Mainstream Records Discography

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1) Charles Williams- Charles Williams (MRL 312) 1971 (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Liner Notes: Leonard Feather

Liner Photos: Chuck Stewart

Personnel:

Charles I. Williams- Alto Saxophone

David "Bubba" Brooks- Tenor

Don Pullen- Organ

Bill Curtis- Drums

Gordon Edwards- Bass

Earl Dunbar, Jr.- Guitar

Side One: (TT- 20:47)

You Got Me Running- 7:53 (J. Reed)

Please Send Me Someone To Love- 7:51 (P. Mayfield)

Bacon Butt Fat- 5:33 (C. Williams)

Side Two: (TT- 17:34)

Country Mile- 3:50 (C. Williams)

Catfish Sam'ich- 5:05 (C. Williams)

There Is No Greater Love- 8:39 (J. Jones/ M. Symes)

TT- 38:21

Music: Very close to Lou Donaldson's Blue Note stuff from the '60's; Soul-Jazz, laid back.

2) Harold Land- A New Shade of Blue (MRL 314) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Liner Notes: Leonard Feather

Photography: Dick Sanders

Personnel:

Harold Land- Tenor Saxophone

Bobby Hutcherson- Vibes

Buster Williams- "Buster" Bass

Bill Henderson- Piano & Electric Piano

Billy Hart- Drums

Mtume- Conga

Side One: (TT- 20:00)

A New Shade of Blue- 9:48 (H. Land)

Mtume- 10:12 (B. Hutcherson)

Side Two: (TT- 23:38)

Ode to Angela- 6:12 (H. Land)

De-Liberation- 8:39 (H. Land)

Short Subject- 8:47 (H. Land)

TT- 43:38

Music: Slightly Out; Land and Hutcherson explore this type music on Hutcherson's LP "San Francisco", etc. Note the Black Power related titles of the first two tracks on side two.

3) Dave Hubbard- Dave Hubbard (MRL 317) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Liner Notes: Leonard Feather

Photography: Jarry Lang

Personnel:

Dave Hubbard- Tenor Saxophone

Jimmy Rowser- Bass

Buck Clarke- Conga

Albert Dailey- Piano & Electric Piano

Harold White- Drums

Side One: (TT- 18:25)

Booga Bop- 8:00 (Hubbard)

Patience- 5:45 (A. Dailey)

Dailey Bread- 4:40 (A. Dailey)

Side Two: (TT- 23:38)

One For Becky- 5:10 (Hubbard)

Some Other Blues- 4:04 (Coltrane)

TB's Delight- 3:44 (Hubbard)

TT- 36:28

4) Hadley Caliman- Hadley Caliman (MRL 318) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Liner Notes: Leonard Feather

Photography: Lloyd Johnson

Personnel:

Hadley Caliman- Tenor Saxophone & Flute

Larry Vuckovich- Piano

John White, Jr.- Guitar

Clarence Becton- Drums

Bill Douglas- Bass

Side One: (TT- 18:49)

Cigar Eddie- 6:25 (H. Caliman)

Comencio- 7:40 (H. Caliman)

Little One- 4:44 (H. Caliman)

Side Two: (TT- 16:16)

Blues For LL- 8:40 (Larry Vuckovich)

Kicking On the Inside- 4:50 (H. Caliman)

Longing- 2:46 (Larry Vuckovich)

TT- 35:05

5) David Young- David Young (MRL 323) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Liner Notes: Elliot Meadow

(Color) Photography: Jarry Lang

Personnel:

Dave Young- Tenor

Virgil Jones- Trumpet

Sonny Fortune- Baritone & Flute

Richard Davis- Bass

Harold Mabern, Jr.- Piano

Idris Muhammad- Drums

Side One: (TT- 17:37)

Pisces On the Cusp- 4:35 (Harold Mabern, Jr.)

For You With Love- 7:40 (Dave Young)

Down Yonder- 5:12 (Harold Mabern, Jr.)

