PM Records is a jazz label established by
Gene Perla in 1973.
PM released recordings by Dave Liebman, Steve Grossman, Elvin Jones, Bernie Senensky, Don Thompson, Pat LaBarbera, and Ed Bickert.
Perla played bass on 31 of PM's 46 albums released to the end of 2018.
The first album pressing was limited to 500.
It was followed by Steve Grossman's ''Some Shapes to Come''.
Open Sky was a trio featuring
Bob Moses,
Dave Liebman
David Liebman (born September 4, 1946) is an American saxophonist, flautist and jazz educator. He is known for his innovative lines and use of atonality. He was a frequent collaborator with pianist Richie Beirach.
In June 2010, he received ...
and
Frank Tusa. Stone Alliance featured Perla,
Don Alias
Charles "Don" Alias (December 25, 1939 in New York City – March 28, 2006 in New York City) was an American jazz percussionist.
Alias was best known for playing congas and other hand drums. He was, however, a capable drum kit performer: for ...
, and
Steve Grossman.
Discography
*PMR-001: Open Sky - ''Open Sky'' (1973)
*PMR-002: Steve Grossman - ''Some Shapes to Come'' (1974)
*PMR-003: Open Sky - ''Spirit in the Sky'' (1975)
*PMR-004:
Elvin Jones
Elvin Ray Jones (September 9, 1927 – May 18, 2004) was an American jazz drummer of the post-bop era.
Most famously a member of John Coltrane's quartet, with whom he recorded from late 1960 to late 1965, Jones appeared on such widely celebra ...
- ''Live'' (1975)
*PMR-005: Elvin Jones - ''
On the Mountain
''On the Mountain'' is Thomas Bernhard’s first prose work, which he completed in 1959, yet the last of his works to be published, in 1989, the year of his death.
Based on autobiographical elements which constitute a kind of encyclopaedic vie ...
'' (1975)
*PMR-007:
Doug Riley
Douglas Brian Riley, CM (April 12, 1945 – August 27, 2007) was a Canadian musician, also known as Dr. Music. He spent two decades with the Famous People Players as its musical director, besides his participation on over 300 album projec ...
- ''Dreams'' (1976)
*PMR-008:
Don Thompson - ''Country Place'' (1976)
*PMR-009:
Pat LaBarbera - ''Pass It On'' (1976)
*PMR-010:
Ed Bickert
Edward Isaac Bickert, (November 29, 1932 – February 28, 2019) was a Canadian guitarist who played mainstream jazz and swing music. Bickert worked professionally from the mid-1950s to 2000, mainly in the Toronto area. His international reputati ...
- ''Ed Bickert'' (1976)
*PMR-012: Steve Grossman - ''Terra Firma'' (1977)
*PMR-013: Stone Alliance - ''Stone Alliance'' (1976)
*PMR-014:
Márcio Montarroyos - ''Stone Alliance'' (1977)
*PMR-016:
Sonny Greenwich
Sonny Greenwich, (born January 1, 1936) is a Canadian guitarist. He has played in major Canadian and American cities including a concert at Carnegie Hall. He has performed with musicians such as Charles Lloyd, Wayne Shorter, Pharoah Sanders, ...
- ''Evol-ution, Love's Reverse'' (1979)
*PMR-017: Kathryn Moses - ''Music in My Heart'' (1979)
*PMR-018:
Nina Simone
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), known professionally as Nina Simone (), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blue ...
- ''A Very Rare Evening'' (1979)
*PMR-020: Stone Alliance - ''Heads Up'' (1980)
*PMR-021:
Bernie Senensky - ''Free Spirit''
*PMR-022: David Liebman - ''Solo: Memories, Dreams and Reflections''
*PMR-024:
Slam Stewart
Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double bass player, whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before swi ...
&
Major Holley
Major "Mule" Holley Jr. (July 10, 1924 – October 25, 1990) was an American jazz upright bassist.
Biography
Holley was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He attended the prestigious Cass Technical High School in Detroit. Holley played ...
- ''
Shut Yo' Mouth!''
References
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