Muse Records was a

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record company and label founded in New York City by

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in 1972. Fields worked as an executive for

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in the 1960s. Several of the albums were previously released on

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. Muse also had another label,

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, which operated until 1978, when Fields and collaborator

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ended their professional relationship. In the late 1970s, Muse partnered with the Dutch Timeless Records to distribute

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. Muse was sold in 1996 to 32 Jazz, which repackaged and reissued a large amount of Muse recordings. In 2003,

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(which had become a subsidiary of

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) acquired the rights to the Muse catalog (along with that of

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) from 32 Jazz. Fields later founded HighNote Records and Savant Records; many Muse artists later recorded for these labels as well.

Discography

From 1972 until 1995 Muse released around 500 albums.Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5500 to 5568
accessed September 10, 2019

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Discography

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