Concerto for Cootie, The Life and Times of Cootie Williams

[Steve Bowie]

11 hours ago, bertrand said:

Steven,

The inventory at the back of the book mentions that the source for some of the titles is the Library of Congress. Were you able to consult actual lead sheets at the Library, or did you consult copyright.gov?

I should have been more specific in my citation. I used the Library of Congress "Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 3, Musical Compositions," which is only a listing and doesn't include lead sheets. (Wouldn't that be great, though?)  As an example, here's a link to the 1931 book - https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig263libr/page/n3/mode/2up . Attached is a page from the 1944 catalog that shows the entry for "'Round Midnight."

Edited January 29 by Steve Bowie

[bertrand]

Thanks! Getting lead sheets is possible but a lot harder than in the 90s when I went wild. Blame it on COVID and hiring freezes.

Do you know who is the publisher for Cootie's music?

[Steve Bowie]

Since his music was written over a wide time period, there are a lot of different publishers for his music.

[bertrand]

4 hours ago, Steve Bowie said:

Since his music was written over a wide time period, there are a lot of different publishers for his music.

If someone is considering a concert and/or recording, would you have some points of contact for publishing? Thanks.