© Robert Lebeck, 1956, Dizzy Gillespie at the hotel Hessischer Hof, Frankfurt

“I did not find it difficult to approach the stars with my camera. I even walked a whole night through Frankfurt with Dizzie Gillespie, showing him the city and its clubs, while the great trumpeter did not grow weary of unpacking his instrument and playing a few pieces. It was not before the early morning that he threw himself onto the hotel bed before my eyes and fell asleep while still sitting. I carefully placed his horn onto the cover, and then I took my shot.” (Robert Lebeck, comment from his Official Website)

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