Dial records

Dial Records was an American jazz - Label , which on Bebop was specialized.

History of the label

Dial was founded in 1946 by Ross Russell , later Charlie Parker's biographer ; he headed the company for about ten years. The main musicians who recorded on Dial, besides Charlie Parker, were Miles Davis , Max Roach and Milt Jackson . Dial Records emerged from the Tempo Music Shop , a record store that was based in Hollywood and was run by Russell. Russell's partner was the lawyer Marvin Freeman, who had a collection of 12,000 records and provided the necessary start-up capital for Dial Records .

Charlie Parker's Dial Sessions 1946/1947

Russell had heard Charlie Parker play in clubs and decided to put out his records. Russell originally wanted Charlie Parker to be recorded with Lester Young , Dizzy Gillespie , Milt Jackson , Ray Brown and Stan Levey in March 1946 while he was on the West Coast . The recordings should be directed by the pianist George Handy . Lester Young, Milt Jackson, Handy, Gillespie and others were unable to attend due to club obligations; this is how the first dial recording was made with a different line-up:

on March 28, 1946, Yardbird Suite, Moose The Mooche, Ormithology, A Night In Tunisia and the canceled take, which appeared under the name The Famous Alto Break , were recorded.

In addition to Parker, Lucky Thompson , Dodo Marmarosa (for George Handy), Arvin Garrison (for Milt Jackson), Vic McMillan (for Ray Brown) and Roy Porter (for Stan Lewey) took part in this first dial session . Before returning to New York, Charlie Parker recorded the following sessions for Dial Records:

on July 29th the title Max Is Making Wax , as well as a failed version of Lover Man and the title The Gypsy ,
on February 1st, 1947 several takes of Home Cookin´ with Russ Freeman , Arnold Fishkin ,
on February 19th a session with singer Earl Coleman ( This Is Always, Dark Shadows ),
on February 26, 1947 the tracks Relaxin 'At Camarillo, Cheers, Carvin' The Bird with Howard McGhee , Wardell Gray , Dodo Marmarosa , Barney Kessel , Red Callender , Don Lamond ,
on March 9, 1947 Dee Dee's Dance with Howard McGhee , Hampton Hawes and Addison Farmer ,
on October 28, 1947, recorded in New York Dexterity, Bongo Bop, Dewey Square, The Hymn, Superman, Bird Of Paradise, Embraceable You with Miles Davis , Duke Jordan , Tommy Potter and Max Roach ,
in the same line-up on November 4, 1947 the titles Bird Feathers, Klact-Oveesedstene, Scrapple From The Apple, Out Of Nowhere, Don´t Blame Me ,
on December 17, 1947, the band added JJ Johnson to the tracks Drifting On A Reed, Qusimodo, Charlie's Wig, Bongo Beep, Crazeology, How Deep Is The Ocean . With this session, the collaboration between Russell and Parker ended, who then resumed for Savoy Records . The Dial recordings later appeared on the jazz label Spotlite ( Charlie Parker On Dial ).

Teddy Reig was the recording manager for Dial Records.

Discographic notes

The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions 1944-1948 ( Mosaic Records 2014) - 9 CDs a. a. with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Dexter Gordon, Wardell Gray, Melba Liston , Erroll Garner , Fats Navarro , Earl Coleman

literature

Ross Russell: Charlie Parker , Munich, Knaur, 1991
Peter Niklas Wilson & Ulfert Goeman: Charlie Parker , Schaftlach, Oreos, 1988

Web link

Dial Records at Discogs

annotation

↑ The recording Diggin 'Diz made on February 5, 1946, under the nominal direction of Dizzy Gillespie , was later released by Dial
↑ http://jazztimes.com/articles/156967-the-complete-dial-modern-jazz-sessions-various-artists

[1] The recording Diggin 'Diz made on February 5, 1946, under the nominal direction of Dizzy Gillespie , was later released by Dial

[2] ttp://jazztimes.com/articles/156967-the-complete-dial-modern-jazz-sessions-various-artists