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Prestige

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

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Prestige Records is a jazz record company and label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock in New York City which issued recordings in the mainstream, bop, and cool jazz idioms. The company recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them on subsidiary labels. The company's began releasing jazz records in 78 and 45 RPM formats in 1950. The Prestige label includes the 13000 and 25000 cat# series. Prestige International was a sub-label of Prestige, active from 1960 to 1969, that mostly released folk music. In 1971, the company was sold to Fantasy, which was later absorbed by Concord.

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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) Houston Person b. 1934 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1934) Ted Curson 1935–2012 · Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012) Jack McDuff 1926–2001 · American jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1926-2001) 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 Terry Gibbs b. 1924 · American vibraphonist Charles Earland 1941–1999 · jazz musician (1941–1999) Gigi Gryce 1925–1983 · American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist… Bobby Jaspar 1926–1963 · Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and… Azar Lawrence b. 1953 · American musician Andy Bey 1939–2025 · American musician Jimmy McPartland 1907–1991 · American cornetist (1907–1991) Joe Newman 1922–1992 · American musician (1922–1992) Hal McKusick 1924–2012 · American jazz flautist and saxophonist (1924–2012) Betty Roché 1920–1999 · American blues singer (1920–1999) Jazzmeia Horn b. 1991 · American jazz singer Sylvia Syms 1917–1992 · American jazz singer (1917–1992) Idrees Sulieman 1923–2002 · American musician (1923-2002) Melvin Sparks 1946–2011 · American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist… Sam Most 1930–2013 · American jazz flautist, clarinetist, and tenor saxophonist… Lem Winchester 1928–1961 · American recording artist, vibraphonist, jazz musician… Ahmed Abdul-Malik 1927–1993 · American bassist (1927–1993) Walt Dickerson 1931–2008 · American musician (1931–2008) Pony Poindexter 1926–1988 · American musician (1926-1988) Ray Draper 1940–1982 · American musician (1940-1982) Ronnie Mathews 1935–2008 · American musician (1935–2008) King Pleasure 1922–1981 · American singer (1922–1981) Roland Alexander 1935–2006 · musician (1935-2006)

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

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Albums on Prestige

Four Altos · Prestige Primitivo Soul! · Prestige Favorites Volume Three · Prestige Modern Jazz Trumpets 1951 · Prestige The New Sounds 1951 · Prestige The New Sounds 1951 · Prestige Modern Jazz Trombones Volume Two 1951 · Prestige Modern Jazz Trombones 1951 · Prestige Favorites Volume One 1951 · Prestige Favorites, Volume 1 1952 · Prestige Favorites, Volume 2 1952 · Prestige Favorites Volume Two 1952 · Prestige Vibe Solos 1952 · Prestige Swedish American All Stars 1953 · Prestige The Compositions of Al Cohn 1953 · Prestige Blue Period 1953 · Prestige Thelonious Monk Trio 1953 · Prestige Miles Davis With Sonny Rollins 1954 · Prestige Thelonious Monk Plays 1954 · Prestige Blows for LP 1954 · Prestige Miles Davis and Milt Jackson Quintet / Sextet 1955 · Prestige When Farmer Met Gryce 1955 · Prestige Subconscious-Lee 1955 · Prestige Milt Jackson Quartet 1955 · Prestige Jim Chapin Ensemble Featuring Phil Woods 1955 · Prestige Concorde 1955 · Prestige Hi Fi Party 1955 · Prestige The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer 1955 · Prestige Bennie Green Blows His Horn 1955 · Prestige Introducing.... 1955 · Prestige Blue Haze 1956 · Prestige Collectors’ Items 1956 · Prestige Dig 1956 · Prestige Monk 1956 · Prestige Work Time 1956 · Prestige Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet 1956 · Prestige Sonny Rollins Plus 4 1956 · Prestige Moving Out 1956 · Prestige 2 Trumpets 1956 · Prestige The Young Bloods 1956 · Prestige Sonny Stitt Bud Powell J.J. Johnson 1956 · Prestige Cross Section 1956 · Prestige Woodlore 1956 · Prestige Django 1956 · Prestige Moondog 1956 · Prestige More Moondog 1956 · Prestige Wail Moody, Wail 1956 · Prestige Mobley's Message 1956 · Prestige Jammin' With Gene 1956 · Prestige Hi Fidelity Jam Session 1956 · Prestige 4, 5 and 6 1956 · Prestige Walking Down 1956 · Prestige Bennie Green With Art Farmer 1956 · Prestige Collaboration West 1956 · Prestige Bags’ Groove 1957 · Prestige Tenor Conclave 1957 · Prestige Mating Call 1957 · Prestige Coltrane 1957 · Prestige Mal/2 1957 · Prestige Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors 1957 · Prestige