Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles–based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988)[1] and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003).[2] Harte, in 1954, also co-founded Nocturne Records with jazz bassist Harry Babasin (1921–1988).[3]
| Pacific Jazz Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Capitol Music Group (Universal Music Group) |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder | Richard Bock Roy Harte |
| Defunct | 1965 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Blue Note Records (reissues) |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Los Angeles |
Some of the musicians who recorded for Pacific Jazz included Chet Baker, Paul Desmond, Gerry Mulligan, Joe Pass, Gerald Wilson, the Jazz Crusaders,[4] Don Ellis, Clare Fischer, Jim Hall, Groove Holmes, Les McCann, Wes Montgomery, and Art Pepper.[5]
In 1957, Pacific Jazz Records changed its name to World Pacific Records[6] to expand into a full-line label, with the Pacific Jazz imprint retained for jazz releases.[7][8]
In 1958 Richard Bock and World Pacific were instrumental in introducing Indian traditional music to the West via Ravi Shankar, who also recorded for World Pacific.[9][5][10]
Bock sold the label to Liberty Records in 1965, although he remained as an adviser until 1970. Liberty was merged into and discontinued by United Artists Records in 1971; UA in turn was bought by EMI in 1979. Mosaic reissued some Pacific Jazz material in the late 1980s, as did Blue Note when it gained control of the catalog in the 1990s.[5]
Releases from Pacific Jazz Records are distributed digitally on streaming platforms through Universal Music Group.
Partial discography
Pacific Jazz Ten Inch LP series
Pacific Jazz released 20 10-inch LPs between 1953 and 1954 before the label moved to 12-inch albums in 1955[11]
Pacific Jazz/World Pacific 1200 Twelve Inch LP Series
Commencing in 1955 a total of thirty-one 12 inch albums were released on the Pacific Jazz label before the name was changed to World Pacific.[11]
| Catalog No. | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJ 1201 | Gerry Mulligan | California Concerts | |
| PJ 1202 | Chet Baker | Chet Baker Sings and Plays | with Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings |
| PJ 1203 | Chet Baker | Jazz at Ann Arbor | |
| PJ 1204 | Laurindo Almeida | Laurindo Almeida Quartet Featuring Bud Shank | Reissue of PJLP 7 and PJLP 13 |
| PJ 1205 | Bud Shank with Shorty Rogers / Bud Shank with Bill Perkins | Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins | |
| PJ 1206 | Chet Baker | The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker | |
| PJ 1207 | Gerry Mulligan | The Original Gerry Mulligan Quartet | Selections from PJLP 1 and PJLP 5 |
| PJ 1208 | Jack Montrose | Jack Montrose Sextet | |
| PJ 1209 | Chico Hamilton | Chico Hamilton Quintet featuring Buddy Collette | |
| PJ 1210 | Gerry Mulligan | Paris Concert | |
| PJ 1211 | Cy Touff | His Octet and Quintet | |
| PJ 1212 | Russ Freeman and Richard Twardzik | Trio | |
| PJ 1213 | Bud Shank | Strings & Trombones | Reissue of PJLP 14 and PJLP 20 |
| PJ 1214 | Bob Gordon Quartet / Clifford Brown Ensembles | Arranged by Montrose | Reissue of PJLP 12 and PJLP 19 |
| PJ 1215 | Bud Shank | The Bud Shank Quartet | |
| PJ 1216 | Chico Hamilton | Chico Hamilton Quintet in Hi Fi | |
| PJ 1217 | John Lewis | Grand Encounter | |
| PJ 1218 | Chet Baker | Chet Baker in Europe | |
| PJ 1219 | Bud Shank | Jazz at Cal-Tech | |
| PJ 1220 | Chico Hamilton | Chico Hamilton Trio | Reissue of PJLP 17 with additional tracks |
| PJ 1221 | Bill Perkins | The Bill Perkins Octet on Stage | |
| PJ 1222 | Chet Baker | Chet Baker Sings | Reissue of PJLP 11 with additional tracks |
| PJ 1223 | Hoagy Carmichael | Hoagy Sings Carmichael | |
| PJ 1224 | Chet Baker | Chet Baker & Crew | |
| PJ 1225 | Chico Hamilton | Chico Hamilton Quintet | |
| PJ 1226 | Bud Shank and Bob Cooper | Flute 'n Oboe | |
| PJ 1227 | Jim Hall | Jazz Guitar | |
| PJ 1228 | Gerry Mulligan Quartet | Recorded in Boston at Storyville | |
| PJ 1229 | Chet Baker | Chet Baker Big Band | |
| PJ 1230 | Bud Shank | Bud Shank Quartet Featuring Claude Williamson | |
| PJ 1231 | Fred Katz | Zen: The Music of Fred Katz | with Paul Horn and the Chico Hamilton Quartet |
| PJ 1232 | Chet Baker | Quartet: Russ Freeman/Chet Baker | |
| Label name changes to "World Pacific" [12] | |||
| PJ 1233 | Bob Brookmeyer | Traditionalism Revisited | |
| PJ 1234 | Chet Baker & Art Pepper | Playboys | |
