Arabesque Records

Arabesque Records is an American record company and label specializing in jazz and classical music.

Arabesque Records
Founded1987 (1987)
FounderWard Botsford, Marvin Reiss
GenreJazz, classical
Country of originU.S.
LocationNew York City
Official websitewww.arabesquerecords.com

It was founded by Caedmon Audio as a classical music label. In 1988 it was bought by Ward Botsford and Marvin Reiss, becoming an independent label, and in 1992 added jazz to its production, with early releases by Craig Handy and Carmen Lundy. Its catalogue grew to include Jane Ira Bloom, Thomas Chapin, Dave Douglas, Art Farmer, Billy Hart, Myra Melford, and Charles McPherson, and Horace Tapscott.[1]

Discography

Jazz

Catalogue No: AJO Artist Album
101Craig HandySplit Second Timing
102Carmen LundyMoment to Moment
1038 Bold SoulsSideshow
104Leandro BragaE Por Que Nao? (And Why Not?)
105Billy HartAmethyst
106Ray DrummondExcursion
107Jane Ira BloomArt and Aviation
108String Trio of New YorkIntermobility
109Craig HandyIntroducing Three for All + One
110Thomas ChapinI've Got Your Number
111Ray DrummondContinuum
112Art Farmer & Tom HarrellThe Company I Keep
113Charles McPhersonFirst Flight Out
1148 Bold SoulsAnt Farm
115Thomas ChapinYou Don't Know Me
116Barry FinnertyStraight Ahead
117Charles McPhersonCome Play with Me
118Art FarmerThe Meaning of Art
119Horace TapscottAiee! The Phantom
120Jane Ira BloomThe Nearness
121Charles SullivanKamau
122Ray DrummondVignettes
123Bert WilsonEndless Fingers
124Frank FosterLeo Rising
125Marc CaryListen
126Dave DouglasTiny Bell Trio: Live in Europe
127Marlon JordanMarlon's Mode
128Horace TapscottThoughts of Dar es Salaam
129Billy HartOceans of Time
130Art FarmerSilk Road
131Ben MonderDust
132Dave DouglasStargazer
133Lost TribeMany Lifetimes
134Charles McPhersonManhattan Nocturne
135Jack WilkinsTrio Art
136Adrienne WilsonShe's Dangerous
137Justin RobinsonThe Challenge
138Patrick ZimmerliTwelve Sacred Dances
139Dave DouglasMagic Triangle
140Marc CaryThe Antidote
141Ray Drummond1-2-3-4
142Myra MelfordAbove Blue
143Norman HedmanOne Step Closer
144Jane Ira BloomThe Red Quartets
145Dave DouglasLeap of Faith
146Ted NashRhyme & Reason
147Myra MelfordDance Beyond the Color
148Ben MonderExcavation
149Bobby SanabriaLive & In Clave!![2]
150  
151Donny McCaslinSeen from Above
152Scott ColleyThe Magic Line
153Tony MalabySabino
154Myra Melford & Marty EhrlichYet Can Spring
155Jane Ira BloomSometimes the Magic
156Ted NashSidewalk Meeting
157Hilton RuizEnchantment
158Jane Ira BloomChasing Paint
159Myra MelfordWhere the Two Worlds Touch
160Donny McCaslinThe Way Through
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164John O'GallagherAbacus
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166Rez AbbasiSnake Charmer
180Steve Wiest Big BandExcalibur
189Steve WiestOut of the New

Classical (early issues)

  • Schubert and Schnabel – An Historical Recording, Volume IV., Therese Behr (1987)
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams - Sir Yehudi Menuhin Conducting the English Chamber Orchestra (1988)
  • The Complete Chopin Piano WorksGarrick Ohlsson, piano (1989)
  • Music of AlkanRonald Smith, piano (1985)
  • The Complete Piano Variations of Johannes BrahmsIan Hobson, piano (1994)
  • George Gershwin: An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F – London Symphony Orchestra, Mitch Miller, conductor, David Golub, piano (1992)
  • Mozart: Complete Works for Four HandsArtur Balsam & Gena Raps, piano (1995)
  • Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica; 4 Orchestral SongsWilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1989)
  • Benjamin Britten: Illuminations; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Simple Symphony - English Chamber Orchestra; Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano; Gilbert Levine, Conductor (1989)
  • Dmitri Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto; Age of Gold Suite - Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra; Garrick Ohlsson, Piano; Gilbert Levine, Conductor (1989)

Classical (later issues)

See also

List of Record Labels

References

  1. Kennedy, Gary (2002). Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 62. ISBN 1561592846.
  2. "Faculty Experts” Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, The New School. Retrieved 2012-08-25.

Further reading

  • S. Gribetz, "Label Watch: Arabesque's Dual Personality". Jazz Times vol. 22, no. 9 (1992), p. 24.
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