brownie Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 From AP: Bernard Brightman NEW YORK (AP) _ Bernard Brightman, founder of a record label specializing in vintage jazz and blues recordings, died Nov. 9. He was 82. The label, Stash Records, released its first album, "Reefer Songs," in 1976. The album was a collection of songs, mostly dating from the 1920s and 1930s, about drugs. It was followed by "Copulatin' Blues," a compilation of songs about sex. Later Brightman released albums by new jazz artists, including pianist Hilton Ruiz. He also continued to issue vintage material, including previously unheard archival recordings by Charlie Parker. Stash was a very active label which issued numerous albums from people like Jimmy Rowles, Chris Connors, Red Norvo, Sal Salvador, Khan Jamal, Steve Turre plus numerous reissues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEK Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 I bought "Reefer Songs" when it first came out. It started my interest in Cab Calloway. I still have the Charlie Parker Dial recordings ("Legendary Dial Masters", vols. 1 and 2) on Stash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 Bernie was an interesting character and a good guy to have a beer with. His Stash/Jazz/whatever operation was forced out of business for NEVER paying publishing royalties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 A Fox bite, Chuck? BTW I agree, Bernie was fun to be with--he and Natasha used to drop by with great deli food, to discuss album ideas, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted November 24, 2003 Report Share Posted November 24, 2003 A Fox bite, Chuck? Indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danasgoodstuff Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 At first glance I thought this said Sarah Brightman had died; oh well, too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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