| PJ 1235 | Jack Lidström | Look, Dad! They're Comin' Down Our Street (in Hi-Fi) | |
| PJ 1236 | Sidney Bechet & Martial Solal | Sidney Bechet Has Young Ideas | |
| PJ 1237 | Gerry Mulligan and the Sax Section | The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Volume 1 | |
| PJ 1238 | Chico Hamilton | South Pacific in Hi-Fi | |
| PJ 1239 | Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall & Jimmy Raney | The Street Swingers | |
| PJ 1240 | The Montgomery Brothers | The Montgomery Brothers and Five Others | |
| PJ 1241 | Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Chet Baker | Reunion with Chet Baker | |
| PJ 1242 | Chico Hamilton | Chico Hamilton Trio Introducing Freddie Gambrell | |
| PJ 1243 | The Mastersounds | Kismet | |
| PJ 1244 | Various Artists | Jazz Canto: An Anthology of Poetry and Jazz Vol 1 | |
| WP 1245 | Charlie Mariano & Jerry Dodgion | Beauties Of 1918 | |
| WP 1246 | Gil Evans | New Bottle Old Wine | |
| WP 1247 | Various Artists | Drums On Fire! | |
| WP 1248 | Ravi Shankar | India's Master Musician | |
| WP 1249 | Chet Baker | Pretty/Groovy | |
| WP 1250 | David Allyn | Let's Face the Music and Dance | |
| WP 1251 | Bud Shank with the Len Mercer Strings | I'll Take Romance | |
| WP 1252 | The Mastersounds | Flower Drum Song | |
| WP 1253 | Annie Ross and Gerry Mulligan | Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! | |
| WP 1254 | Bud & Travis / Barbara Dane / Rolf Cahn / Lynn Gold | A Night at The Ash Grove | subtitled Saturday Night at the Coffeehouse |
| WP 1255 | Gerald Heard | Reflections | |
| WP 1256 | Freddie Gambrell | Freddie Gambrell | |
| WP 1257 | Various Artists | The Sound of Big Band Jazz in Hi-Fi | |
| WP 1258 | Chico Hamilton | Ellington Suite | |
| WP 1259 | Bud Shank with Laurindo Almeida | Holiday in Brazil | |
| WP 1260 | The Mastersounds | Ballads & Blues | |
| WP 1261 | Various Artists | More Drums on Fire! | |
| WP 1262 | Freddie Gambrell & Paul Horn | Mikado | |
| WP 1263 | Buddy Bregman | Swingin' Standards | |
| WP 1264 | Lambert, Hendricks & Ross | The Swingers! | |
| WP 1265 | Bud Shank | Slippery When Wet | Original soundtrack |
| WP 1266 | Paul Horn | Impressions! | |
| WP 1267 | Jimmy Witherspoon | Singin' the Blues | |
| WP 1268 | Gerald Heard | Indications: What Is Love? | |
| WP 1269 | The Mastersounds | The Mastersounds in Concert | |
| WP 1270 | Gil Evans | Great Jazz Standards | |
| WP 1271 | The Mastersounds | Jazz Showcase | |
| WP 1272 | The Mastersounds | The King and I | |
| WP 1273 | Lee Konitz & Gerry Mulligan | Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet | Selections from PJLP 2 and PJLP 10 with additional tracks |
| WP 1274 | Shorty Petterstein | The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein: More Interviews of Our Time | Comedy |
| WP 1275 | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers | Ritual | |
| WP 1276 | Annie Ross | Gypsy | |
| WP 1277 | Bud Shank and Bob Cooper | Blowin' Country | |
| WP 1278 | Kimio Eto | Koto Music | |
| WP 1279 | Lord Buckley | The Way Out Humor of Lord Buckley | |
| WP 1280 | The Mastersounds | Happy Holidays from Many Lands | |
| WP 1281 | Bud Shank | Latin Contrasts | |
| WP 1282 | Sarita Heredia | Sarita & Co. | |
| WP 1283 | Jon Hendricks | A Good Git-Together | |
| WP 1284 | The Mastersounds | The Mastersounds Play Horace Silver | |
| WP 1285 | Annie Ross | A Gasser! | |
| WP 1286 | Bud Shank | Flute 'n Alto | Selections from PJ 1215 and PJ 1230 |
| WP 1287 | Chico Hamilton | The Original Chico Hamilton Quintet | |
| WP 1288 | Joe Newman | Counting Five in Sweden | |
| WP 1289 | Various Artists | Swingin' Like 60! Vol 1: The Singers / The Swingers | |
| WP 1290 | Various Artists | Swingin' Like 60! Vol 2: Around the World | |
| WP 1291 | Various Artists | Swingin' Like 60! Vol 3: Ballads and Blues | |
| WP 1292 | Eddie Condon | Tiger Rag and All That Jazz | |
| WP 1293 | Gloria Smyth | Like Soul! | |
| WP 1294 | Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee | Blues is a Story | |
| WP 1295 | David Allen | David Allen Sings the Music of Jerome Kern | |
| WP 1296 | Brownie McGhee, Lightnin' Hopkins, Big Joe Williams & Sonny Terry | Down South Summit Meetin' | |
| WP 1297 | Don Randi | Feelin' Like Blues | |
| WP 1298 | Cannonball Adderley & the Gil Evans Orchestra | New Bottle Old Wine | Reissue of PJ 1246 |
| WP 1299 | Kimio Eto & Bud Shank | Koto & Flute | |
From 1956 to 1958 the Mark Four Series released twelve albums with the PJM prefix.
