1986 Gelatin-silver print Gift of Philippe Lévy-Stab 2004.2.12 Lévy-Stab began photographing Jazz musicians at the age of fifteen and now has photographed more than four hundred performing artists. His accomplished portraits of Jazz musicians are starkly graphic images executed with technical perfection. They capture enchanting moments recorded with immaculate precision. His admiration for the musicians and passion for the image have compelled him to create a delightful blend of the arts of music and photography. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was one of the greatest Jazz trumpeters of the twentieth century and one of the prime architects of the bebop movement in Jazz. Born in Cheraw, South Carolina in 1917, he died in Englewood, New Jersey in 1993. Nicknamed "Dizzy" because of his zany on-stage antics. During the 1940s, Gillespie set new standards for trumpet players with his innovative, rhythmic shifts and harmonic explorations. This ushered in a definitive change in American Jazz music from swing to bebop. Charles Anthony "Buster" Williams, Jr. was born in New Jersey in 1942. A prodigious bass player he has played, recorded, and collaborated with virtually all of the jazz giants of his time. In addition to albums, he has recorded numerous television commercials, movie soundtracks, and has been a featured soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra. Edited By: DS Edited Date: 2006 Approved By: DS Approval Date: 01/31/2007
