Musicians Pay

dbacon · 12-11-2005, 01:37 PM

This pay sheet for one of the "Kind of Blue" sessions
was forwarded to me. Interesting.
> >
Miles Davis was paid $129.36, John Coltrane,
Cannonball Adderly, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans were
each paid $64.67.
> >
Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, on bass and drums
respectively, were paid $66.67, the extra two dollars
for "cartage" of their instruments.

Jimi Michiel · 12-11-2005, 01:58 PM

Hmm... that would be decent money in 1958/9, but also remember that Miles was under contract from Clumbia. One would think that the pay for each recording session was just a fraction of his total compensation. Just a slightly educated guess.
-Jimi

KMT · 12-11-2005, 02:03 PM

The average yearly salary in 1958 was $5500, so his pay was comensurate.

http://www.tvhistory.tv/1958%20QF.htm

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dbacon Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Scottsdale, AZ. Posts: 579	Musicians Pay This pay sheet for one of the "Kind of Blue" sessions was forwarded to me. Interesting. > > Miles Davis was paid $129.36, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, Wynton Kelly and Bill Evans were each paid $64.67. > > Paul Chambers and Jimmy Cobb, on bass and drums respectively, were paid $66.67, the extra two dollars for "cartage" of their instruments.
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Jimi Michiel Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Syracuse/Fort Worth Brand: Monette Posts: 1,671	Hmm... that would be decent money in 1958/9, but also remember that Miles was under contract from Clumbia. One would think that the pay for each recording session was just a fraction of his total compensation. Just a slightly educated guess. -Jimi
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KMT Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 163	The average yearly salary in 1958 was $5500, so his pay was comensurate. http://www.tvhistory.tv/1958%20QF.htm

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