[Collection of jazz contracts, 1949-1957].

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[Collection of jazz contracts, 1949-1957].

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Contracts between various jazz artists and club owners or producers supplying the terms of agreement for performance engagements. Includes contracts signed by Cannonball Adderley, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Chico Hamilton, Howard McGhee, Bud Shank, Zoot Sims, Jeri Southern and others.

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Harvard University, Loeb Music Library

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Harvard University, Loeb Music Library

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McGhee, Howard, 1918-1987

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Basie, Count, 1904-1984

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Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

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Davis, Miles, 1926-1991

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Hamilton, Chico, 1921-2013

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Southern, Jeri

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Adderley, Cannonball

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Mingus, Charles, Shank, Bud.

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