The sale is being held on 14 September by auctioneers Dawson and Nye. His iconic bent trumpet will be among the lots, along with a piano and his record collection. Among the other items going up for sale are many of Gillespie\'s signature hats, handwritten sheet music, photographs and personal correspondence.

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Born John Birks Gillespie, he got the nickname Dizzy because of his frantic on-stage performances. He famously played a bent trumpet. He was said to have discovered he liked the sound after accidentally damaging one. Gillespie died of pancreatic cancer in 1993 at the age of 75.