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Horizon Records
Horizon Records was an American independent record label founded in 1962 by Dave Hubert. Horizon was originally a folk and blues label distributed by World Pacific Records. When Liberty Records acquired World Pacific in 1965, it also took over the distribution of Horizon. From 1974 to 1978 the label became a subsidiary imprint of A&M Records for issuing jazz. and pop, During this period, the label was known for producing albums with high-quality audio and packaging. The catalogue includes albums by Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, Paul Desmond, Charlie Haden, and Jim Hall (musician), Jim Hall. John Snyder, the founder of the label, left in 1977 and started Artists House. In 1979 Horizon struck gold with debut albums by Brenda Russell and the Yellow Magic Orchestra. By 1980, the label disappeared. In 1984, A&M went into a deal with Word Distribution, giving more powerful distribution for Word's labels, such as Myrrh Records, Word Records, and Exit Records. Horizon was reactivated wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and functions as a branch of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscope-Geffen-A&M. Established in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the label initially operated independently. It rapidly gained recognition in the music industry, becoming a major-independent label until its acquisition by PolyGram in 1989. After this acquisition, A&M continued to operate as a self-managed frontline label within the PolyGram framework. In 1998, PolyGram was acquired by Seagram and subsequently integrated into its Universal Music Group. In January 1999, A&M's operations were merged with Interscope Records and Geffen Records, leading to the creation of Interscope-Geffen-A&M, which is now part of the Interscope Capitol Labels Group as of 2024. Subsequently, A&M became a brand under the larger label group, no longer operating autonomously. In 2007, the A&M brand and trademark were combined with Octone Records to create A&M Octone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational entertainment and record label Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the "Record label#Major labels, big three" recording companies and the third-largest in the global music industry, after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). Formerly owned by Time Warner (later called WarnerMedia and its successor is Warner Bros. Discovery), the company sold WMG in 2004 to a group of private investors led by Edgar Bronfman Jr., in a move to alleviate Time Warner's debt load related to its merger with AOL. WMG was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange from 2005 until 2011, when it announced its privatization and sale to Access Industries. It later had its second IPO on Nasdaq in 2020, once again becoming a public company. As of 2025, Access Industries remains the company's largest shareholder, owning 72% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrrh Records
__NOTOC__ Myrrh Records (also known as Myrrh Worship) was an American Christian music record label. According to ''Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music'', the label was instrumental in developing a popular following for contemporary Christian music, as the label that first published music by: Barry McGuire, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Randy Matthews and Nancy Honeytree. The label is also known for serving as the first label for popular Christian crossover singer Amy Grant, who joined the label in 1977. She stayed with Myrrh until 1999, and with Word Records until 2005. The label has released recordings by Al Green, B.J. Thomas, Benny Hester, Billy Preston, Bob Ayala, The Choir (alternative rock band), The Choir, Cliff Richard, Crystal Lewis, Dakoda Motor Company, David and the Giants, glad (band), GLAD, Jaci Velasquez, David Meece, Malcolm and Alwyn, Mark Heard, Michael Omartian, Michael and Stormie Omartian, Mike Warnke, Miss Angie, Maria Muldaur, One Bad Pig, Petra (band), Petra, Phi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutionary Ensemble
The Revolutionary Ensemble was a free jazz trio consisting of violinist Leroy Jenkins (1932–2007), bassist Sirone (Norris Jones, 1940–2009) and percussionist/pianist Jerome Cooper (1946–2015). The group was active from 1970–1977, and reunited briefly in 2004. Musician George E. Lewis described the trio as "one of the signal groups of the period." Writer John Fordham stated that the group "was remarkable for its concentration on texture, tone colour and the then unclaimed territory between jazz and contemporary classical music." A DownBeat reviewer, writing in 1972, described them as "a unique, utterly contemporary unit of extraordinarily talented players who possess a world understanding of what 'organized sound' is all about." History Prior to the formation of the Revolutionary Ensemble in 1970, Jenkins, recently returned from Europe, had been playing with Anthony Braxton and Leo Smith in a group called Creative Construction Company. Following a May 19, 1970 perfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Life (The Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra Album)
''New Life (Dedicated to Max Gordon)'' is a 1976 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the A&M/Horizon Records label. The album was nominated for a 1976 Grammy award in the Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band category.LA Times, "The Envelope" awards database. 1976 Grammy Awardlink Accessed 2008 April 19. Track listing All songs composed and arranged by Thad Jones except where noted. Side A # "Greetings And Salutations" – 8:49 # "Love And Harmony" (comp./arr. C. Bridgewater) – 7:23 # "Little Rascal On A Rock" – 6:17 Side B # "Forever Lasting" – 5:50 # "Love To One Is One To Love" – 4:07 # "Thank You" (comp./arr. Dodgion) – 6:10 # "Cherry Juice" – 5:45 Personnel * Thad Jones – flugelhorn (tracks A2, A3, B1-4) * Mel Lewis – drums * Herb Lovelle – drums (tracks B1, B2) * Roland Hanna – piano (tracks A1, A2, B1-3) * Walter Norris – piano (tracks A3, B2, B4) * George Mraz – bass (tracks A1-3, B3, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ira Sullivan (1976 Album)
''Ira Sullivan'' is an eponymous album by multi-instrumentalist Ira Sullivan which was recorded in 1975-76 and released on the Horizon label. accessed October 17, 2017 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated "Ira Sullivan has long been a remarkable multi-instrumentalist with a personal sound on each of his horns. On this A&M release, Sullivan mostly sticks to soprano and flute although he plays trumpet briefly ... The generally thoughtful music is not as exciting as some of Sullivan's other sessions (particularly the later ones with[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Hall Live!
