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Jazz Legends Autograph Books (90+ Signatures)

Jazz legends featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and the Adderleys

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Jazz legends featuring Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, and the Adderleys

Three vintage 5 x 3 autograph albums containing over 90 signatures of jazz legends, mostly single-sided, all identified and dated by the original collector, ranging from 1960 to 1964.

Book 1: Gus Johnson, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow, Laurence Brown, Cat Anderson, Ernie Shepard, Johnny Hodges, Paul Gonsalves, Milt Grayson, Chuck Connor, Duke Ellington, Buster Cooper, Ray Nance, Jimmy Hamilton, Harry Carney, Russel Procope, Eddie Preston, Rolf Ericson, Cootie Williams, Sam Woodyard, Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Kenny Dorham, John Lewis, Connie Kay, Milt Jackson, Laurindo Almeida, and Percy Heath.

Book 2: John Lewis, Lalo Schifrin, Leo Wright, Mel Lewis, Bob Cunningham, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Levy, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Wilfred Middlebrooks, Paul Smith, Mike Abene, Don Menza, Don Rader, Willie Maiden, Rufus Jones, Rick Kiefer, Lanny Morgan, Kenny Rupp, Frank Hittner, Jack Gale, Maynard Ferguson, Lincoln Milliman, Charlie Fowlkes, Thad Jones, Quentin Jackson, Irene Reid, Frank Wess, Fortunatus Fip Ricard, Freddie Green, Louis Bellson, Count Basie, Frank Foster, Eric Dixon, Marshal Royal, Benny Powell, Albert Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Ike Isaacs, Henry Coker, Roy Brooks, Horace Silver, Blue Mitchell, Gene Taylor, and Junior Cook.

Book 3: Art Davis, Don Byas, Benny Carter, Stan Getz, Cándido, Chuck Lampkin, Herb Ellis, Ed Thigpen, Lou Levy, Harry Carney, Aaron Bell, Ray Nance, Victor Feldman, Louis Hayes, Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, Nat Adderley, Ron Carter, and Sam Jones.

In overall fine condition.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts, Ft. Animation
  • Dates: #637 - Ended June 15, 2022