A four foot long rhythm stick inscribed with the name on the haft: Dizzy Gillespie.
Content Description
This collection was assembled by Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library with gifts to the International Jazz Collections from a variety of sources.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1950-2005
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to the public. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
This 'stick cymbal' was used by Dizzy Gillespie and then gifted to J.C. Heard after a concert in Detroit, Michigan, in 1968. ("Guernsey's Jazz Auction Catalog Addendum." Feb. 16, 2005, page 12. Jazz At Lincoln Center, New York).
Purchased at the Guernsey auction by Russell H. Vansant and donated to the IJC, in 2005.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository