Arabesque Records
Arabesque Records is an American record company and label specializing in jazz and classical music.
| Arabesque Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Ward Botsford, Marvin Reiss |
| Genre | Jazz, classical |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | www |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Craig Handy | Split Second Timing |
| 102 | Carmen Lundy | Moment to Moment |
| 103 | 8 Bold Souls | Sideshow |
| 104 | Leandro Braga | E Por Que Nao? (And Why Not?) |
| 105 | Billy Hart | Amethyst |
| 106 | Ray Drummond | Excursion |
| 107 | Jane Ira Bloom | Art and Aviation |
| 108 | String Trio of New York | Intermobility |
| 109 | Craig Handy | Introducing Three for All + One |
| 110 | Thomas Chapin | I've Got Your Number |
| 111 | Ray Drummond | Continuum |
| 112 | Art Farmer & Tom Harrell | The Company I Keep |
| 113 | Charles McPherson | First Flight Out |
| 114 | 8 Bold Souls | Ant Farm |
| 115 | Thomas Chapin | You Don't Know Me |
| 116 | Barry Finnerty | Straight Ahead |
| 117 | Charles McPherson | Come Play with Me |
| 118 | Art Farmer | The Meaning of Art |
| 119 | Horace Tapscott | Aiee! The Phantom |
| 120 | Jane Ira Bloom | The Nearness |
| 121 | Charles Sullivan | Kamau |
| 122 | Ray Drummond | Vignettes |
| 123 | Bert Wilson | Endless Fingers |
| 124 | Frank Foster | Leo Rising |
| 125 | Marc Cary | Listen |
| 126 | Dave Douglas | Tiny Bell Trio: Live in Europe |
| 127 | Marlon Jordan | Marlon's Mode |
| 128 | Horace Tapscott | Thoughts of Dar es Salaam |
| 129 | Billy Hart | Oceans of Time |
| 130 | Art Farmer | Silk Road |
| 131 | Ben Monder | Dust |
| 132 | Dave Douglas | Stargazer |
| 133 | Lost Tribe | Many Lifetimes |
| 134 | Charles McPherson | Manhattan Nocturne |
| 135 | Jack Wilkins | Trio Art |
| 136 | Adrienne Wilson | She's Dangerous |
| 137 | Justin Robinson | The Challenge |
| 138 | Patrick Zimmerli | Twelve Sacred Dances |
| 139 | Dave Douglas | Magic Triangle |
| 140 | Marc Cary | The Antidote |
| 141 | Ray Drummond | 1-2-3-4 |
| 142 | Myra Melford | Above Blue |
| 143 | Norman Hedman | One Step Closer |
| 144 | Jane Ira Bloom | The Red Quartets |
| 145 | Dave Douglas | Leap of Faith |
| 146 | Ted Nash | Rhyme & Reason |
| 147 | Myra Melford | Dance Beyond the Color |
| 148 | Ben Monder | Excavation |
| 149 | Bobby Sanabria | Live & In Clave!![2] |
| 150 | ||
| 151 | Donny McCaslin | Seen from Above |
| 152 | Scott Colley | The Magic Line |
| 153 | Tony Malaby | Sabino |
| 154 | Myra Melford & Marty Ehrlich | Yet Can Spring |
| 155 | Jane Ira Bloom | Sometimes the Magic |
| 156 | Ted Nash | Sidewalk Meeting |
| 157 | Hilton Ruiz | Enchantment |
| 158 | Jane Ira Bloom | Chasing Paint |
| 159 | Myra Melford | Where the Two Worlds Touch |
| 160 | Donny McCaslin | The Way Through |
| 161 | ||
| 162 | ||
| 163 | ||
| 164 | John O'Gallagher | Abacus |
| 165 | ||
| 166 | Rez Abbasi | Snake Charmer |
| 180 | Steve Wiest Big Band | Excalibur |
| 189 | Steve Wiest | Out 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 Works – Garrick Ohlsson, piano (1989)
- Music of Alkan – Ronald Smith, piano (1985)
- The Complete Piano Variations of Johannes Brahms – Ian 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 Hands – Artur Balsam & Gena Raps, piano (1995)
- Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica; 4 Orchestral Songs – Wilhelm 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)
- Encore Rossini, Rockwell Blake
- Inner Cities (2003), Alvin Curran, Bruce Brubaker, piano
- Chopin: 24 Etudes, op.10 and op.25, Matthew Cameron, piano (2015)
- Schumann: Liederkreis (Kerner Lieder; Lenau Lieder and Requiem; Eichendorff Liederkreis), Sergey Schepkin with Darren Chase, baritone (2013)
- Quynh Nguyen plays Schubert, Chopin (2004)
- Matthew Cameron plays Romantic Favorites for Piano (2012)
- Forgotten Americans Z6823, includes: "A Life," Ernst Bacon, Joel Krosnick, cello and Gilbert Kalish, piano.
- La fedeltà premiata, Haydn, Z6751-3 (1999)
- Schumann: Song Cycles Op. 24, 42 & 48 – Leon Fleisher, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, John Shirly-Quirk (2009)
- Franz Schubert: String Quartets – Guarneri String Quartet, (2009)
See also
List of Record Labels
References
- 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.
- "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.
External links
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