Side Two: (TT- 18:32)

Joe Splivingates- 8:48 (Ernie Wilkins)

Friday the Fourteenth- 5:20 (Dave Young)

Animated Suspension- 4:14 (Virgil Jones)

TT- 36:09

6) Sonny Red- Sonny Red (MRL 324) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Liner Notes: Harry Abraham

Photography: Raymond Ross

Personnel:

Sylvester "Sonny Red" Kyner- Alto Sax & Flute

Cedar Walton- Piano

Herbie Lewis- Bass, Viola

Billy Higgins- Drums

Side One: (TT- 18:56)

Love Song- 5:48 (Sylvester Kyner)

Tears- 7:19 (Sylvester Kyner)

Mustang- 5:49 (Sylvester Kyner)

Side Two: (TT- 18:52)

And Then Again- 4:14 (E. Jones)

My Romance- 5:19 (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rogers)

A Time For Love- 5:19 (Petula Clark/Tony Hatch/Vito Pallavicini)

Rodan- 4:35 (Sylvester Kyner)

TT- 37:48

7) Stan Hope- Stan Hope (MRL 327) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bob Shad

Photography: Raymond Ross

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Personnel:

Stan Hope- Piano

Walter Perkins- Drums

Peck Morrison- Bass

Side One: (TT- 18:14)

Georgia On My Mind- 3:51 (Carmichael-Gorrell)

They All Say You're the Biggest Fool- 5:00 (Buddy Johnson)

Stanley Stealer- 3:38 (Stan Hope)

All Blues- 5:45 (Miles Davis)

Side Two: (TT- 20:37)

You're Gonna Hear From Me- 6:14 (Andre Previn)

Wave- 6:15 (Antonio Carlos Jobim)

Honey- 4:03 (Simmons-Gillespie-Whiting)

Ill Wind You're Blowing Me No Good- 4:05 (Ted Kohler/H. Arlen)

TT- 38:51

8) Charles McPherson- Charles McPherson (MRL 329) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Photography: Raymond Ross

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Liner Notes: Harry Abraham

Personnel:

Charles McPherson- Alto Sax

Barry Harris- Piano

Carl Lynch- Electric Guitar

Lonnie Hilliard- Trumpet

Ron Carter- Bass

Nico Bunik- Piano

Gene Bertoncini- Electric Guitar

Leroy Williams- Drums

Side One: (TT- 18:30)

What's Going On- 3:28 (Marvin Gaye/A. Benson/A.Cleveland)

Serenity- 7:25 (Charles McPherson)

My Funny Valentine- 7:37 (Rodgers and Hart)

Side Two: (TT- 18:46)

Another Kind of Blues- 7:03 (Charles McPherson)

While We're Young- 6:38 (A. Wilder/M. Palitz)

Bird Feathers- 5:10 (Charlie Parker)

TT- 37:16

9) John White- John White (MRL 330) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Photography: Lloyd Johnson

Personnel:

John White- Guitar

Merl Saunders- Electric Piano & Organ

Phil Wilson- Drums

Hadley Caliman- Tenor

John Wilmath- Trumpet

Jack Williams- Trombone

Dale Smith- Bass

Terry Hensley- Bass

J. Burr- Conga

Robert Williams- Vocal

Sonny Red- Alto Sax

Side One: (TT- 17:39)

Right Off- 6:38 (John White)

Number 3- 3:31 (John White)

Granite and Concrete- 7:28 (Hadley Caliman)

Side Two: (TT- 17:06)

City- 2:53 (John White)

Help Us Out- 7:25 (John White)

Tried To Touch- 6:48 (John White)

TT- 33:45

10) Art Farmer- Homecoming (MRL 332) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Photography: Raymond Ross

Engineer- Carmine Rubino

Liner Notes: Herb Wong

Personnel:

