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Prestige

Prestige, founded 1949: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on Prestige

Miles Davis 1926–1991 · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer… John Coltrane 1926–1967 · American jazz saxophonist (1926–1967) Thelonious Monk 1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) Sonny Rollins 1930–2026 · American jazz saxophonist and composer (1930–2026) George Benson b. 1943 · American guitarist and singer (born 1943) Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Clark Terry 1920–2015 · American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015) Gil Evans 1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist… Yusef Lateef 1920–2013 · American jazz multi-instrumentalist, composer, educator… J. J. Johnson 1924–2001 · American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001) Benny Golson 1929–2024 · American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer… Jack DeJohnette 1942–2025 · American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025) Modern Jazz Quartet 1952– · American musical group; jazz ensemble Sonny Stitt 1924–1982 · American jazz saxophonist (1924-1982) Pat Martino 1944–2021 · American jazz guitarist and composer (1944–2021) Hank Mobley 1930–1986 · American saxophonist (1930-1986) Gene Ammons 1925–1974 · American tenor saxophonist (1925–1974) Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 1922–1986 · American saxophonist (1922–1986) Red Garland 1923–1984 · American modern jazz pianist (1923-1984) Oliver Nelson 1932–1975 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger… Shirley Scott 1934–2002 · American jazz organist (1934–2002) Hampton Hawes 1928–1977 · American jazz pianist (1928–1977) Jaki Byard 1922–1999 · American musician (1922-1999) Etta Jones 1928–2001 · American jazz singer (1928–2001) Barry Harris 1929–2021 · American jazz pianist and educator (1929–2021) Sonny Fortune 1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018) Ted Curson 1935–2012 · Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012) Eddie Daniels b. 1941 · American musician Patrice Rushen b. 1954 · American jazz pianist and R&B singer Charles McPherson b. 1939 · American jazz alto saxophonist (born 1939) Jimmy Raney 1927–1995 · American musician (1927–1995) Booker Ervin 1930–1970 · American saxophonist (1930–1970) Al Haig 1922–1982 · American pianist (1922-1982) Bennie Green 1923–1977 · American jazz trombonist (1923–1977) Dorothy Ashby 1932–1986 · American jazz harpist (1932-1986) Larry Young 1940–1978 · American jazz musician (1940-1978) Art Taylor 1929–1995 · American jazz drummer (1929-1995) Roger Kellaway b. 1939 · American pianist Houston Person b. 1934 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1934) Gigi Gryce 1925–1983 · American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist… Jimmy McPartland 1907–1991 · American cornetist (1907–1991) Terry Gibbs b. 1924 · American vibraphonist Jack McDuff 1926–2001 · American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001) Joe Newman 1922–1992 · American musician (1922–1992) Betty Roché 1920–1999 · American blues singer (1920–1999) Andy Bey 1939–2025 · American musician Azar Lawrence b. 1953 · American musician Jazzmeia Horn b. 1991 · American jazz singer Hal McKusick 1924–2012 · American jazz flautist and saxophonist (1924–2012) Idrees Sulieman 1923–2002 · American musician (1923-2002) Bobby Jaspar 1926–1963 · Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and… Lem Winchester 1928–1961 · American recording artist, vibraphonist, jazz musician… Sylvia Syms 1917–1992 · American jazz singer (1917–1992) Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1927–1993 · American bassist (1927–1993) Sam Most 1930–2013 · American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist… Pony Poindexter 1926–1988 · American musician (1926-1988) Ray Draper 1940–1982 · American musician (1940-1982) Melvin Sparks 1946–2011 · American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist… Walt Dickerson 1931–2008 · American musician (1931–2008) Ronnie Mathews 1935–2008 · American musician (1935–2008) Roland Alexander 1935–2006 · musician (1935-2006) King Pleasure 1922–1981 · American singer (1922–1981) Charles Earland 1941–1999 · jazz musician (1941–1999)

Label profile

US jazz label.
Label Code: LC 0313 .
For the company, see Prestige Records Inc.
For unofficial releases, see Prestige (4).
Like several other prominent jazz record producers of the era, Bob Weinstock started out as a traditional jazz fan but soon found himself standing at the cutting edge of modern jazz. He launched his own label in 1949 – originally founded as , soon renamed Prestige – and, during the next decade, recorded such musicians as Sonny Stitt, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, the Modern Jazz Quartet Jackie McLean and John Coltrane, often in informal "blowing" sessions usually engineered by Rudy Van Gelder.

Weinstock hired other producers from 1958, and over the next few years Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Eric Dolphy, Coleman Hawkins and Yusef Lateef recorded for the label. As the 1960s progressed, Prestige became a leading purveyor of what is now known as acid jazz with its recordings of organists Jack McDuff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Charles Earland, and others.

Prestige, its sub labels and its publishing company, Prestige Music, Inc., became part of the Fantasy group of labels in June 1971, Weinstock remaining President. The Fantasy group merged with the

Profile from Discogs (CC0)

Albums on Prestige

The New Sounds 1951 · Prestige Swedish American All Stars 1953 · Prestige The Compositions of Al Cohn 1953 · Prestige Blue Period 1953 · Prestige Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins 1954 · Prestige Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet / Sextet 1955 · Prestige Blue Haze 1956 · Prestige Collectors’ Items 1956 · Prestige Dig 1956 · Prestige Bags’ Groove 1957 · Prestige Coltrane 1957 · Prestige John Coltrane with the Red Garland Trio 1958 · Prestige Soultrane 1958 · Prestige Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants 1959 · Prestige Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette 1959 · Prestige Settin’ the Pace 1961 · Prestige Lush Life 1961 · Prestige Standard Coltrane 1962 · Prestige Dakar 1963 · Prestige Stardust 1963 · Prestige Black Pearls 1964 · Prestige The Believer 1964 · Prestige The Last Trane 1965 · Prestige The Giant 1975 · Prestige