Jazzology Records
Encyclopedia
Jazzology Records is a United States
based record label
specializing in traditional jazz
.
Jazzology was founded in 1949 by George H. Buck, who still runs it, now under the auspices of the George H. Buck, Jr. Foundation, dedicated to the preservation great jazz recordings. Jazzology is both its own label and the umbrella used for the Foundation labels, including GHB Records, Audiophile Records
and Black Swan Records
. At the end of the 1960s Jazzology acquired Southland Records
and about 1990 American Music Records
, in order to ensure the recordings remained in print and available. They also publish books and videos.
Jazzology has yet to make significant strides into digital distribution.
United States
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based record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
specializing in traditional jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
.
Jazzology was founded in 1949 by George H. Buck, who still runs it, now under the auspices of the George H. Buck, Jr. Foundation, dedicated to the preservation great jazz recordings. Jazzology is both its own label and the umbrella used for the Foundation labels, including GHB Records, Audiophile Records
Audiophile Records
Audiophile Records Audiophile Records was a record label founded by Ewing D. Nunn . Between 1947 and 1969, when Nunn sold the company, Audiophile produced nearly 100 albums most of which were traditional jazz. Ewing was an audio enthusiast and inventor...
and Black Swan Records
Black Swan Records
Black Swan Records was a United States record label founded in 1921 in Harlem, New York. It was the first widely distributed label to be owned and operated by, and marketed to, African Americans....
. At the end of the 1960s Jazzology acquired Southland Records
Southland Records
Southland Records is a New Orleans, Louisiana based independent record label.Southland was founded c.1948 by Joeseph P. Mares. Mares was the an amateur jazz clarinetist, and the younger brother of noted jazz cornetist Paul Mares...
and about 1990 American Music Records
American Music Records
American Music Records is a United States-based record label specializing in traditional New Orleans jazz.The label was founded by William Russell in 1944, who ran the label almost entirely by himself for most of his life...
, in order to ensure the recordings remained in print and available. They also publish books and videos.
Jazzology has yet to make significant strides into digital distribution.