Art Farmer- Flugelhorn

Billy Higgins- Drums

Warren Smith, Jr.- Percussion

James Heath- Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute

Cedar Walton- Piano

Samuel Jones- Bass

James Forman (Mtume)- Conga Drums

Side One: (TT- 18:38)

Homecoming- 4:06 (Art Farmer)

Cascavelo- 8:39 (Horst Muhlbradt)

Some Other Time- 5:53 (Leonard Bernstein)

Side Two: (TT- 13:13)

Blue Bossa- 6:47 (Kenny Dorham)

Here's That Rainy Day- 6:26 (Burke & Van Heusen)

TT- 31:51

11) Curtis Fuller- Crankin' (MRL 333) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Photography: Raymond Ross

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Liner Notes- Leonard Feather

Personnel:

Curtis Fuller- Trombone

Lenny White- Drums, Electronic Percussion

George Cables- Electric Piano

Stan Clarke- Bass, Fender Bass

Bill Washer- Electric Guitar

Ray Moros- Tenor Sax

Bill Hardman- Trumpet

Side One: (TT- 17:49)

Crankin'- 6:53 (Curtis Fuller)

Maze- 10:56 (Curtis Fuller)

Side Two: (TT- 19:57)

Black Bath- 9:30 (Curtis Fuller)

Ballade- 4:52 (Curtis Fuller)

The Spirit- 5:35 (Curtis Fuller)

TT- 37:46

12) Mike Longo- Matrix (MRL 334) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Photography: Raymond Ross

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Liner Notes: Michael Cuscuna

Personnel:

Mike Longo- Piano

Mickey Roker- Drums

Potato Valdes- Congo/Drums

Sam Jones- Bass

Al Gafa- Guitar

Ron Carter- Bass & Fender Bass

Side One: (TT- 18:12)

Night Rider- 5:20 (Mike Longo)

Soliloquy- 7:33 (Mike Longo)

Matrix- 5:19 (Mike Longo)

Side Two: (TT- 19:18)

My San Francisco- 8:51 (Mike Longo)

Let Me Out- 4:48 (Mike Longo)

Travel On- 5:39 (Mike Longo)

TT- 37:30

13) Buddy Terry- Awareness (MRL 336) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Photography: Raymond Ross

Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff

Personnel:

Buddy Terry- Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Flute, Percussion

Cecil Bridgewater- Trumpet, Percussion

Stanley Cowell- Acoustic Piano, Fender Electric Piano

Buster Williams- Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass

Victor Gaskin- Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass, Percussion

Mickey Roker- Drums

Mtume- Conga Drums

Roland Prince- Electric Guitar

Side One: (TT- 18:49)

Awareness (Suite)- 10:49 (Buddy Terry)

-Omnipotence

- Babylon

- Unity

- Humility (Trio for two bassists and tenor)

Kamili- 8:00 (Mtume)

Side Two: (TT- 23:59)

Stealin' Gold- 7:04 (Stanley Cowell)

Sodom and Gomorrah- 12:06 (Buddy Terry)

Abscretions- 4:49 (Stanley Cowell)

TT- 43:48

14) Hal Galper- The Guerilla Band (MRL 337) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Photography: Raymond Ross

Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff

Personnel:

Hal Galper- Electric Piano

Bob Mann- Guitar

Mike Brecker- Soprano Sax, Tenor Sax

Randy Brecker- Trumpet, Electric Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Steve Haas- Drums

Charles Alias- Drums

Side One: (TT- 16:58)

Call- 6:05 (Hal Galper)

Figure Eight- 7:37 (Hal Galper)

Black Night- 3:16 (Hal Galper)

Side Two: (TT- 19:44)

Welcome To My Dream- 4:50 (Burke & Van Heusen)

Rise and Fall- 9:05 (Hal Galper)

Point of View- 5:49 (Hal Galper)

TT- 36:42

15) Reggie Moore- Wishbone (MRL 341) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Photography: Raymond Ross

Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff

Personnel:

