Silkheart Records is a Swedish record company and

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dedicated to

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and

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. Lars-Olof Gustavsson and Keith Knox founded Silkheart in

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. In 1991, Jimmy Johnson of

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suggested that Silkheart "could easily be considered for the new

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throne." ''

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'' describes the four albums that Dennis González recorded for the label as "part of a determined effort to wrest creative initiative back from New York and the West Coast". Charles Brackeen (whom Silkheart's management and González had coaxed out of retirement) recorded three albums for Silkheart.

Releases

* 101 Dennis González New Dallas Quartet – '' Stefan'' * 102

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Sextet – '' The Gleam'' * 103 Steve Lacy Quartet – ''

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Quartet – '' Liquid Magic'' * 105 Charles Brackeen Quartet – '' Bannar'' * 106 Dennis González New Dallas Sextet – ''

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Quartet – ''In Seattle'' * 108 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – '' Ancestral Song'' * 109 Ahmed Abdullah – '' Ahmed Abdullah and the Solomonic Quintet'' * 110 Charles Brackeen Quartet – '' Attainment'' * 111 Charles Brackeen Quartet – '' Worshippers Come Nigh'' * 112 Dennis González New Dallasorleanssippi – ''Debenge – Debenge'' * 113 David S. Ware Trio – '' Passage to Music'' * 114 Booker T. Williams – ''Go Tell It on the Mountain'' * 115

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Quartet – ''Always Born'' * 116 Charles Gayle Trio – ''Homeless'' * 117 Charles Gayle Trio – ''Spirits Before'' * 118

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+ Brus Trio – ''Autumn in Paris'' * 119 William Hooker Quartet – ''Lifeline'' * 120 Other Dimensions in Music – '' Other Dimensions In Music'' * 121 Denis Charles Triangle – ''Queen Mary'' * 122 Rob Brown Trio – '' Breath Rhyme'' * 123 William Hooker Ensemble – ''The Firmament Fury'' * 124 Dennis González New Dallas Angeles – ''The Desert Wind'' * 125 Joel Futterman Quartet – ''Vision in Time'' * 126

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+ Brus Trio – '' After Fallen Leaves'' * 127 David S. Ware Quartet – '' Great Bliss, Vol. 1'' * 128 David S. Ware Quartet – '' Great Bliss, Vol. 2'' * 129

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Quartet – ''

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'' * 130 Various artists – ''Spirit of New Jazz'' * 131 Joel Futterman Trio – ''Berlin Images'' * 132 Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble – '' South Side Street Songs'' * 133 Jim Hobbs Trio – ''Babadita'' * 134 Charles Gayle Quartet – ''Translations'' * 135 Hal Russell & Joel Futterman Quartet – '' Naked Colours'' * 136 Jim Hobbs Fully Celebrated Orchestra – ''Peace & Pig Grease'' * 137 Charles Gayle Quartet – ''Raining Fire'' * 138 Bob Ackerman Trio – ''Old & New Magic'' * 139 Roy Campbell Pyramid – '' Communion'' * 140 Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble – '' Chicago Now Vol. 1'' * 141 Ernest Dawkins New Horizons Ensemble – '' Chicago Now Vol. 2'' * 142 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – '' 21st Century Union March'' * 143 The Joel Futterman &

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Quintet – ''Nickelsdorf Konfrontation'' * 144 Steve Lacy – '' 5 x Monk 5 x Lacy'' * 145 David S. Ware Quartet – '' Oblations and Blessings'' * 146

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– Richard Teitelbaum Duo – '' Double Clutch'' * 147 William Hooker – Billy Bang Duo – '' Joy (Within)!'' * 148 Assif Tsahar Trio – ''Ain Sof'' * 149 AALY Trio +

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– '' Hidden in the Stomach'' * 150 Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – ''Ka – Real'' * 151 Borgmann / Morris / Charles Trio – ''The Last Concert – Dankeschön'' * 152 Kidd Jordan Quartet – ''New Orleans Festival Suite'' * 153 Heinz Geisser &

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Duo – ''Folia / The Unam Concert'' * 154 Heinz Geisser & Guerino Mazzola] Duo – ''Someday'' * 155 Sirone (musician), Sirone Bang Ensemble – ''

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'' * 156 Matt Lavelle Trio – ''Spiritual Power'' * 157 Charles Gayle Quartet – ''Blue Shadows'' * 158 Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor – '' Kaiso Stories''

References

External links

Official site

Ayler Records, Silkheart's Sister Label, Official site
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References

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