| Catalog No. | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJM 401 | Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca and Art Pepper | Just Friends | |
| PJM 402 | The Jazz Messengers featuring Art Blakey | Ritual | |
| PJM 403 | The Mastersounds | Jazz Showcase: Introducing The Mastersounds | |
| PJM 404 | Chico Hamilton Quartet / Bud Shank-Bob Cooper Quintet / Stu Williamson Quartet / Russ Freeman Trio | Jazz Swings Broadway | |
| PJM 405 | The Mastersounds | The King and I | |
| PJM 406 | Lee Konitz and Gerry Mulligan | Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet | |
| PJM 407 | Pepper Adams | Critics' Choice | |
| PJM 408 | David Allen | A Sure Thing: David Allen Sings Jerome Kern | |
| PJM 409 | Pat Healy | Just Before Dawn | |
| PJM 410 | Cy Touff | Havin' a Ball | Reissue of PJ 1211 |
| PJM 411 | Bud Shank and Bob Cooper | The Swing's to TV | |
| PJM 412 | Shorty Petterstein | The Wide Weird World of Shorty Petterstein | Comedy |
Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 Series
In 1960 a new series of Pacific Jazz was launched with the PJ prefix with initial catalogue numbers increasing numerically for the first 91 releases before the 10000 numbering system was put into effect.[15][16]
| Catalog No. | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| PJ 1 | Lenny McBrowne | Lenny McBrowne and the 4 Souls | |
| PJ 2 | Les McCann Ltd. | Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Truth | |
| PJ 3 | Clifford Brown featuring Zoot Sims | Jazz Immortal | |
| PJ 4 | Bud Shank | Bud Shank Plays Tenor | |
| PJ 5 | Monk Montgomery, Wes Montgomery & Buddy Montgomery | Montgomeryland | |
| PJ 6 | Teddy Edwards with Les McCann Ltd. | It's About Time | |
| PJ 7 | Les McCann Ltd. | Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shout | |
| PJ 8 | Gerry Mulligan | The Genius of Gerry Mulligan | Recordings from sessions in the 1952–1954 period |
| PJ 9 | Curtis Amy & Paul Bryant | The Blues Message | |
| PJ 10 | The Modest Jazz Trio | Good Friday Blues | |
| PJ 11 | Harry Edison | The Inventive Mr. Edison | Expanded version of Sweets at the Haig (PJLP 4) |
| PJ 12 | Paul Bryant | Burnin' | |
| PJ 13 | Various Artists | This Is the Blues Vol. 1 | |
| PJ 14 | Teddy Edwards | Sunset Eyes | |
| PJ 14 | Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers | Ritual | |
| PJ 16 | Les McCann Ltd. | Les McCann Ltd. in San Francisco | |
| PJ 17 | Wes Montgomery, Buddy Montgomery & Monk Montgomery | Wes, Buddy & Monk Montgomery | |
| PJ 18 | Chet Baker, Art Pepper and Phil Urso | Picture of Heath | |
| PJ 19 | Curtis Amy & Frank Butler | Groovin' Blue | |
| PJ 20 | Zoot Sims | Choice | |
| PJ 21 | Bud Shank | New Groove | |
| PJ 22 | Red Mitchell | Rejoice!: Cello Debut at the Renaissance | |
| PJ 23 | Richard "Groove" Holmes | "Groove" | |
| PJ 24 | Larry Wrice | Wild!: The Big Big Sound of Larry "Wild" Wrice | |
| PJ 25 | Les McCann Ltd. | Pretty Lady | |
| PJ 26 | Curtis Amy & Paul Bryant | Meetin' Here | |
| PJ 27 | The Jazz Crusaders | Freedom Sound | |
| PJ 28 | Gil Evans and His Orchestra | America's #1 Arranger | Originally released as Great Jazz Standards on World Pacific in 1959 |
| PJ 29 | Carmell Jones | The Remarkable Carmell Jones | |
| PJ 30 | Various Artists | This Is the Blues Vol. 2 | |
| PJ 31 | Les McCann | Les McCann Sings | |
| PJ 32 | Gene Ammons & Richard Holmes | Groovin' with Jug | |
| PJ 33 | Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers / The Elmo Hope Quintet | Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers / The Elmo Hope Quintet Featuring Harold Land | split album |
| PJ 34 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | You Better Believe It! | |
| PJ 35 | Bud Shank featuring Carmell Jones and Bob Cooper | Barefoot Adventure | Original soundtrack |
| PJ 36 | Ron Jefferson | Love Lifted Me | |