Reggie Moore- Piano

Hank Haynie- Electric Bass & Fender Bass

Chip Lyles- Drums

Side One: (TT- 17:10)

Wishbone- 3:42 (Reggie Moore)

What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life- 8:21 (M&A Bergman)

Fuzzy- 5:07 (Reggie Moore)

Side Two: (TT- 19:33)

Pinnochio- 3:40 (Wayne Shorter)

Vonetta- 5:48 (Wayne Shorter)

Have Mercy- 4:35 (Reggie Moore)

A Love Remembered- 5:30 (Reggie Moore)

TT- 36:43

16) Blue Mitchell- Vital Blue (MRL 343) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Photography: Dick Sandres

Liner Notes: Leonard Feather

Personnel:

Blue Mitchell- Trumpet

Walter Bishop- Piano

Stan Gilbert- Bass

Ernie Watts- Tenor Sax

Doug Sides- Drums

Joe Henderson- Flute & Tenor Sax

Susaye Greene- Vocal Effects

Side One: (TT- 14:01)

Booty Shakin'- 5:20 (Ernie Wilkins)

Vital Blue- 5:17 (Ernie Wilkins)

Unseen Sounds- 3:24 (Jimmy Bonn)

Side Two: (TT- 14:30)

Herman's Helmet- 6:57 (Jack Wilson)

I Love You- 5:09 (Cole Porter)

For All We Know- 2:32 (Fred Karlen/Robert Royer/James Griffin)

TT- 28:30

17) Harold Land- Choma (Burn) (MRL 344) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Photography: Dick Sandres

Liner Notes: Leroy Robinson

Personnel:

Harold Land- Tenor Sax

N'Dugu- Drums

Bill Henderson- Piano & Electric Piano

Bobby Hutcherson- Vibes and Marimba

Harold Land, Jr.- Piano & Electric Piano

Woody Theus- Drums

Reggie Johnson- Bass

Side One: (TT- 15:48)

Choma (Burn)- 9:57 (Harold Land)

Our Home- 5:51 (Bill Henderson)

Side Two: (TT- 20:50)

Black Caucus- 10:01 (Harold Land)

Up and Down- 10:49 (Harold Land)

TT- 36:38

18) Johnny Coles- Katumbo (Dance) (MRL 346) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Produced by: Bob Shad

Directed by: Ernie Wilkins

Photography: Raymond Ross

Engineer: Carmine Rubino

Liner Notes: Nat Hentoff

Personnel:

Johnny Coles- Trumpet & Flugelhorn

Bruce Ditmas- Drums

Gregory Herbert- Tenor Sax

Astley Funnell- Trombone

Howard Johnson- Tuba

Cedar Walton- Electric & Acoustic Piano

Reggie Workman- Electric & Acoustic Bass

Side One: (TT- 15:47)

Never Say Goodbye- 3:01 (Clifton Davis)

September of My Years- 5:29 (J. Van Heusen & S. Cahn)

728- 7:17 (Johnny Coles)

Side Two: (TT- 14:58)

Petits Machins- 3:41 (Miles Davis)

Betty's Bossa- 4:28 (Cecil Bridgewater)

Funk Dumplin'- 6:49 (Johnny Coles)

TT- 30:45

[ejp626]

I really like the Land/Hutcherson pairings here. I'm a bit more familiar with Choma, but A New Shade of Blue is also nice.

