Fresh Sound, or Fresh Sound New Talent, is a
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
record label established in Barcelona, Spain, by Jordi Pujol. The label was initially founded as a reissue label.
The catalog includes work by musicians both major and minor that was recorded before 1962, including
Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...
,
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American Jazz piano, jazz pianist, composer, and leader of his eponymous Big band, jazz orchestra from 1924 through the rest of his life.
Born and raised in Washington, D ...
, and
Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz Saxophone, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of beb ...
. Sources include
Argo
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,
Dawn
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,
Prestige
Prestige may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Films
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/New Jazz,
RCA
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,
Royal Roost,
Riverside, and
Verve. Fresh Sound has released music by obscure singers
Jane Fielding,
Beverly Kenney,
Marilyn Moore,
Lucy Ann Polk, and
Helyne Stewart
In the early 1990s, the label began to produce new recordings. This included music by
Georges Arvanitas and
David Murray;
Mundell Lowe and
Tete Montoliu
Vicenç Montoliu i Massana, better known as Tete Montoliu (28 March 1933 – 24 August 1997) was a Spanish jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain. Born blind, he learnt braille music at age seven. His styles varied from hard bop, through Afro-Cuban, ...
;
Gabe Baltazar,
Eddie Bert,
Bob Cooper,
Dick Hafer,
Charlie Mariano
Carmine Ugo Mariano (November 12, 1923 – June 16, 2009) was an American jazz saxophone, saxophonist who focused on the alto saxophone, alto and soprano saxophone. He occasionally performed and recorded on flute and nadaswaram as well.
Biogra ...
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J. R. Monterose,
Bill Perkins,
Frank Strazzeri, and
Claude Williamson. The Fresh Sound New Talent label was inaugurated in the 1990s with the work of
Vinny Golia.
Roster
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Pablo Ablanedo
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David Ambrosio
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Reid Anderson
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Bruce Arkin
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Omer Avital
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Gorka Benitez
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Max Bennett
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The Bad Plus
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Seamus Blake
Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a British-born Canadian tenor saxophonist.
Early life and education
Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a c ...
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Albert Bover
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Marlon Browden
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Carme Canela Carme may refer to:
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Steve Cardenas
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Chris Cheek
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Avishai Cohen
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George Colligan
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Sonny Criss
William "Sonny" Criss (23 October 1927 – 19 November 1977) was an American jazz musician.
An Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist of prominence during the bebop era of jazz, he was one of many players influenced by Charlie Parker.
Biography
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Alexis Cuadrado
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Ronnie Cuber
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Eli Degibri
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Daniel Freedman
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Johnny Glasel
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Robert Glasper
Robert Andre Glasper (born April 5, 1978) is an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and Arrangement, musical arranger. His music embodies numerous musical genres, primarily centered around jazz. Glasper has won five Grammy Awards from ...
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Joe Gordon
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Phil Grenadier
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Lars Gullin
Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin (4 May 1928 – 17 May 1976) was a Swedish jazz saxophonist.
Career
Lars Gullin was born in Visby, Sweden. He was a child prodigy on the accordion. At age thirteen, he played clarinet in a military band and later l ...
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Dick Hafer
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Amos Hoffman
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Ron Horton
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Ethan Iverson
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Michael Kanan
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Chris Lightcap
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Agnar Magnusson
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Rebecca Martin
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Bill McHenry
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Ryan Meagher
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Brad Mehldau
Bradford Alexander Mehldau (; born August 23, 1970) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
Mehldau studied music at The New School, touring and recording while still a student. He was a member of saxophonist Joshua Redman's quar ...
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Stephane Mercier
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Paul Moer
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Pat Moran McCoy
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Lanny Morgan
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Simon Moullier
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Jack Nimitz
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Hod O'Brien
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Michael Oien
Michael Oien (born 13 August 1981 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American musician and composer living in New York City
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Vardan Ovsepian
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Charles Owens
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Marty Paich
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Roberta Piket
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Noah Preminger
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Andrew Rathbun
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Matt Renzi
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Pete Robbins
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Kurt Rosenwinkel
Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is an American jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader, producer, educator, keyboardist and record label owner.
Biography
Born in Philadelphia to a musical family, Rosenwinkel began taking piano lessons when ...
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Jorge Rossy
Jorge "Jordi" Rossy (born August 21, 1964) is a Spain, spanish jazz drum kit, drummer, piano, pianist and vibraphone, vibraphonist.
Early life
Rossy was born in Barcelona.
His father, Mario, played the piano that was in the family home, as did ...
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Perico Sambeat
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Walter Smith III
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Grant Stewart
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Frank Strazzeri
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Marcus Strickland
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Nat Su
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Ben Waltzer
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David Weiss
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Sebastian Weiss
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Scott Wendholt
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Claude Williamson
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David Xirgu
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Miguel Zenon
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Oscar Peñas
References
External links
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JazzWax Interview with Jordi Pujol
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Jazz record labels
Reissue record labels