The professional papers of Al Grey span the years 1977 to 2009 with a few papers from 1967-1968. The bulk of the materials cover the years 1989 to 2000, during which time Rosalie Soladar was his personal manager.

This series includes contracts, agreements, press releases, itineraries, schedules, and programs and flyers related to Al Grey's engagements at jazz festivals, jazz clubs, and recording sessions, along with other activities. Among these papers are those from his Israel tour (1985) and Japan tour (1997), the publishing contract for his book Plunger Techniques (1987), awarding of a diploma from the Pottstown Senior High School (1994), induction at the International Jazz Hall of Fame-IJHF (1996), Jazz Camp at Pottstown High School (1996), and notes for the album Echoes of New Orleans (1997). The documents are organized by year with some undated materials at the rear of the box.

Materials from 2000 to 2009 include some related pending post-mortum professional matters. Some of these relate to Ms. Soladar's commitment in preserving Al Grey's legacy through scholarships at the University of Idaho and the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation (Mesa Community College), as well as the establishment of a permanent deposit for his archives at the University of Idaho.

A small segment of financial records are arranged separately from the contracts and other materials that compose the bulk of this series. These include bank statements from 1989-1992 (Round Midnight Inc.) and 1997-1998 (Grey Rose Music Inc.); invoices, mostly from Round Midnight to Al Grey, up to 1993, and then 1995-1999; copyrights and royalties from 1987-1993 (sacem-Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique), and 1989-2009 (others); corporate taxes paid in 1987 and 1991-1992 (Round Midnight Inc.); and receipts from recording studio sessions and shipment of records, dated 1989-1993 and 1999. Financial records also include correspondence between Al Grey and Betty Forrest related to their joint venture "Greyforrest Records," 1981-1984, as well as Grey's membership in musician organizations and unions. It may be that other financial records are organized by year within contracts, etc.

Other materials included in this series relate to legal matters (1988-1993), mailing lists, Al Grey's visit cards, and records of merchandise transactions, including those with CK Studio in Hamburg, Germany.