Milestone Records
Milestone Records, fondazione 1966: artisti e album jazz dell'etichetta.
La Milestone Records è un'etichetta discografica statunitense specializzata in musica jazz e blues, fondata nel 1966 da Orrin Keepnews e Dick Katz. L'etichetta venne acquistata dalla Fantasy Records nel 1972. Da allora ha pubblicato prevalentemente ristampe di album di nomi storici del jazz quali Jelly Roll Morton, King Oliver, e New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Sonny Rollins e McCoy Tyner sono due dei musicisti che hanno inciso per la Milestone. Un'altra casa discografica denominata Milestone Records fu attiva negli anni cinquanta, pubblicando dischi di The Jodimars e The Blue Jays. Il proprietario di questa etichetta era il musicista rockabilly Werly Fairburn.
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Artisti di Milestone Records
Ron Carter
n. 1937 · contrabbassista statunitense
Jack DeJohnette
1942–2025 · batterista statunitense
Flora Purim
n. 1942 · cantante brasiliana
Gary Bartz
n. 1940 · sassofonista statunitense
Hank Crawford
1934–2009 · sassofonista, arrangiatore e compositore statunitense…
Ronnie Cuber
1941–2022 · sassofonista statunitense (1941-2022)
Lew Soloff
1944–2015 · trombettista, compositore e attore statunitense
George Mraz
1944–2021 · contrabbassista e sassofonista ceco
Jorge Pardo
n. 1956 · Spanish musician
Phil Upchurch
1941–2025 · American jazz and R&B guitarist and bassist
Niels Lan Doky
n. 1963 · Danish jazz pianist, composer and producer
Azymuth
1973– · gruppo musicale brasiliano
Eric Alexander
n. 1968 · American saxophonist
Mike Wofford
1938–2025 · pianista statunitense
Ithamara Koorax
n. 1965 · cantante brasiliana
Profilo dell'etichetta
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
Profilo da Discogs (CC0, in inglese)