EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by Bob Shad for the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company. During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, Paul Bley and Sarah Vaughan recorded for EmArcy. Today, it is a European jazz label owned by Universal Music Group. The catalogue is managed by the Island Records subsidiary.
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Artists on EmArcy Records
Chet Baker
1929–1988 · American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
Max Roach
1924–2007 · American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer…
Buddy Rich
1917–1987 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)
Cannonball Adderley
1928–1975 · American jazz saxophonist (1928–1975)
Maynard Ferguson
1928–2006 · Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006)
Gil Evans
1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist…
Erroll Garner
1921–1977 · American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977)
Roy Haynes
1925–2024 · American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024)
John Scofield
b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist and composer (born 1951)
Meshell Ndegeocello
b. 1968 · American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist (born 1968)
Helen Merrill
b. 1930 · American recording artist; jazz vocalist (born 1930)
Nat Adderley
1931–2000 · American jazz cornet and trumpet player (1931–2000)
Silje Nergaard
b. 1966 · Norwegian singer
Dhafer Youssef
b. 1967 · Tunisian musician
Cécile McLorin Salvant
b. 1989 · American jazz singer of French and Haitian roots
Madeleine Peyroux
b. 1973 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist
Jane Monheit
b. 1977 · American singer
Radka Toneff
1952–1982 · Norwegian singer (1952–1982)
Herb Geller
1928–2013 · American saxophonist (1928–2013)
Jean-Jacques Milteau
b. 1950 · French blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter
Wolfgang Puschnig
b. 1956 · Austrian saxophonist
Norma Winstone
b. 1941 · English jazz singer
Guy Lafitte
1927–1998 · French musician (1927–1998)
Julian Lage
b. 1987 · American musician
Eivind Aarset
b. 1961 · Norwegian guitarist
Lars Gullin
1928–1976 · Swedish musician (1928–1976)
Jimmy Cleveland
1926–2008 · American jazz trombonist (1926-2008)
Roberta Gambarini
b. 1964 · Italian singer
Bojan Zulfikarpašić
b. 1968 · Serbian jazz musician
James Williams
1951–2004 · American jazz pianist (1951-2004)
Gerald Clayton
b. 1984 · Dutch-born American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
Michel Graillier
1946–2003 · French jazz pianist (1946–2003)
Kitty White
1923–2009 · American jazz singer
Paul Quinichette
1916–1983 · American saxophonist and jazz musician (1916-1983)
Jackie Paris
1924–2004 · American jazz musician (1924–2004)
Bernard Peiffer
1922–1976 · French musician (1922-1976)
Label profile
Multinational label; also appears as "EmArcy Records".
Label Code: LC 0699 / LC 00699
Founded in 1954 by Bob Shad as a subsidiary jazz label of and is today owned by .
Do not confuse with the Mercury's sublabel Mercury Emarcy Jazz or the Emarcy Series.
Profile from Discogs (CC0)
Albums on EmArcy Records
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1954 · EmArcy
Jam Session
1954 · EmArcy
After Hours With Miss “D”
1954 · EmArcy
Dinah Jams
1954 · Live · EmArcy
Garnering
1954 · EmArcy
Blues for Sale
1954 · EmArcy
Moodsville
1954 · EmArcy
The Moody Story
1954 · EmArcy
With Or Without
1954 · EmArcy
The Young at Bop
1954 · EmArcy
In the Land of Hi-Fi
1955 · EmArcy
Sarah Vaughan
1955 · EmArcy
Jam Session in Paris
1955 · EmArcy
For Those in Love
1955 · EmArcy
Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings
1955 · EmArcy
Julian Cannonball Adderley
1955 · EmArcy
Clark Terry
1955 · EmArcy
Dimensions
1955 · EmArcy
Contrasts
1955 · EmArcy
With Strings
1955 · EmArcy
The Love Songs Of Mr. “B”
1955 · EmArcy
Helen Merrill
1955 · EmArcy
Helen Merrill With Strings
1955 · EmArcy
Herb Geller Plays
1955 · EmArcy
Sassy
1956 · EmArcy
Max Roach + 4
1956 · EmArcy
In the Land of Hi-Fi
1956 · EmArcy
In the Land of Hi-Fi
1956 · EmArcy
Roy's Got Rhythm
1956 · EmArcy
Around the Horn With Maynard Ferguson
1956 · EmArcy
To the Ivy League From Nat
1956 · EmArcy
For You, For Me, Forevermore
1956 · EmArcy
Dream of You
1956 · EmArcy
Swingin' With Terry Gibbs and His Orchestra
1956 · EmArcy
Jazz Abroad
1957 · EmArcy
Jazz in ¾ Time
1957 · EmArcy
The Swingin’ Miss “D”
1957 · EmArcy
Sophisticated Swing
1957 · EmArcy
Boy With Lots of... BRASS
1957 · EmArcy
Erroll
1957 · EmArcy
Merrill at Midnight
1957 · EmArcy
I Swing for You
1957 · EmArcy
Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene
1958 · EmArcy
Max Roach + 4 at Newport
1958 · Live · EmArcy
Dinah Sings Bessie Smith
1958 · EmArcy
Imagination
1958 · EmArcy
The Nearness Of You
1958 · EmArcy
The Driver
1967 · EmArcy
Mainstream of Jazz
1984 · EmArcy
The Rodgers & Hart Songbook
1985 · EmArcy
The Fats Waller Songbook
1985 · EmArcy
Plays Gershwin & Kern
1985 · EmArcy
Bing ’n Basie
1986 · EmArcy
Billy Eckstine Sings With Benny Carter
1987 · EmArcy
Collaboration
1988 · EmArcy
I'm Walkin'
1988 · EmArcy
In a Jazz Tradition
1988 · EmArcy
All Alone
1988 · EmArcy
The Garden of Delight Delaunay's Dilemma
1988 · EmArcy
Plays Basie & Ellington
1988 · EmArcy