Hardbopjazz Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Today I was in a vinyl record shop and came across an album of Mary Lou Williams on "Mary Records." This was the label she formed when no other record label was recording her. I started to wonder what other jazz musicians started their own labels. Another that comes to mind is Willie Jones III. He has his own label. Are there any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Mingus started at least 2. Duke and Irving Mills had Master. Dozens in the last decade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 I just remembered Horace Silver also started his own label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 12 minutes ago, Hardbopjazz said: I just remembered Horace Silver also started his own label. Silveto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted November 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Just now, jlhoots said: Silveto Yes, that was the name of the label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Marian McPartland - Halcyon Alvin Queen - Nilva Tim Berne - Empire; then Screwgun Edited November 19, 2019 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Peter Ind- WAVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Milford Graves + Don Pullen = SRP, Self Reliance Projects Milford Graves + Andrew Cyrille = IPS, Institute of Percussive Studies Kenny Cox a.o. = Strata Charles Tolliver, Stanley Cowell a.o. = Strata-East Jazz Composers' Orchestra = JCOA Heiner Stadler = Labor Loren Mazzacane Connors = St. Joan Mike & Kate Westbrook = Original Records Misha Mengelberg, Han Bennink, Willem Breuker = Instant Composers Pool Hans Dulfer = Heavy Soul Music Franz Köglmann = Pipe Charles Tyler = Ak-Ba Julius Hemphill = Mbari Vinny Golia = Nine Winds 3 minutes ago, chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez said: Peter Ind- WAVE yeah, great label from a fascinating musician Phil Ranelin, Doug Hammond a.o. = Tribe Evan Parker, Derek Bailey, Tony Oxley = Incus Phill Wachsmann, Peter Cusack a.o. = Bead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Didn´t somehow Sun Ra and his Arkestra have something like their own label ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Alan Barnes: Woodville Records http://www.woodvillerecords.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterioso Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Matthew Halsall: Gondwana Records Barbara Dennerlein: Bebab Records Joe Morris: Riti Edited November 19, 2019 by Misterioso merged some posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Karin Krog=Meantime Records .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 I have often wondered why some jazz labels succeeded and others didn't, and why the players didn't get far with their own labels. Obviously, an active musician did not have time to administer a record business, but still ... Look at Prestige: just one guy. And Blue Note: just two guys. Yet both labels continued for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) K2B2 by Marty Krystall and Buell Neidlinger: https://k2b2.com/ PNL records by Paal Nilssen-Love: https://pnlrecords.bandcamp.com/ NEMU by Albrecht Maurer and Klaus Kuhgel: http://www.nemu-records.com/ A lot of people, really. It is easy these days. You won't make money anyway. Edited November 19, 2019 by Д.Д. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 14 minutes ago, Shrdlu said: I have often wondered why some jazz labels succeeded and others didn't, and why the players didn't get far with their own labels. Obviously, an active musician did not have time to administer a record business, but still ... Look at Prestige: just one guy. And Blue Note: just two guys. Yet both labels continued for years. Yes, Prestige and BN really were Incredible. But the BN Story is much more documentated than the Prestige Story. So many books and films About the famous Two guys runnin the Business of BN, and so little about Bob Weinstock. You even don´t see many photos of Bob Weinstock, but hundreds of Lion and Wolff...... Very often the only thing you read about Prestige is that they didn´t offer time for rehearsal, but with or without rehearsals, so many of the Prestige albums became classics just like BN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Ken, I was disgusted to hear that, in the 60s, some distributors were not paying Blue Note quickly, or at all. This at a time when Alfred Lion's health was deteriorating because of the stress of running the business. The "Sidewinder" phenomenon didn't help. Funnily enough, I am not greatly impressed by "The Sidewinder", and I got tired of a would-be follow up being required for several other sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 6 hours ago, clifford_thornton said: Phil Ranelin, Doug Hammond a.o. = Tribe Doug Hammond also ran his own label, Idibib. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 King Jazz - Mezz Mezzrow Debut - Charles Mingus and Max Roach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jazztrain Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 YAL - Yusef Lateef Red & Blue - Jessica Williams Bet-Car - Betty Carter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GA Russell Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Herbie Mann had Vertigo and Embryo. Later in life there was Kokopelli, which I am not sure about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Vertigo is a most unfortunate condition; don't know about Embryo. Kokopelli can kill you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted November 19, 2019 Report Share Posted November 19, 2019 Dave Rempis: Aerophonic Records Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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