| PJ 37 | Richard Twardzik | The Last Set | |
| PJ 38 | Lee Konitz and Gerry Mulligan | Konitz Meets Mulligan | Selections from PJLP 2 and PJLP 10 with alternate takes added on |
| PJ 39 | Chico Hamilton Quintet | Spectacular! | Originally released as Chico Hamilton Quintet in 1955 |
| PJ 40 | Gil Evans Orchestra featuring Cannonball Adderley | Gil Evans Orchestra Featuring Cannonball Adderley | Originally released as New Bottle Old Wine in 1958 |
| PJ 41 | Kenny Dorham & Jackie McLean | Inta Somethin' | |
| PJ 42 | Cy Touff & Richie Kamuca | Keester Parade | Originally released as Cy Touff, His Octet & Quintet in 1956 |
| PJ 43 | The Jazz Crusaders | Lookin' Ahead | |
| PJ 44 | John Lewis, Bill Perkins, Jim Hall, Percy Heath and Chico Hamilton | 2° East, 3° West | Originally released as Grand Encounter in 1957 |
| PJ 45 | Les McCann Ltd. | Les McCann Ltd. in New York | |
| PJ 46 | Curtis Amy featuring Victor Feldman | Way Down | |
| PJ 47 | Gerry Mulligan Quartet | Reunion | Originally released in 1958 |
| PJ 48 | Arnold Ross, Joe Pass, Dave Allan, Greg Dykes, Ronald Clark, Bill Crawford and Candy Latson | Sounds of Synanon | |
| PJ 49 | Tricky Lofton & Carmell Jones | Brass Bag | |
| PJ 50 | Gerry Mulligan | California Concerts | Originally released in 1955 |
| PJ 51 | Richard "Groove" Holmes & Les McCann | Somethin' Special | |
| PJ 52 | Clare Fischer | First Time Out | |
| PJ 53 | Carmell Jones | Business Meetin' | |
| PJ 54 | Bumble Bee Slim | Back in Town! | |
| PJ 55 | Don Ellis | Essence | |
| PJ 56 | Les McCann Ltd. | On Time | |
| PJ 57 | The Jazz Crusaders | The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse | |
| PJ 58 | Bud Shank & Clare Fischer | Bossa Nova Jazz Samba | |
| PJ 59 | Richard Holmes | After Hours | |
| PJ 60 | Art Pepper | The Artistry of Pepper | |
| PJ 61 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Moment of Truth | |
| PJ 62 | Curtis Amy | Tippin' on Through | |
| PJ 63 | Les McCann Ltd. | Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo | |
| PJ 64 | Bud Shank, Clare Fischer and Joe Pass | Brasamba! | |
| PJ 65 | Earl Anderza | Outa Sight | |
| PJ 66 | Clifford Scott | Out Front | |
| PJ 67 | Clare Fischer | Surging Ahead | |
| PJ 68 | The Jazz Crusaders | Tough Talk | |
| PJ 69 | Les McCann Ltd. | The Gospel Truth | |
| PJ 70 | Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton | Katanga! | |
| PJ 71 | Sonny Stitt | My Mother's Eyes | |
| PJ 72 | Charles Kynard | Where It's At! | |
| PJ 73 | Joe Pass | Catch Me! | |
| PJ 74 | Dick Grove Orchestra | Little Bird Suite | |
| PJ 75 | Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker | Timeless | Sessions from the mid-1950s |
| PJ 76 | The Jazz Crusaders | Heat Wave | |
| PJ 77 | Clare Fischer | Extension | |
| PJ 78 | Les McCann | Soul Hits | |
| PJ 79 | Jim Hall | Jim Hall | Reissue of 1957 album Jazz Guitar |
| PJ 80 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Portraits | |
| PJ 81 | Les McCann & The Jazz Crusaders | Jazz Waltz | |
| PJ 82 | Roy Haynes | People | |
| PJ 83 | The Jazz Crusaders | Stretchin' Out | |
| PJ 84 | Les McCann | McCanna | |
| PJ 85 | Joe Pass | For Django | |
| PJ 86 | Monty Alexander | Alexander the Great | |
| PJ 87 | The Jazz Crusaders | The Thing | |
| PJ 88 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | On Stage | |
| PJ 89 | Bud Shank & João Donato | Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends | |
| PJ 90 | João Donato | Sambou Sambou | |
| PJ 91 | Les McCann & The Gerald Wilson Orchestra | McCann/Wilson | |
| PJ 10092 | The Jazz Crusaders | Chile Con Soul | |
| PJ 10093 | Gil Fuller & Dizzy Gillespie | Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie | |
| PJ 10094 | Monty Alexander | Spunky | |
| PJ 10095 | Albert Mangelsdorff | Now, Jazz Ramwong | |
| PJ 10096 | Clare Fischer | Manteca! | |
| PJ 10097 | Les McCann | Spanish Onions | |
