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Commodore Records was an American independent record label known for producing Dixieland jazz and swing.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 34 relations: All Music Guide to Jazz, American Record Corporation, Art Tatum, Bill Davison, Billie Holiday, Billy Crystal, Bobby Hackett, Bud Freeman, Coleman Hawkins, Decca Records, Dixieland jazz, Earl Hines, Eddie Condon, Edmond Hall, Fats Waller, Fine and Mellow, Hot Lips Page, Hyatt Grand Central New York, Independent record label, Jazz, Lee Wiley, Lester Young, Lists of record labels, Mainstream Records, Milt Gabler, Mosaic Records, Muggsy Spanier, Pee Wee Russell, Strange Fruit, Swing music, Warner Music Group, Willie "the Lion" Smith, 42nd Street (Manhattan), 52nd Street (Manhattan).

  2. Record labels established in 1938
  3. Verve Records labels

All Music Guide to Jazz

All Music Guide to Jazz is a non-fiction book that is an encyclopedic referencing of jazz music compiled under the direction of All Media Guide.

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American Record Corporation

American Record Corporation (ARC), also referred to as American Record Company, American Recording Corporation, or ARC Records, was an American record company in operation from 1929 to 1938, and again from 1978 to 1982. Commodore Records and American Record Corporation are Defunct record labels of the United States and jazz record labels.

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Art Tatum

Arthur Tatum Jr. (October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was an American jazz pianist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever.

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Bill Davison

William Edward Davison (January 5, 1906 – November 14, 1989), nicknamed "Wild Bill", was an American jazz cornetist.

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Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer.

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Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal (born March 14, 1948)On page 17 of his book 700 Sundays, Crystal displays his birth announcement, which gives his first two names as "William Edward", not "William Jacob" is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker.

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Bobby Hackett

Robert Leo Hackett (January 31, 1915 – June 7, 1976) was a versatile American jazz musician who played swing music, Dixieland jazz and mood music, now called easy listening, on trumpet, cornet, and guitar.

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Bud Freeman

Lawrence "Bud" Freeman (April 13, 1906 – March 15, 1991) was an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer, known mainly for playing tenor saxophone, but also the clarinet.

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Coleman Hawkins

Coleman Randolph Hawkins (November 21, 1904 – May 19, 1969), nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist.

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Decca Records

Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Commodore Records and Decca Records are jazz record labels.

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Dixieland jazz

Dixieland jazz, also referred to as traditional jazz, hot jazz, or simply Dixieland, is a style of jazz based on the music that developed in New Orleans at the start of the 20th century.

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Earl Hines

Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader.

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Eddie Condon

Albert Edwin Condon (November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader.

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Edmond Hall

Edmond Hall (May 15, 1901 – February 11, 1967) was an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader.

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Fats Waller

Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer.

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Fine and Mellow

"Fine and Mellow" is a jazz standard written by Billie Holiday, who first recorded it on April 20, 1939 on the Commodore label.

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Hot Lips Page

Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader.

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Hyatt Grand Central New York

The Hyatt Grand Central New York is a hotel located at 109 East 42nd Street, adjoining Grand Central Terminal, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.

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Independent record label

An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME.

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Jazz

Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues, ragtime, European harmony and African rhythmic rituals.

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Lee Wiley

Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.

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Lester Young

Lester Willis Young (August 27, 1909 – March 15, 1959), nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.

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Lists of record labels

File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels cover record labels, brands or trademarks associated with marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Mainstream Records

Mainstream Records is an American record company and independent record label founded by producer Bob Shad in 1964. Commodore Records and Mainstream Records are jazz record labels.

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Milt Gabler

Milton Gabler (May 20, 1911 – July 20, 2001) was an American record producer, responsible for many innovations in the recording industry of the 20th century.

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Mosaic Records

Mosaic Records is an American jazz record company and label established in 1982 by Michael Cuscuna and Charlie Lourie. Commodore Records and Mosaic Records are jazz record labels.

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Muggsy Spanier

Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago.

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Pee Wee Russell

Charles Ellsworth "Pee Wee" Russell (March 27, 1906 – February 15, 1969) was an American jazz musician.

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Strange Fruit

"Strange Fruit" is a song written and composed by Abel Meeropol (under his pseudonym Lewis Allan) and recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939.

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Swing music

Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

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Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.

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Willie "the Lion" Smith

William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (November 23, 1893 – April 18, 1973), nicknamed "the Lion", was an American jazz and stride pianist.

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42nd Street (Manhattan)

42nd Street is a major crosstown street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, spanning the entire breadth of Midtown Manhattan, from Turtle Bay at the East River, to Hell's Kitchen at the Hudson River on the West Side.

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52nd Street (Manhattan)

52nd Street is a one-way street traveling west to east across Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States.

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See also

Record labels established in 1938

Verve Records labels

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_Records