Written by

JATAP Publishing Co., Inc., American

Signed by

Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993

Harding, Lavere, American, 1912 - 1965

Date

1954

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

14 1/8 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (35.9 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)

Description

Four signed copies of a typed contract between JATAP Publishing Co., Inc., John Birks (Dizzy) Gillespie and Buster Harding. The contract is dated [December 27th, 1954] and grants rights to JATAP Publishing, with 50% royalties and other considerations to Gillespie and Harding for the following musical works: Rumbola, Rails, Pile Driver, Hobnail Special, Devil and the Fish, Blue Mood, Confusion, and Cool Eyes. Each contract is a single page, double-sided, and signed on the reverse [John Gillespie] and [Buster Harding]. The copies are stapled together into one document.

Place made

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents

Type

contracts

Topic

Business

Composers (Musicians)

Instrumentalists (Musicians)

Jazz (Music)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker

Object number

2014.3.14

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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