Theresa Records was 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 company and label established in 1975 by Allen Pittman and B. Kazuko Ishida in
El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito (Spanish language, Spanish for "The Little Hill") is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, and forms part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It has a population of 25,962 according to the 2020 United States census, 2 ...
. Its catalogue included
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", San ...
,
George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
, and
John Hicks
Sir John Richard Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics ...
. In the early 1990s
Evidence Music bought the back catalogue and reissued it on CD.
Discography
*101: Bishop Norman Williams – ''The Bishop'' (1976)
*102: Bishop Norman Williams – ''Bishop's Bag'' (1978)
*103: Ed Kelly – ''Music from the Black Museum'' (1977)
*104: David Hardiman – ''It'll Be All Right'' (1978)
*105: Bishop Norman Williams – ''One for Bird'' (1979)
*106: Ed Kelly – ''And Friend'' (1979)
*107:
Babatunde Lea – ''Levels of Consciousness'' (1979)
*108/109:
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", San ...
– ''
Journey to the One'' (1980)
*110:
Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad (; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, Rhythm and blues, R&B, and Soul music, soul music and recorded with musicians s ...
– ''
Kabsha'' (1980)
*111:
Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer.
Biography
Reid was raised in Sacramento, California, where he played the trumpet through junior high and high school. Upon graduation ...
– ''
Perpetual Stroll'' (1980)
*112/113: Pharoah Sanders – ''
Rejoice'' (1981)
*114:
Joe Bonner – ''
Impressions of Copenhagen'' (1981)
*115:
John Hicks
Sir John Richard Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics ...
– ''
Some Other Time'' (1981)
*116: Pharoah Sanders – ''
Pharoah Sanders Live...'' (1982)
*117:
Nat Adderley
Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American 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. It ...
– ''
On the Move'' (1983)
*118: Pharoah Sanders – ''
Heart is a Melody'' (1983)
*119: John Hicks – ''
John Hicks
Sir John Richard Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economics ...
'' (1984)
*120:
George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
– ''
Manhattan Panorama'' (1984)
*121: Pharoah Sanders – ''
Shukuru'' (1985)
*122: Nat Adderley – ''
Blue Autumn'' (1983)
*123: John Hicks – ''
In Concert'' (1984)
*124:
Bobby Hutcherson
Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note Records, Blue Note album ''Components (album), Components'', is one of his best-known composi ...
– ''
Farewell Keystone'' (1982)
*125: Joe Bonner – ''
New Beginnings'' (1988)
*126: George Coleman – ''
At Yoshi's'' (1989)
*127: Pharoah Sanders – ''
A Prayer Before Dawn'' (1987)
*128: John Hicks & Ray Drummond – ''
Two of a Kind'' (1988)
*129:
Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and c ...
– ''
Among Friends'' (1982)
References
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