[Jim R]

6) Sonny Red- Sonny Red (MRL 324) 1971? (Unipak) "A Red Lion Production" Stylized Lion Logo

Recording Location: New York City (Prob. Mercury Recording Studios, West 57th Street)

Produced by: Bobby Shad

Liner Notes: Harry Abraham

Photography: Raymond Ross

Personnel:

Sylvester "Sonny Red" Kyner- Alto Sax & Flute

Cedar Walton- Piano

Herbie Lewis- Bass, Viola

Billy Higgins- Drums

Side One: (TT- 18:56)

Love Song- 5:48 (Sylvester Kyner)

Tears- 7:19 (Sylvester Kyner)

Mustang- 5:49 (Sylvester Kyner)

Side Two: (TT- 18:52)

And Then Again- 4:14 (E. Jones)

My Romance- 5:19 (Lorenz Hart/Richard Rogers)

A Time For Love- 5:19 (Petula Clark/Tony Hatch/Vito Pallavicini)

Rodan- 4:35 (Sylvester Kyner)

TT- 37:48

One correction- "A Time For Love", the beautiful ballad from the film "An American Dream" and recorded by many jazz artists, was composed by the great Johnny Mandel. I have a xerox of the LP cover/liners, and I see that the error existed on the LP itself. Ironic also that Mandel was mentioned in the liners- but for a different reason. Sonny quoted his "Emily" on the track preceding "A Time For Love".

Apparently Petula Clark/Tony Hatch/Vito Pallavicini composed a different tune titled "Time For Love".

Edited October 25, 2005 by Jim R

[Rooster_Ties]

What Mainstream titles have been released on CD?? Not very many, I know, but there are at the very least one or two, right?

And what were the circumstances of their release? (What label reissued them? - or some other arrangement?)

Who owns this catalog these days? Who owned/started it to begin with?

How come the albums are all so short? (A couple here in the 40's, but most are in the mid-30's (or even low 30's), and there's actually one that's only like 28 minutes long!!

Edited October 25, 2005 by Rooster_Ties

[Fer Urbina]

Who owns this catalog these days?  Who owned/started it to begin with?

How come the albums are all so short?  (A couple here in the 40's, but most are in the mid-30's (or even low 30's), and there's actually one that's only like 28 minutes long!!

Mainstream was one of the many ventures of record producer Bob Shad, who also started Emarcy in the fifties (as part of Mercury records) and Time (as an independent, see thread) in 1960, a. o.

Current owners (if I'm not mistaken) can be contacted thru Time Records Inc

As for the length of the albums, they're on the short side, but not that unusual for those years?

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[EKE BBB]

As for the length of the albums, they're on the short side, but not that unusual for those years?

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An easy example: Verve LPR series (Impulse, Argo, Mercury, Contemporary, Smash...)

[pasta]

Appreciate the responses! More info????

[brownie]

Pasta, for what it's worth, a number of Mainstream albums were released in France - in parallel to their US appearances -via the Sonopresse distributors with lookalike (but glossy) covers.

[pasta]

brownie- had no idea! thanks for the insight!

[Fer Urbina]

RE Time Records/Mainstream: I don't have more details on this, but Mainstream reissued some LPs originally on Time

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[JSngry]

Last I heard, Sony owns the rights to the Mainstream catalog.

[Jim R]

Last I heard, Sony owns the rights to the Mainstream catalog.

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This reminds me... I have two CD's from the early 90's that were released under the Sony umbrella- Carmen McRae's ALIVE, on the Legacy/Columbia Jazz Masterpieces label; and Art Farmer's GENTLE EYES, on Legacy/Mainstream. (McRae also recorded the following two LP's for the label- SECOND TO NONE; and HAVEN'T WE MET?- that were released in 1965). The Farmer was recorded in Vienna in 1971. I don't know the origins of this label, but it seems that the ownership rights have bounced around somewhat. I also have a couple of CD's put out by Mobile Fidelity which were originally Mainstream albums- Jimmy Raney's TWO JIMS AND ZOOT; and Sarah Vaughan's LIVE IN JAPAN.

FWIW, here's what I have on these...

