He said that he or a stage hand tripped over it just before a performance. he continued with the performance and he liked it so much he had it modified properly.
Personally I think this is bunkum. Even on a Trumpet stand the bell section would take an incredible amount of force to bend like that. If it did bend at that point, the tubing would cave in.
Dizzy Gillespie has written: 'Dizzy atmosphere' -- subject(s): Interviews, Jazz musicians 'To be, or not ... to BOP' -- subject(s): Biography, Jazz musicians 'Dizzy: To be or not to bop' 'Body and Soul' 'Dizzy' -- subject(s): Biography, Jazz musicians 'Dizzy Gillespie / A Jazz Master' 'To be, or not-- to bop' -- subject(s): Biography, Jazz musicians 'The Dizzy Gillespie Collection'
Dany Gignoux has written: 'Geneve =: Genf = Geneva' 'Dizzy Gillespie' -- subject(s): Portraits, Jazz musicians
During the 40's & 50's you had the bebop era, with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis, just to name of few.
There are a variety of jazz players who were popular in the 1930s and 1040s. They included Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Fats Waller.
Tony Gentry has written: 'Dizzy Gillespie' 'Jesse Owens' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, African Americans, Track and field athletes, Biography, African American track and field athletes 'Paul Lawrence Dunbar (Black Americans of Achievement)' 'Jesse Owens' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Track and field athletes, Biography, African Americans 'Dizzy Gillespie (Black Americans of Achievement)'
S. Gillespie has written: 'Libraries in Scottish colleges of nursing and midwifery' -- subject(s): Nursing school libraries
Where? At Minton's in Harlem, under the guiding hands of a group of African American geniuses - Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk at the fore front. It developed in after hours jam sessions from musicians who were all experts in 'swing' but wanted to create something new that would distinguish them from other players.
Foy Gillespie has written: 'The Defenders' -- subject(s): Accessible book
James Gillespie Hamilton has written: 'Notebooks of James Gillespie Hamilton' -- subject(s): Business, Description and travel
Gillespie Smyth has written: 'Fit to be a duchess' -- subject(s): Accessible book
John Gillespie Magee Jr. was born on June 9, 1922.
Gordon Gillespie has written: 'Baseball drill book' -- subject(s): Baseball, Training