Pacific Jazz Records
Pacific Jazz Records, founded 1952: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Pacific Jazz Records was an American record company and label based in Los Angeles, best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded Nocturne Records with jazz bassist Harry Babasin (1921–1988). Some of the musicians who recorded for Pacific Jazz included Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Pass, Gerald Wilson, the Jazz Crusaders, Don Ellis, Clare Fischer, Jim Hall, Groove Holmes, Les McCann, Wes Montgomery, and Art Pepper. In 1957, Pacific Jazz Records changed its name to World Pacific Records to expand into a full-line label, with the Pacific Jazz imprint retained for jazz releases. In 1958 Richard Bock and World Pacific were instrumental in introducing Indian traditional music to the West via Ravi Shankar, who also recorded for World Pacific.
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Artists on Pacific Jazz Records
Chet Baker
1929–1988 · American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
Gerry Mulligan
1927–1996 · American jazz musician and composer (1927–1996)
Gil Evans
1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist…
Wes Montgomery
1923–1968 · American jazz guitarist (1923–1968)
Joe Pass
1929–1994 · American jazz guitarist
George Duke
1946–2013 · American musician (1946–2013)
Monty Alexander
b. 1944 · Jamaican pianist (born 1944)
Laurindo Almeida
1917–1995 · Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer (1917-1995)
Les McCann
1935–2023 · American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023)
Harry Edison
1915–1999 · American trumpeter (1915-1999)
The Crusaders
1952–2010 · American jazz fusion group
Booker Ervin
1930–1970 · American saxophonist (1930–1970)
Richard Holmes
1931–1991 · American organist (1931–1991)
Bill Perkins
1924–2003 · American jazz musician (1924–2003)
Label profile
US label, also appears as "Pacific Jazz Records" on sleeves.
Label Code: LC 0770 / LC 00770
West Coast Jazz label used from ~1952 to 1957 and record company founded by jazz producer and jazz drummer . In the first week of July 1957, they launched their lower priced jazz line "Mark IV" which started with . The series is seen in the watermark on the label. It appears to only have lasted for two albums (ending with ), most likely due to the restructuring under World Pacific Records. The catalog of Pacific Jazz was reissued on World Pacific Records through the Pacific Jazz Series between 1957 and 1960. Reactivated in 1960 and acquired by Liberty Records (3)/Liberty Records, Inc. in May/June 1965. Often associated to the label World Pacific Jazz in the late 60s (a division of Liberty/U.A. Inc.). Consider adding both labels if they appear on the release.
The label was revived in the early 90s by Capitol Records, Inc. and sometimes carry the notation "A Blue Note Label".
For the company credits, see:
-Pacific Jazz / Pacific Jazz Record Co. (1952-1954)
-Pacific Jazz Records, Inc. (1954)
-Pacific Jazz Enterprises, Inc. (1954-1957)
-Pacific Jazz Records, a division of World-Pacific Recor
Profile from Discogs (CC0)