May 4, 2022 Records of the Day

Dizzy Gillespie was a Jazz innovator responsible for a style known as Be-bop. He was also known for the weird shape of his trumpet. A recipient in 1990 of the Kennedy Center Honors Award, Dizzy was famous as well for his pouched cheeks as he blew magic through his trumpet. Twenty of his records are worth up to $100 or more, among them his 1952 album, “Horn Of Plenty,” released by Blue Note Records. It’s worth up to $200.00 today.  His 1954 album,“Afro Dizzy,” on Norgran Records can fetch $400.00.

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