An Associated Musicians of New York contract for a series of October, 1962 shows by jazz great Stan Getz at New York’s Village Gate, hand signed by the legendary saxophonist. Just six months earlier, Getz had released his hit album with guitarist Charlie Byrd. Jazz Samba signaled the beginning of the bossa nova craze in America. Stan Getz was the featured soloist and the tracks were arranged by Charlie Byrd, who had first heard bossa nova during a tour of Brazil in 1961. Charlie Watts: Gentleman, Collector, Rolling Stone. With Recordmecca’s written lifetime guarantee of authenticity, card noting that this was part of the Charlie Watts collection, and a copy of the Christie’s lot label. 8 1/2″ x 11″. Recordmecca’s clients include the Smithsonian Institution, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Museum of Pop Culture (formerly Experience Music Project,) the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Recordmecca’s Jeff Gold was named by Rolling Stone as one of 5 Top Collectors of High-End Music Memorabilia. He authenticated previously unknown Bob Dylan manuscripts for PBS’s History Detectives, appeared as a featured appraiser on VH1’s Rock Collectors, and has been profiled as a top dealer and collector in the books Vinyl Junkies and Retromania: Pop Culture’s Addiction to it’s Own Past. Gold is author of the acclaimed books Sittin’ In: Jazz Clubs of the 1940s and 1950s; Total Chaos: The Story of The Stooges/As Told By Iggy Pop; and 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl a survey of seminal rock albums, featuring contributions from David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Johnny Marr and Graham Nash. Check our feedback; you’ll see that we are dedicated to providing superior customer service and follow through. We guarantee everything we sell to be authentic with no time limit.