Medallion Records was a record label (1919 – late 1921 or early 1922)
[ owned by the Baldwin Piano Corporation of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Most Medallion issues were pressed from masters leased from ]Emerson Records
Emerson Records was an American record company and label created by Victor Emerson in 1915.
Victor Hugo Emerson was the chief recording engineer at Columbia Records. In 1914 he left the company, created the Emerson Phonograph Company, and then ...
, whose catalogue included early jazz recordings by the Louisiana Five
The Louisiana Five was an early Dixieland jazz band that was active from 1917 to 1920. It was among the earliest jazz groups to record extensively. The Louisiana Five was led by drummer Anton Lada.
History
The Louisiana Five was formed in New ...
and Eubie Blake
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. Blake began his career in 1912, and during World War I he worked in partnership with the singer, drum ...
.[Rye, Howard]
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Kapp Medallion
At least four LPs were issued in the 1960s on the Kapp Medallion label. Kapp Records, Inc., was a firm in New York City that had no association with the original Medallion label.
See also
* List of record labels
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References
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Record labels established in 1919
Record labels disestablished in 1921
American jazz record labels