| PJ 10098 | The Jazz Crusaders | Live at the Lighthouse '66 | |
| PJ 10099 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Feelin' Kinda Blues | |
| PJ 10100 | Various Artists | On Mike: A Decade of Pacific Jazz | |
| PJ 10101 | Gil Fuller & James Moody | Night Flight | |
| PJ 10102 | Gerry Mulligan | Paris Concert | |
| PJ 10103 | Zimbo Trio | Zimbo Trio | |
| PJ 10104 | Wes Montgomery | Easy Groove | Selections from PJ 5 and PJ 17 |
| PJ 10105 | Richard "Groove" Holmes | Tell It Like It Tis | |
| PJ 10106 | The Jazz Crusaders | Talk That Talk | |
| PJ 10107 | Les McCann | A Bag of Gold | |
| PJ 10108 | Chico Hamilton | Jazz Milestones Series | Tracks recorded between 1956–1959 |
| PJ 10109 | Richard "Groove" Holmes | Jazz Milestones Series | Compilation of PJ 23, PJ 32, PJ 51, PJ 59, PJ 10105 |
| PJ 10110 | Bud Shank | Bud Shank & the Sax Section | |
| PJ 10111 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | The Golden Sword | |
| PJ 10112 | Don Ellis Orchestra | Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey! | |
| PJ 10113 | Buddy Rich | Swingin' New Big Band | |
| PJ 10114 | Zimbo Trio | The Brazilian Sound: Restrained Excitement | |
| PJ 10115 | The Jazz Crusaders | The Festival Album | |
| PJ 10116 | The Jazz Corps | The Jazz Corps Under the Direction of Tommy Peltier featuring Roland Kirk | |
| PJ 10117 | Buddy Rich | Big Swing Face | |
| PJ 10118 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Live and Swinging | |
| PJ 10119 | Booker Ervin | Structurally Sound | |
| PJ 10120 | Les McCann | From the Top of the Barrel | |
| PJ 10121 | Victor Feldman | Victor Feldman Plays Everything in Sight | |
| PJ 10122 | Roger Kellaway | Spirit Feel | |
| PJ 10123 | Don Ellis Orchestra | Live in 3⅔/4 Time | |
| PJ 10124 | The Jazz Crusaders | Uh Huh | |
| PJ 10125 | Johnny Lytle | Done It Again | |
| PJ 10126 | Buddy Rich | The New One! | |
| PJ 10127 | Booker Ervin | Booker 'n' Brass | |
| PJ 10128 | Victor Feldman | The Venezuela Joropo | |
| PJ 10129 | Johnny Lytle | Swingin' at the Gate | |
| PJ 10130 | The Mastersounds | Kismet | Reissue of PJ 1243 |
| PJ 10131 | The Jazz Crusaders | Lighthouse '68 | |
| PJ 10132 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Everywhere | |
| PJ 10133 | Buddy Rich | Mercy, Mercy | |
| PJ 10134 | Jean-Luc Ponty | More than Meets the Ear | |
| PJ 10135 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | California Soul | |
| PJ 20136 | The Jazz Crusaders | Powerhouse | |
| PJ 20137 | Wes Montgomery | A Portrait of Wes Montgomery | |
| PJ 20138 | Chet Baker | Plays and Sings | |
| PJ 20139 | Clifford Brown | Jazz Immortal | Reissue of PJ 3 |
| PJ 20140 | Gerry Mulligan | The Genius of Gerry Mulligan | Reissue of PJ 8 |
| PJ 20142 | Lee Konitz & Gerry Mulligan | Konitz Meets Mulligan | Reissue of PJ 38 |
| PJ 20143 | Chico Hamilton | Spectacular! | Reissue of PJ 1209 |
| PJ 20144 | John Lewis | 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West | Reissue of PJ 1217 |
| PJ 20145 | Gerry Mulligan | California Concerts | Reissue of PJ 1201 |
| PJ 20146 | Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker | Timeless | Reissue of PJ 75 |
| PJ 20147 | Richard "Groove" Holmes | Welcome Home | |
| PJ 20149 | Various Artists | This Is the Blues Vol. 1 | |
| PJ 20150 | Various Artists | This Is the Blues Vol. 2 | |
| PJ 20152 | Wilton Felder | Bullitt | |
| PJ 20153 | Richard "Groove" Holmes | Workin' on a Groovy Thing | |
| PJ 20154 | Bobby Bryant | Earth Dance | |
| PJ 20155 | Ernie Watts | Planet Love | |
| PJ 20156 | Jean-Luc Ponty | Electric Connection | |
| PJ 20157 | Bud Shank | Windmills of Your Mind | |
| PJ 20158 | Buddy Rich Big Band | Buddy & Soul | |
| PJ 20159 | Bobby Bryant | The Jazz Excursion Into Hair | |
| PJ 20160 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | Eternal Equinox | |