''Jim Hall Live!'' is a live album by guitarist Jim Hall recorded in 1975 at the Bourbon Street jazz club in Toronto, Canada and released on the Horizon label. accessed December 4, 2019 Reception awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating "The interplay between the three players is sometimes wondrous, and although the five selections are all familiar standards ... Hall makes the music sound fresh and full of subtleties". Guitarist , in the liner notes to the 2012 alb ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awakening (Sonny Fortune Album)
''Awakening'' is an album by American saxophonist Sonny Fortune recorded in 1975 and released on the Horizon label. accessed February 2, 2015 Reception In ''The Village Voice'', Robert Christgau said while ''Awakening'' featured nothing innovative, it did showcase Fortune's knack for "great synthesis", including "shades of hard bop and late-'50s Miles in a more modal setting, so lyrical and tough-minded that the 12-minute flute-and-congas thing (the title cut, wouldn't you know) becomes quite credible, even listenable." Vincent Thomas for AllMusic calls the album "an adequate set of mostly straight-ahead jazz, which sets it apart from many of his fusion-venturing peers of the '70s".Thomas, V., Allmusic Reviewaccessed February 2, 2015 Track listing All compositions by Sonny Fortune except where noted. # "Triple Threat" ( Rodgers Grant) - 10:27 # "Nommo" ( Jymie Merritt) - 9:38 # "Sunshower" (Kenny Barron) - 5:14 # "For Duke and Cannon" - 2:58 # "Awakening" - 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Duets
A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers. Duets or The Duets may also refer to: Films and television * ''Duets'' (film), a 2000 film, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti and Huey Lewis * "Duets" (''Glee''), a 2010 episode in the second season of ''Glee'' * ''Duets'' (TV series), a music-based reality competition show on ABC Music * Duets (Bach), works for organ by Johann Sebastian Bach * "Duetz," the 2017 Gorillaz track, from Humanz Super Deluxe. Albums * ''Duets'' (Ane Brun album), 2005 * ''Duets'' (Barbra Streisand album), 2002 * ''Duets'' (Carla Bley & Steve Swallow album), 1988 * ''Duets'' (Dizzy Gillespie album), 1957 * ''Duets'' (Elton John album), 1993 * ''Duets'' (Emmylou Harris album) * ''Duets'' (Frank Sinatra album), 1993 * ''Duets II'' (Frank Sinatra album), a 1994 album by Frank Sinatra * ''Duets'' (Helen Merrill and Ron Carter album), a 1989 album by Helen Merrill and Ron Carter * ''Duets'' (Jimmy Raney and Doug Raney album), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Hands
''Sweet Hands'' is an album by saxophonist Dave Liebman, David Liebman which was recorded in California in 1975 and released on the Horizon Records, Horizon label. accessed September 12, 2017 Reception The AllMusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated, "The influence of India upon jazz had not been spent entirely when Dave Liebman and Lookout Farm recorded the first of his Horizon albums, which pursues the East-meets-West direction of his former employer Miles Davis, but without the latter's dramatic thrust ... Fascinating music, if not always convincing."Track listing All compositions by David Liebman except where noted # "Dr. Faustus" – 10:49 # "Dark Lady" (Ritchie Bierach) – 7:45 # "Sweet Hand Roy" (David Liebman, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suite For Pops
''Suite for Pops'' is a 1975 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the A&M Horizon label. Track listing LP side A: # "Meetin' Place" # "The Summary" # "The Farewell" # "Toledo By Candlelight" LP side B: # "The Great One" # "Only For Now" # "A Good Time Was Had By All" Personnel * Thad Jones – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion * Mel Lewis – drums * Roland Hanna – piano * Richard Davis – double bass * George Mraz - double bass * Steve Gilmore - double bass * Jerry Dodgion – soprano & alto saxophone, flute * Eddie Xiques – alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute * Billy Harper – tenor saxophone, flute * Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute * Ron Bridgewater - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute * Frank Foster - tenor saxophone, clarinet * Greg Herbert - tenor saxophone * Lou Marini - tenor saxophone * Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone, clarinet * Jon Faddis – trumpet, percussion * Stephen Fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Lewis
Melvin Sokoloff (May 10, 1929 – February 2, 1990), known professionally as Mel Lewis, was an American jazz drummer, session musician, professor, and author. He received fourteen Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Lewis was born in Buffalo, New York, to Russian-Jewish immigrant parents Samuel and Mildred Sokoloff. He started playing professionally as a teen, eventually joining Stan Kenton in 1954. His musical career brought him to Los Angeles in 1957 and New York City in 1963.''All Music Guide to Jazz''. Yanow, Scott (1996). Miller Freeman Books. Career In 1966 in New York, he teamed up with Thad Jones to lead the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra. The group started as informal jam sessions with the top studio and jazz musicians of the city, but eventually began performing regularly on Monday nights at the famed venue, the Village Vanguard. In 1979, the band won a Grammy for their album '' Live in Munich''. Like all of the musicians in the band, it was onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
