Milestone
Milestone, founded 1966: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Artists on Milestone
Ron Carter
b. 1937 · American jazz bassist, cellist, and composer (born 1937)
Jack DeJohnette
1942–2025 · American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025)
Flora Purim
b. 1942 · Brazilian jazz singer
Gary Bartz
b. 1940 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1940)
Hank Crawford
1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009)
Ronnie Cuber
1941–2022 · American musician (1941-2022)
Lew Soloff
1944–2015 · American musician (1944-2015)
George Mraz
1944–2021 · Czech jazz bassist (1944–2021)
Jorge Pardo
b. 1956 · Spanish musician
Phil Upchurch
1941–2025 · American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
Niels Lan Doky
b. 1963 · Danish jazz pianist, composer and producer
Azymuth
1973– · Brazilian musical group
Eric Alexander
b. 1968 · American saxophonist
Mike Wofford
1938–2025 · American pianist
Ithamara Koorax
b. 1965 · Brazilian singer
Label profile
US label. For company credits see Milestone Records, Inc.
Label Code: LC 1189 / LC 01189.
Launched in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and . As at his earlier company, Riverside Records, producer Keepnews had little trouble attracting top-flight jazz artists to his Milestone label. Within a few years of its founding, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, Gary Bartz and McCoy Tyner all joined the Milestone family. In 1970, Milestone switched distribution to Audiofidelity Enterprises, Inc. with Keepnews remaining as head of the label. Keepnews and Milestone moved from New York to Berkeley around November 1972 to become a part of Fantasy, Inc., where he soon launched the successful solo recording career of Brazilian vocalist Flora Purim and worked with a wide array of artists in his capacity as Director of Jazz A&R. On December 2, 1972, it was announced that Fantasy had purchased the rights to the Milestone catalog and that they would take over production, packaging and distribution immediately. Although Keepnews departed the company in the early 1980s, Milestone remained active into the 2000s.
Chronology
Pre-Fantasy Milestone releases may carry one of four possible addresses of the company on rear
Profile from Discogs (CC0)