Art Farmer "Gentle Eyes" (Mainstream MRL 371) Legacy JK 57118

Recorded 1971, 1972

Art Farmer, Hans Saloman string orchestra; Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins, Warren Smith, James Forman (Mtume)

a time for love,didn't we,soulsides,so are you,song of no regrets,gentle rain,we've only just begun,god bless the child,gloomy morning,gentle eyes,some other time

Carmen McRae "ALIVE!" (Mainstream MRL 800) Columbia / Legacy 57887

Recorded 1965

Carmen McRae... Originally on Mainstream, this live session features McRae at New York's Village Gate with pianist Norman Simmons, bassist Paul Breslin, drummer Frank Severino, guitarist Joe Puma, flutist Ray Beckenstein and Jose Mangual on bongos.

1. Sometimes I'm Happy (Caesar/Grey/Youmans) - 3:27

2. Don't Explain (Herzog/Holiday) - 4:15

3. Woman Talk (Brahms/Scott) - 4:51

4. Kick off Your Shoes (Coleman/Grand) - 2:16

5. The Shadow of Your Smile (Mandel/Webster) - 3:53

6. Sweetest Sounds (Rodgers) - 2:03

7. Where Would You Be Without Me? (Bricusse/Newley) - 2:34 (from The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd).

8. Feeling Good (Bricusse/Newley) - 4:33 (from The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd).

9. Run Run Run (Feisner/Freeman) - 2:30

10. No More (Camarata/Russell) - 3:19

11. Look at That Face (Bricusse/Newley) - 5:02 (from The Roar of the Greasepaint, The Smell of the Crowd).

12. I Wish I Were in Love Again (Hart/Rodgers) - 1:33

13. You Better Go Now (Graham/Reichner) - 2:51

14. Love for Sale (Porter) - 7:17

15. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (Creamer/Johnson) - 4:31

16. Miss Brown to You (Rainger/Trust/Whiting) - 2:58

17. Perdido (Drake/Lengsfelder/Tizol) - 2:59

18. Too Close for Comfort (Barker/Holofcener/Weiss) - 3:57

19. Midnight Sun (Burke/Hampton/Mercer) - 4:23

20. Travelin' Light (Mercer/Mundy/Young) - 2:49

21. Love Is Here to Stay (Gershwin/Gershwin) - 3:20

Jimmy Raney "Two Jims And Zoot" (Mainstream 56013) / Mobile Fidelity MFCD 833

Recorded 1964-03-11,12

Jimmy Raney, Jim Hall, Zoot Sims, Steve Swallow, Osie Johnson

hold me,a primera vez,presente de natal,manha do carnaval, este seu olhar, betaminus,move it,all across the city, coisa mais linda,how about you

Sarah Vaughan "Live In Japan" / "More Sarah Vaughan Live In Japan" (Mainstream 401 / 419) Mobile Fidelity MFCD 2 844

Recorded 1973-09-24

Sarah Vaughan, Carl Schroeder, John Gianelli, Jimmy Cobb

a foggy day,poor butterfly,the lamp is low,round midnight, willow weep for me, there will never be another you,misty, wave,like someone in love,my funny valentine,all of me, love story,over the rainbow,i could write a book,the nearness of you,i'll remember april,watch what happens,bye bye blackbird // + CD bonus tracks: i cried for you , summertime,the blues, i remember you,there is no greater love, rainy days and mondays,on a clear day, tonight, tenderly

Edited October 29, 2005 by Jim R

[Jim R]

Forgot all about this...

http://www.freeform.org/music/Mainstream.html

[Fer Urbina]

Last I heard, Sony owns the rights to the Mainstream catalog.

I also have some Sony/Mainstream reissues, but Time Records Inc are the current owners of the Time, Mainstream and Sittin' In With catalogs.

Their main output nowadays is iTunes.

www.timerecordsinc.com

www.mainstreamrecords.com

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[Brownian Motion]

Is this the same Mainstream label that was founded in the mid-1960s to reissue the Commodore catalogue, and then began recording a few new dates, most notably "Big Brother and the Holding Company" with Janis Joplin?

[JSngry]

Yep.

[Stefan Wood]

Harold Land's "Damisi" was issued in 1991 on cd, a compilation(?) dating from 1971, 1972, 1974 sessions.

