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BYG Records

BYG Records, founded 1967: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on BYG Records

Sun Ra 1914–1993 · American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993) Archie Shepp b. 1937 · American jazz musician Don Cherry 1936–1995 · American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995) Anthony Braxton b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Steve Lacy 1934–2004 · American jazz musician (1934–2004) Art Ensemble of Chicago 1966– · American avant-garde group Andrew Cyrille b. 1939 · American avant-garde jazz drummer Dewey Redman 1931–2006 · American saxophonist (1931–2006) Sunny Murray 1937–2017 · American jazz drummer (1936–2017) Joachim Kühn b. 1944 · German jazz pianist Dave Burrell b. 1940 · American musician Burton Greene 1937–2021 · American musician (1937-2021) Sonny Sharrock 1940–1994 · American guitarist (1940-1995) Grachan Moncur III 1937–2022 · American jazz trombonist (1937–2022) Alan Silva b. 1939 · American musician Jimmy Lyons 1933–1986 · American jazz saxophonist (1931-1986)

Label profile

French label formed in Paris, France, in 1967.
Label Code: LC 2035 / LC 02035
BYG is an acronym of the founders of the label; Fernand Boruso, who worked previously for Pierre Barouh's "Saravah" label; Jean-Luc Young, who was at "Barclay Records"; and Jean Georgakarakos (also known as 'Karakos'), a French record dealer and distributor. The company's 'Actuel' tag encompassed promotional & marketing activity, such as a regional music magazine, and was a BYG series produced by drummer Claude Delcloo.

The label's primary aim was to record and capture a growing market of 'free-style' jazz-oriented artists and exponents of avant-garde music that were beginning to emerge at the close of the 1960's. Such artists as Archie Shepp, Don Cherry, Dave Burrell and Gong featured on the BYG Records label. Recordings were usually achieved whilst such bands were on tour in Europe and the label's existence was an attraction for groups not on the radar of mainstream popularity.

To gain focus for their label BYG/Actuel initiated a five-day, 24-hour concert in Europe in the fall of 1969. Supported by the Ricard Foundation the concert was to be held at the ''Parc Saint Cloud'' in Paris. Billed, up to th

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