| PJ 20161 | Wilbert Longmire | Revolution | |
| PJ 20162 | Freddy Robinson | The Coming Atlantis | |
| PJ 20163 | Richard "Groove" Holmes | X-77: Recorded Live at the Lighthouse | |
| PJ 20165 | The Jazz Crusaders | Lighthouse '69 | |
| PJ 20166 | Les McCann with the Gerald Wilson Orchestra | More or Les McCann | Selections from Pretty Lady, Les McCann Sings, Les McCann Ltd. Plays the Shampoo, Spanish Onions and McCanna with additional orchestral overdubs |
| PJ 20167 | Klaus Doldinger Quartet | Blues Happening | |
| PJ 20168 | Jean-Luc Ponty with the George Duke Trio | The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience | |
| PJ 20169 | Buddy Rich | The Best of Buddy Rich | |
| PJ 20170 | Bud Shank with The Bob Alcivar Singers | Let It Be | |
| PJ 20171 | Richard "Groove" Holmes and Ernie Watts | Come Together | |
| PJ 20172 | Jean-Luc Ponty | King Kong: Jean-Luc Ponty Plays the Music of Frank Zappa | |
| PJ 20173 | Les McCann Ltd. | New from the Big City | |
| PJ 20174 | Gerald Wilson Orchestra | The Best of the Gerald Wilson Orchestra | |
| PJ 20175 | The Jazz Crusaders | The Best of the Jazz Crusaders | |
| PJ 20176 | Freddy Robinson | Hot Fun in the Summertime |
World Pacific 1400 Twelve Inch LP Series
Commencing in 1960 the World Pacific label began releasing a range of world music recordings on the 1400 Series.[17][18]
| Catalog No. | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP-1401 | Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks | 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks | |
| WP-1402 | Jimmy Witherspoon | There's Good Rockin' Tonight! | |
| WP-1403 | Chatur Lal | The Drums of India | |
| WP-1404 | Bobby Montez | Viva! Montez | |
| WP-1405 | Roy Harte & Milt Holland | Perfect Percussion: The 44 Instruments of Roy Harte and Milt Holland | |
| WP-1406 | Kitty White | Intimate | |
| WP-1407 | Bruce Spencer | The Best of Crazy Ads | |
| WP-1408 | Al Viola | Guitar Lament | |
| WP-1409 | Various Artists | Poetry and Jazz | |
| WP-1410 | Ben Di Tosti | Carnival | |
| WP-1411 | Bobby Montez | Pachanga Y Cha Cha Cha | |
| WP-1412 | Laurindo Almeida | Brazilliance | Reissue of PJ 1204 |
| WP-1413 | Gerald Heard | Explorations Volume 2: Survival, Growth & Re-Birth | |
| WP-1414 | Modesto's Charanga Kings Featuring Olguita | Pachanga, Anyone? | |
| WP-1415 | Virginia Denison | Yoga for You | (not released) |
| WP-1416 | Ravi Shankar | Improvisations | |
| WP-1417 | Gerald Heard | Explorations / Reflections / Indications | |
| WP-1418 | Sharan Rani | The Music of India | |
| WP-1419 | Bud Shank | Brazilliance Vol. 2 | Reissue of Holiday in Brazil |
| WP-1420 | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | Deep Meditation | |
| WP-1421 | Ravi Shankar | India's Most Distinguished Musician in Concert | |
| WP-1422 | Ravi Shankar | India's Master Musician | |
| WP-1423 | Kimio Eto | Koto Music | |
| WP-1424 | Kimio Eto Featuring Bud Shank | Koto & Flute | |
| WP-1425 | Bud Shank | Brazilliance Vol. 3 | Reissue of Latin Contrasts |
| WP-1426 | Balachander | Magic Music of India | |
| WP-1427 | Sarita Heredia | Flamenco Fire!: Sarita Heredia at the Matador | |
| WP-1428 | Kimio Eto | Koto Master | |
| WP-1430 | Ravi Shankar | India's Master Musician/Recorded in London | |
| WP-1431 | Ravi Shankar | Ragas & Talas | |
| WP-1432 | Ravi Shankar | Portrait of Genius | |
| WP-1433 | Ali Akbar Khan | North Indian Master of the Sarod | |
| WP-1434 | Ravi Shankar | Sound of the Sitar | |
| WP-1435 | Ali Akbar Khan | Sound of the Sarod | |
| WP-1436 | Balachander | Sounds of the Veena | |
| WP-1437 | Various Artists | Drums of North and South India | |
| WP-1438 | Ravi Shankar | Three Ragas | |
| WP-1439 | Kimio Eto | Sound of the Koto | |
| WP-1440 | Subbulakshmi | The Sounds of Subbulakshmi: India's Greatest Singer | |
| WP-1441 | Ravi Shankar | Ravi Shankar in New York | |
