The only involvement I've had in seeking musicians' autographs was when I egged on the late Ed Dipple (who was a very shy guy) to get Champion Jack Dupree to sign an album. "That's a good one!" declared Jack, "I made it in Germany".
On Unheard Herd Phil Woods recalls asking the Woody Herman trumpet section for their autographs when he was 14. Neil Hefti signed "Bunk Johnson", Sonny Berman "Henry Red Allen" and Pete Candoli "Muggsy Spanier".