Tracks:

Step Right Up to the Bottom

In the Dark, In the Corner, In the Dark

Pakistan

Chocolate Mess

Damisi

Up and Down

[Daniel A]

When going through a pile of old LPs I've put away long ago because I didn't find them interesting, I found this oddity:

The Delegates 'Convention "72"' (Mainstream MRL 100)

Supposedly recorded in 1972.

Produced by Nick Cenci & Nick Kousaleos for Nik-Nik Productions

The LP is mono

Side 1

1. Richard M. Nixon - Face the Issues (5:50)

2. L.B.J. Branch (1:35)

3. Ramsey Clark (1:06)

4. Convention '72 (5:06)

Side 2

1. George McGovern (2:29)

2. Spiro Agnew (1:26)

3. The Godfather - Interview (7:07)

4. Sargent Shriver (2:31)

5. Sydney - Singing "My Way" (3:20)

The track timing are from the labels. It's a comedy album - how it ended up on Mainstream I can't imagine - and tiresome as it is I couldn't bare sitting it through to check the track timings. I could do it if you're interested, of course. I'll try to do a cover scan - it's as tacky as the album itself.

[Teasing the Korean]

When going through a pile of old LPs I've put away long ago because I didn't find them interesting, I found this oddity:

The Delegates 'Convention "72"' (Mainstream MRL 100)

Indeed from '72. I have the 45, which was done in the style of Dickie Goodman singles: Reporter asks question, responded by a line from a current hit single.

There were a number of soundtracks released on Mainstream in the 60s, many of which were "jazzy" to a certain degree. These include

A Patch of Blue - Jerry Goldsmith

Walk on the Wildside - Elmer Bernstein

The 10th Victim - Piero Piccioni

Some of these also showed up on sister labels AVA/Choreo, but I'm not sure how all of that ties in to Mainstream.

Have you checked the discographies page of bsnpubs.com to see if they have a Mainstream discography?

Edited October 8, 2006 by Teasing the Korean

[Eric]

Harold Land's "Damisi" was issued in 1991 on cd, a compilation(?) dating from 1971, 1972, 1974 sessions.

Tracks:

Step Right Up to the Bottom

In the Dark, In the Corner, In the Dark

Pakistan

Chocolate Mess

Damisi

Up and Down

There are a few Mainstream records on iTunes. There is a Land and the Farmer mentioned above. Maybe a Charles McPherson too.

[clifford_thornton]

For me, the most rewarding Mainstream titles have been the post-Time classical releases, like MEV/AMM, Sonic Arts Union, New Music from London (Birtwistle, Maxwell Davies, Orton, etc.). For a moment I didn't realize those later jazz releases were at all connected to the Time/Mainstream catalog of the '60s.

[medjuck]

I mainly remember them for the Bob Brookmeyer/ Clark Terry release.

[Chas]

Dozens of thumbnails of Mainstream covers are viewable HERE .

The site has lots of Groove Merchant covers as well .

And , to flesh out this thread , here are our earlier discussions :

Earlier Discussion # 1

Earlier Discussion # 2

[gmonahan]

Dozens of thumbnails of Mainstream covers are viewable HERE .

The site has lots of Groove Merchant covers as well .

And , to flesh out this thread , here are our earlier discussions :

Earlier Discussion # 1

Earlier Discussion # 2

It's worth mentioning in this thread (as opposed to the other two just cited!) that two artists in particular recorded some interesting material for Mainstream that has been indifferenly reissued: Maynard Ferguson, most of whose Mainstream material was only briefly issued on cd, and Sarah Vaughan. Her Live in Tokyo set is well worth seeking out. Some Mainstream stuff came out via the Jazz Heritage series, but it would be nice to have the Vaughan material in particular.

[jazzman4133]

Many of the Mainstream covers were done by my friend and partner, Jack Lonshein. I'm going to post some of the original paintings that were used as covers.