| WP-1442 | Ravi Shankar | Live: Ravi Shankar at the Monterey International Pop Festival | |
| WP-1443 | Kinichi Nakanoshima | The Music of Kinichi Nakanoshima: Koto and Flute | |
| WP-1444 | Ashish Khan | Young Master of the Sarod | |
| WP-1445 | Paul Horn | Paul Horn in Kashmir: Cosmic Consciousness | |
| WP-1446 | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | The Master Speaks | |
| WP-1447 | Paul Horn | Paul Horn in India: Ragas for Flute, Veena and Violin | |
| WP-1449 | Ravi Shankar | Ravi Shankar in San Francisco | |
| WP-1450 | K. V. Narayanaswamy | The Voice of K. V. Narayanswamy: Carnatic Music: Music of South India | |
| WPS-21451 | T. Viswanathan | South Indian Flute | |
| WPS-21452 | Brij Bhushan Kabra | Two Raga Moods on Guitar | |
| WPS-21453 | Buddy Rich and Alla Rakha | Rich à la Rakha | |
| WPS-21454 | Ravi Shankar | Charly | (Soundtrack) |
| WPS-21455 | Maharishi Mahesh Yogi | The Seven States of Consciousness | |
| WPS-21456 | Ramani | The Soul of Indian Flute | |
| WPS-21457 | Balachander | Man from Madras | |
| WPS-21458 | Alla Rakha | Tabla! | |
| WPS-21459 | Ashish Khan | California Concert | |
| WPS-21461 | Lakshmi Shankar | The Voice of Lakshmi Shankar | |
| WPS-21463 | Subbulakshmi | Subbulakshmi in Concert from Her American Tour | |
| WPS-21464 | Ravi Shankar | A Morning Raga / An Evening Raga | |
| WPS-21465 | Satya Sai Baba | Satya Sai Baba Chants the Bajans | |
| WPS-21466 | Ashish Khan with Narration by Ravi Shankar | Song of God: Bagavad Gita | |
| WPS-21467 | Ravi Shankar | Ravi Shankar at the Woodstock Festival |
World Pacific 1800 Twelve Inch LP Series
From 1962 until 1970 the World Pacific label released a range of popular music recordings on their 1800 Series.[17][19]
| Catalog No. | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WP-1801 | Olguita with the Big Band Sound of George Hernandez | Latinsville! | |
| WP-1802 | Modesto's Charanga Kings featuring Olguita | Pachanga, Anyone? | |
| WP-1803 | Bobby Montez | Viva! Montez | |
| WP-1804 | Bobby Montez | Pachanga Y Cha Cha Cha | |
| WP-1805 | Hugh Romney | Third Stream Humour | |
| WP-1806 | The Goldcoast Singers | Here They Are! | |
| WP-1807 | Victor Feldman | Stop the World I Want to Get Off | |
| WP-1808 | Annie Ross | Gypsy | |
| WP-1809 | Bud Herrmann | Grand Style | |
| WP-1810 | The De-Fenders | The De-Fenders Play the Big Ones | |
| WP-1811 | Clifford Scott | Clifford Scott Plays the Big Ones | |
| WP-1812 | The Folkswingers | 12 String Guitar! | |
| WP-1813 | Various Artists | Hootenanny Saturday Nite! | |
| WP-1814 | The Folkswingers | 12 String Guitar! Vol. 2 | |
| WP-1815 | Lord Buckley | Lord Buckley in Concert | |
| WP-1816 | Tut Taylor and The Folkswingers with 12 String Guitar | 12 String Dobro! | |
| WP-1817 | Lightnin' Hopkins with Brownie McGhee, Sonny Terry and Big Joe Williams | First Meetin' | |
| WP-1818 | The Sandells | Scrambler! | |
| WP-1819 | Bud Shank and The Folkswingers | Folk 'n Flute | |
| WP-1820 | Long Gone Miles | Country Born | |
| WP-1821 | The Kentucky Colonels with Roland White and Clarence White | Appalachian Swing! | |
| WP-1822 | Joe Pass and The Folkswingers | 12 String Guitar!: Great Motion Picture Themes | |
| WP-1823 | Charles Kynard and Buddy Collette | Warm Winds | |
| WP-1824 | David Parker | Balalaika! | |
| WP-1825 | Clifford Scott | Lavender Sax | |
| WP-1826 | Chet Baker | Chet Baker Sings | |
| WP-1827 | Bud Shank/Bob Cooper Orchestra | Flute, Oboe and Strings | |
| WP-1828 | The Stoneman Family | Big Ball in Monterey: Live! | |
| WP-1829 | Tut Taylor/Roland and Clarence White | Dobro Country | |
| WP-1830 | Clare Fischer | So Danco Samba | |
| WP-1831 | The Mastersounds | The King and I | Reissue of PJM-405 |
| WP-1832 | The Sandals | The Endless Summer | (Soundtrack) |
| WP-1833 | The Bandits | The Electric 12 | |
