Master Jazz Recordings
Master Jazz Recordings was an American jazz label that existed in the 1960s and 70s.
History of the label
Over a period of five years, the Master Jazz Label recorded a number of swing- oriented pianists in solo settings. These included Earl Hines , Claude Hopkins , Cliff Jackson , Jay McShann , Cliff Smalls , Sir Charles Thompson , Sonny White and Teddy Wilson , but also barely recorded pianists such as Keith Dunham, Georgia Hearn , Cliff Smalls and Sonny White. Recordings by Harold Ashby , Don Byas , Eric Dixon , Roy Eldridge , Coleman Hawkins , Rex Stewart , Buddy Tate , Norris Turney , Booty Wood and Snooky Young have also appeared on the label . The piano solo recordings were re-released on the reissue label Mosaic Records in a 4-CD edition, as well as an album by Ram Ramirez .
Discography
- MJR 8101 - Earl Hines & Jimmy Rushing : Blues and Things (ed. 1967)
- MJR 8102 - Booty Wood: Hang in There (1968, recorded 1960 and originally published by Columbia, England)
- MJR 8103 - Don Byas: Le Grand Don Byas (ed. 1968, recorded 1952–55, originally published on Disques Vogue )
- MJR 8104 - Jimmy Rushing: Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (recorded 1967)
- MJR 8105 - Master Jazz Piano Volume One (Earl Hines, Claude Hopkins, Jay McShann, Cliff Jackson, Sonny White)
- MJR 8106 - Julian Dash : A Portrait of Julian Dash (recorded 1970)
- MJR 8107 - Johnny Hodges : A Memory of Johnny Hodges (recorded in 1950 and first published by Disques Vogue)
- MJR 8108 - Master Jazz Piano Volume Two (Earl Hines, Jay McShann, Cliff Smalls, Keith Dunham, Sir Charles Thompson)
- MJR 8109 - Earl Hines: Hines 1965 (Recorded 1965, first published by World Record Club (England))
- MJR 8110 - Roy Eldridge: The Nifty Cat
- MJR 8111 - The JPJ Quartet: Montreux '71 (with Budd Johnson )
- MJR 8112 - Harold Ashby: Born to Swing
- MJR 8113 - Jay McShann All-Stars: Going to Kansas City
- MJR 8114 - Earl Hines: Plays Duke Ellington
- MJR 8115 - Coleman Hawkins: The High and Mighty Hawk (recorded 1958, first published by Felsted )
- MJR 8116 - Billy Strayhorn: Cue for Saxophone (recorded 1959, first published by Felsted)
- MJR 8117 - Master Jazz Piano Volume Three (Keith Dunham, Gloria Hearn, Earl Hines, Sonny White, Teddy Wilson)
- MJR 8118 - Dickie Wells , Vic Dickenson , Benny Morton , George Matthews : Trombone Four-in-Hand (recorded 1959, first by Felsted)
- MJR 8119 - Budd Johnson: Blues a la Mode
- MJR 8120 - The Jimmy Rushing All Stars: Who Was It Sang That Song? (recorded 1967, like MJR 8104)
- MJR 8121 - Roy Eldridge: The Nifty Cat Strikes West (recorded 1966) ei
- MJR 8122 - Ram Ramirez: Rampant Ram (recorded 1973/74)
- MJR 8123 - Rex Stewart: Rendez-vous with Rex (recorded 1958, first on Felsted)
- MJR 8124 - The Eric Dixon Quartet: Eric's Edge
- MJR 8125 - Buster Bailey : All About Memphis (recorded 1958, first on Felsted)
- MJR2 8126 - Earl Hines: Plays Duke Ellington Volume Two & Volume Three (2LP)
- MJR 8127 - Buddy Tate: Swingin 'Like ... Tate (recorded 1958, first on Felsted)
- MJR 8128 - Buddy Tate: The Texas Twister (recorded 1975)
- MJR 8129 - Master Jazz Piano Volume Four (Earl Hines, Keith Dunham, Gloria Hearn, Teddy Wilson, Sonny White)
- MJR 8130 - The Snooky Young Septet / The Norris Turney Quintet: The Boys from Dayton
- MJR 8131 - Cliff Smalls: Swing and Things (with Major Holley among others )
- MJR 8132 - Earl Hines: Plays Duke Ellington Volume Four (recorded 1975)
- MJR 1001E - JPJ Quartet: New Communications in Jazz (ed. 1972), with Budd Johnson, Dill Jones , Bill Pemberton , Oliver Jackson