Aladdin Records (USA)

"Blow illinois Blow" Aladdin Records '78 single from Illinois Jacquet

Aladdin Records is an American blues and jazz label, especially in the field of rhythm and blues and swing .

History of the record label

Aladdin Records was founded in 1946 by brothers Eddie, Leo and Ira Mesner and was based in Hollywood . First it was called Philo Records , then the name "Aladdin Records" was introduced.

Aladdin Records was known for a number of recordings of the then very popular rhythm and blues style and early rock 'n' roll ; in addition, some important jazz recordings appeared on the label, such as titles by Coleman Hawkins , Jay McShann , Illinois Jacquet or the legendary Aladdin Sessions by Lester Young , which were produced between 1945 and 1947 by Leonard Feather . In addition to the recordings that were made in Los Angeles , some Aladdin recordings were made in New Orleans by Cosimo Matassa. The first track recorded for Philo Records was Illinois Jacquet's Flying Home , recorded in July 1945. Artists who worked for Aladdin Records included musicians and singers such as Louis Jordan , Shirley & Lee , Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown , The Five Keys , Lightnin 'Hopkins , Dave Bartholomew , Gene & Eunice , Wynonie Harris , Thurston Harris , Johnny Ace , Charles Brown , Nat "King" Cole , Billie Holiday and others. In 1954, the Mesner brothers started the Jazz'West sub-label for the publication of 10-inch records and the Orfeo classic sub-label . In 1960 the label was sold to Lew Chudds Imperial Records and is now part of the EMI catalog .

Lester Young : " East of the Sun (and West of the Moon) ", 78 from the Aladdin session with Gene DiNovi , Chuck Wayne , Curly Russell and Tiny Kahn on December 29, 1947

There is a pop record label in Great Britain under the same name, Aladdin Records .

Web links

literature

Bielefeld Catalog Jazz 2001
Leonard Feather: Liner Notes for Lester Young - The Complete Aladdin Recorduing (Blue Note)

Remarks

↑ Coleman Hawkins All Stars with Miles Davis , Kai Winding , Howard Johnson , Hank Jones , Curly Russell and Max Roach played Bean and the Boys, Isn't It Romantic, The Way You Look Tonight and Phantomesque , NYC, June 1947; see. Teddy Doering: Coleman Hawkins , Oreos Verlag 2001
↑ Billie Holiday with the Tiny Grimes Sextet sang the tracks Detour Ahead , Rocky Mountain Blues, Be Fair to Me and Blue Turning Gray Over You , New York City, April 29, 1951
↑ The Art Pepper album The Return of Art pepper appeared on the Jazz'West label .

[1] Coleman Hawkins All Stars with Miles Davis , Kai Winding , Howard Johnson , Hank Jones , Curly Russell and Max Roach played Bean and the Boys, Isn't It Romantic, The Way You Look Tonight and Phantomesque , NYC, June 1947; see. Teddy Doering: Coleman Hawkins , Oreos Verlag 2001

[2] Billie Holiday with the Tiny Grimes Sextet sang the tracks Detour Ahead , Rocky Mountain Blues, Be Fair to Me and Blue Turning Gray Over You , New York City, April 29, 1951

[3] The Art Pepper album The Return of Art pepper appeared on the Jazz'West label .