Artists on Pablo
Oscar Peterson
1925–2007 · Canadian jazz pianist (1925–2007)
Dizzy Gillespie
1917–1993 · American jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
Buddy Rich
1917–1987 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)
Joe Pass
1929–1994 · American jazz guitarist
Zoot Sims
1925–1985 · American jazz saxophonist
Louie Bellson
1924–2009 · American jazz drummer (1924–2009)
Lorne Lofsky
b. 1954 · Canadian musician
Label profile
US label, established by jazz impresario Norman Granz in late 1973 and named after Granz' close friend, Pablo Picasso. The logo is actually an excerpt from a Picasso artwork.
In December 1973, Granz signed a global distribution pact with , excluding domestic distribution. North American distribution was handled by 9 independent distributors .
By June 1974, Polydor had already released four albums under their global distribution pact prior to the first US domestic release. The first release was around the end of April.
On June 17, 1974 Pablo released it's first albums in the US, among which were: , , , and .
In March 1975, RCA Records acquired the distribution and manufacturing rights to the label.
In April 1975, Pablo released its first five albums under the RCA distribution pact.
In September 1976, the label began releasing product on cassette tape. By December 1976, the entire catalog was available on cassette. Prior to this, product was only available on LP initially and then 8-track was added sometime after, but before cassettes.
Pablo was sold to Fantasy in January 1987. ** Actually appears as "Pablo" only.
Label Code: LC 3254 / LC 03254.
For the company, see Pablo Reco
Profile from Discogs (CC0)