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Black Saint

Black Saint, founded 1975: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on Black Saint

David Murray b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet) Joe Lovano b. 1952 · American jazz flautist, saxophonist, clarinettist Tete Montoliu 1933–1997 · Spanish jazz musician and pianist (1933–1997) Enrico Rava b. 1939 · Italian jazz trumpeter Red Mitchell 1927–1992 · American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet… Lester Bowie 1941–1999 · American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999) John Tchicai 1936–2012 · Danish free jazz saxophonist (1936–2012) Bill Dixon 1925–2010 · American composer and educator (1925–2010) Billy Bang 1947–2011 · American musician (1947–2011) George Cables b. 1944 · American jazz pianist Reggie Workman b. 1937 · American double-bassist Kirk Lightsey b. 1937 · American musician Jeanne Lee 1939–2000 · American singer (1939-2000) Mark Dresser b. 1952 · American musician Joseph Bowie b. 1953 · American jazz musician Ed Blackwell 1929–1992 · American jazz drummer (1929–1992) Billy Harper b. 1943 · American musician Larry Ochs b. 1949 · American jazz saxophonist Jimmy Lyons 1933–1986 · American jazz saxophonist (1931-1986) Beaver Harris 1936–1991 · American musician (1936–1991) Clifford Jarvis 1941–1999 · American drummer (1941-1999) Saheb Sarbib b. 1944 · American musician

Label profile

Set up in Italy by Giacomo Pellicciotti in 1975 before Giovanni Bonandrini took over in 1978. Subsequently run by his son, Flavio Bonandrini, the label had 30 years of history specializing in Jazz, Improvised, Experimental, Free and Avant Garde Music.

From 1975 to 1979, Black Saint releases were distributed by various companies (, , , ). And from 1979, distributed Black Saint releases. In July 1982, they began being distributed in the US by .

In 2008 Black Saint - together with the sister label for modern jazz, Soul Note - was acquired by C.A.M., a Rome-based company launched in 2000. CAM Jazz started reissuing the extensive Black Saint catalog counting over 190 albums, using the original artwork.

Profile from Discogs (CC0)

Albums on Black Saint

A Sea of Faces 1975 · Black Saint Trickles 1976 · Black Saint Sightsong 1976 · Black Saint Holding Together 1976 · Black Saint Capricorn Rising 1976 · Black Saint Raw Materials and Residuals 1977 · Black Saint Birth and Rebirth 1978 · Black Saint Interboogieology 1978 · Black Saint 1-OQA+19 1978 · Black Saint The 5th Power 1978 · Black Saint Warriors 1978 · Black Saint The Legend of Ai Glatson 1978 · Black Saint George Lewis 1978 · Black Saint Resolution 1978 · Black Saint Nuba 1979 · Black Saint The Magic Triangle 1979 · Black Saint Milano Strut 1979 · Black Saint Jila - Save! Mon. - The Imaginary Suite 1979 · Black Saint Steppin’ With the World Saxophone Quartet 1979 · Black Saint Spihumonesty 1980 · Black Saint Mama and Daddy 1980 · Black Saint Lifelong Ambitions 1981 · Black Saint Duet 1981 · Black Saint W.S.Q. 1981 · Black Saint Blues Forever 1982 · Black Saint Go In Numbers 1982 · Black Saint Revue 1982 · Black Saint Four Compositions (Quartet) 1983 1983 · Black Saint The Circle of Time 1984 · Black Saint Six Compositions (Quartet) 1984 1985 · Black Saint Children 1985 · Black Saint Evidence of Things Unseen 1985 · Black Saint Air Show No. 1 1986 · Black Saint Five Compositions (Quartet) 1986 1986 · Black Saint The Healers 1987 · Black Saint Colors in Thirty-Third 1987 · Black Saint Six Monk's Compositions 1988 · Black Saint You'll Know When You Get There 1989 · Black Saint Eugene (1989) 1991 · Black Saint Fat Man and the Hard Blues 1991 · Black Saint Up And Down 1992 · Black Saint 4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1993 · Black Saint Familytalk 1993 · Black Saint Capricorn Rising 1993 · Black Saint Song Out of My Trees 1994 · Black Saint Composition No. 173 1996 · Black Saint Think All, Focus One 1996 · Black Saint Windward Passages 1997 · Black Saint Song For All 1997 · Black Saint Chile New York 1998 · Black Saint Healing Force 2009 · Black Saint