Signed contract between JATAP publishing, Dizzie Gillespie and Buster Harding
date: label: Date
content: 1954
name: label: Written by
content: JATAP Publishing Co., Inc., American
label: Signed by
content: Dizzy Gillespie, American, 1917 - 1993
label: Signed by
content: Lavere Harding, American, 1912 - 1965
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.3.14
objectType: label: Type
content: contracts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 14 1/8 × 8 5/16 × 1/8 in. (35.9 × 21.1 × 0.3 cm)