| WP-1834 | John Barbour | It's Tough To Be White... | The Wit of John Barbour |
| WP-1835 | Glenn Campbell | Mr. 12 String Guitar | |
| WP-1836 | Larry Nelson | The "In" Harmonica | |
| WP-1837 | Billy Larkin and the Delegates | Hole in the Wall | |
| WP-1838 | The Carmel Strings Featuring Larry Knechtel | Boss Baroque | |
| WP-1839 | The Mariachi Brass Featuring Chet Baker | A Taste of Tequila | |
| WP-1840 | Bud Shank | Michelle | |
| WP-1841 | Bob Lind | Don't Be Concerned | |
| WP-1842 | The Mariachi Brass Featuring Chet Baker | Hats Off | |
| WP-1843 | Billy Larkin and the Delegates | Ain't That a Groove! | |
| WP-1844 | Joe Pass | A Sign of the Times | |
| WP-1845 | Bud Shank | California Dreamin' | |
| WP-1846 | The Folkswingers Featuring Harihar Rao on Sitar | Raga Rock | |
| WP-1847 | Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings | Quietly There | |
| WP-1849 | Lord Buckley | Blowing His Mind (and Yours, Too) | |
| WP-1850 | Billy Larkin and the Delegates | Hold On! | |
| WP-1851 | Bob Lind | Photographs of Feeling | |
| WP-1852 | The Mariachi Brass Featuring Chet Baker | Double-Shot | |
| WP-1853 | Bud Shank | Girl in Love | |
| WP-1854 | Joe Pass | The Stones Jazz | |
| WP-1855 | Bud Shank | Brazil! Brazil! Brazil! | Selections from Holiday in Brazil, Brasamba!, Bud Shank & His Brazilian Friends and Bud Shank & the Sax Section |
| WP-1856 | Walter Wanderley | Samba So! | |
| WP-1857 | Joe Torres | Latino Con Soul | |
| WP-1858 | Chet Baker and the Carmel Strings | Into My Life | |
| WP-1859 | The Mariachi Brass Featuring Chet Baker | In The Mood | |
| WP-1860 | Bob Florence | Pet Project | The Bob Florence Big Band Plays Petula Clark Hits |
| WP-1861 | Roger Kellaway | Stride! | |
| WP-1862 | Ken & Beverly | Watch What Happens! | |
| WP-1863 | Billy Larkin and the Delegates | Don't Stop! | |
| WP-1864 | Bud Shank | Bud Shank Plays Music from Today's Movies | |
| WP-1865 | Joe Pass | Simplicity | |
| WP-1866 | Walter Wanderley | Quarteto Bossamba | |
| WP-1867 | The Hard Times {{{last}}} | Blew Mind | |
| WP-1868 | Bud Shank | A Spoonful of Jazz | |
| WP-1870 | The Marketts | Sun Power | |
| WP-1873 | Bud Shank | Magical Mystery | |
| WPS-21874 | Billy Larkin and the Delegates | Dr. Feelgood | |
| WPS-21875 | Kali Bahlu | Kali Bahlu Takes the Forest Children on a Journey of Cosmic Remembrance | |
| WPS-21876 | Terry Bêr | Through the Eyes Of Terry Ber | |
| WPS-21879 | Lord Buckley | Buckley's Best | |
| WPS-21880 | Craig Hundley Trio | Arrival of a Young Giant | |
| WPS-21881 | J.P. Rags | Scruffety | |
| WPS-21882 | Harper and Rowe | Harper and Rowe | |
| WPS-21883 | Billy Larkin and the Delegates | The Best of Billy Larkin and the Delegates | Guest Artist Clifford Scott |
| WPS-21884 | The Sandals | The Last of the Ski Bums | (Soundtrack) |
| WPS-21886 | Shakey Jake and the All Stars | Further On Up the Road | |
| WPS-21887 | George Smith and the Chicago Blues Band | Blues with a Feeling: A Tribute to Little Walter | |
| WPS-21888 | Roy Harper | Folkjokeopus | |
| WPS-21889 | Lord Buckley | Bad Rapping of the Marquis de Sade | |
| WPS-21890 | Sunnyland Slim | Slim's Got His Thing Goin' On | |
| WPS-21891 | Billy Larkin | I Got the Feelin' | |
| WPS-21892 | The Groundhogs | Scratching the Surface | |
| WPS-21893 | L. C. "Good Rockin'" Robinson/Lafayette "Thing" Thomas/Dave Alexander | Oakland Blues | |
| WPS-21894 | The Carnival | The Carnival | |
| WPS-21895 | Peter Sarstedt | Where Do You Go to My Lovely | (not released?) |
| WPS-21896 | Craig Hundley | Craig Hundley Plays With the Big Boys | |
| WPS-21897 | Big Joe Williams | Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick | |
| WPS-21898 | Various Artists | Bluegrass Special | |
| WPS-21899 | Peter Sarstedt | As Though It Were a Movie | |
| WPS-21900 | Craig Hundley | Rhapsody in Blue |
See also
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