32 Records was a record label established in 1995 by record producer Joel Dorn and attorney Robert Miller.[1][2][3] Its 32 Jazz imprint released a successful series of compilation albums.[2][3][4][5][6] It was named for Dorn's favorite sports number.[1] It also released new material by artists such as The Jazz Passengers and established 32 R&B, 32 Blues, 32 Groove, and 32 Pop subsidiaries.[1][2]
| 32 Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Joel Dorn, Robert Miller |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Genre | Jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, pop |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
32 Records acquired the holdings of the Muse and Landmark labels, and established the 32 Jazz subsidiary in 1997 with the aim of re-issuing numerous jazz recordings.[1][2][7][8] During the late 1990s, 32 Jazz released a successful series of inexpensive "Jazz for…" compilations.[4][5] The first of these, Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon, was released in 1997 in conjunction with Elle.[4][5] In 1999, it had become the top jazz label in the Billboard charts, before Verve Music Group merged its Verve and GRP holdings into a single output.[6]
By 2000, Miller had become CEO of CDBeat, which owned 32 Records as a subsidiary.[9] In March 2000, Dorn resigned from the company and formed Label M later that year.[10][11] Upon Dorn's departure, CDBeat announced that it would discontinue 32 Records by March 2001,[12] although in June 2000 it hired producer Todd Barkan to replace Dorn.[9][11][13] CDBeat, in turn, would become Spinrocket and then ConnectivCorp.[14] Savoy Jazz acquired the rights to the Muse and Landmark catalogs from 32 Records in October 2003,[15] and by the end of the year, ConnectivCorp had merged with Majesco Entertainment.[16]
Partial discography
edit| # | Album | Artist | Previous issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32001 | Looking for an Echo | Kenny Vance & the Planotones | first issue | |
| 32002 | Revenge! | Charles Mingus | first non-bootleg release of this material | 2CD |
| 32003 | The First Album | Roomful of Blues | ||
| 32004 | Prisoners of Love | Robert Miller Group | first release | |
| 32005 | Re-Entry | Horace Silver | ||
| 32006 | Pure Mose | Mose Allison | ||
| 32007 | Individually Twisted | The Jazz Passengers | first release | |
| 32008 | For the Love of Monk | Various Artists | includes two previously unreleased Monk performances | |
| 32009 | Endgame Brilliance | Sonny Stitt | Tune-Up! (Muse MR 5334) Constellation (Muse MR 5323) |
|
| 32010 | The Complete Muse Sessions | Houston Person & Ron Carter | Something in Common (Muse MR 5376) Now's the Time (Muse MR 5421) |
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| 32011 | The Complete Landmark Sessions | Kronos Quartet | Monk Suite (Landmark) Music of Bill Evans (Landmark) |
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| 32012 | ...on Second Thought | José Feliciano | ||
| 32013 | Back in the Day | Ike & Tina Turner | first release | |
| 32014 | Lone Star Legend | David "Fathead" Newman | Still Hard Times (Muse) Resurgence! (Muse) |
|
| 32015 | Two Classic Albums | Roomful of Blues | Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Roomful of Blues (Muse MR 5282) ...with Big Joe Turner |
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| 32016 | Musique du Bois | Phil Woods | Muse | |
| 32017 | Body and Soul | Al Cohn & Zoot Sims | Muse | |
| 32018 | Bar Wars | Willis Jackson | first release | |
| 32019 | The Moontrane | Woody Shaw | Muse (MR 5472) | |
| 32020 | Lost and Found | Houston Person & Charles Brown | first release (tracks 1–7) Wild Flower (1977; Muse) (tracks 8-12) |
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| 32021 | Footprints | Pat Martino | ||
| 32022 | Master Class | Hank Jones | 'Bop Redux (Muse) Groovin' High (Muse) |
|
| 32023 | Soft Spoken Here | Kenny Barron | Golden Lotus (Muse) Sunset to Dawn (Muse) |
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| 32024 | Last of the Line | Woody Shaw | Cassandrite (Muse) Love Dance (Muse) |
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| 32025 | Hit Jazz | Various Artists | compilation | |
| 32026 | Songs That Made the Phone Light Up | Various Artists | compilation | |
| 32027 | My Mother's Eyes | Etta Jones | Muse MR 5145 | |
| 32028 | Out of Nowhere | Sonny Stitt | Muse | |
| 32029 | Epistrophy | Charlie Rouse | Landmark | |
| 32030 | The Re-Entry | Jack McDuff | ||
| 32031 | Easy Easy | Johnny Lytle | Fast Hands (Muse) Happy Ground (Muse) |
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| 32032 | Dog Years in the Fourth Ring | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | 2CD unreleased material plus Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (Atlantic SD 1578) | 3CD |
| 32033 | B-3in' | Various Artists | compilation | |
| 32034 | Christmas with Houston Person & Etta Jones | Houston Person & Etta Jones | ||
| 32035 | Greatest Performances | Tom Jones | "...culled from his 1980-1981 TV series" | 2CD |
| 32036 | Stolen ... & Other Moments | Mark Murphy | 2CD | |
| 32037 | Vibe Wise | Bobby Hutcherson | Good Bait (Landmark) Color Schemes (Landscape) |
2CD |
| 32038 | First Half Highlights | Kenny Barron | ||
| 32039 | Dark Journey | Woody Shaw | compilation | 2CD |
| 32040 | Lost in the Shuffle | Jimmy Reed | compilation | |
| 32041 | Cream | Pat Martino | compilation | |
| 32042 | Every Once in a While | Morgana King | I Just Can't Stop Loving You (Muse) This Is Always (Muse) |
2CD |
| 32043 | Fire | Carlos Garnett | compilation | |
| 32044 | According to Mr Roney | Wallace Roney | compilation | 2CD |
| 32045 | Feelin' It Together | James Moody | Muse | |
| 32046 | Naima | Cedar Walton | Muse | |
| 32047 | Groove's Groove | Richard "Groove" Holmes | compilation of Muse material | |
| 32048 | Iron City | Grant Green | Muse | |
| 32049 | Crisscraft | Sonny Criss | Muse | |
| 32050 | Head and Heart | Pat Martino | Consciousness (Muse) Pat Martino/Live! (Muse) |
2CD |
| 32051 | Just in Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was | Sonny Stitt | first release | |
| 32052 | Turkish Women at the Bath | Pete La Roca | Bliss by Chick Corea (Muse) | with John Gilmore |
| 32053 | It's Mister Fathead | David "Fathead" Newman | Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David Newman (Atlantic) Straight Ahead (Atlantic) Fathead Comes On (Atlantic) House of David (Atlantic) |
2CD |
| 32054 | Memphis, Ray & a Touch of Moody | Hank Crawford | More Soul (Atlantic) From the Heart (Atlantic) Soul of the Ballad (Atlantic) Dig These Blues (Atlantic) |
2CD |
| 32055 | Chapters 1 & 2 | Mulgrew Miller | ||
| 32056 | Live in Philly | Zoot Sims | first release | |
| 32057 | The Heavy Hitter | Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis | ||
| 32058 | Major Jazz, Minor Blues | Larry Coryell | compilation of Muse material | |
| 32059 | The Man with the Big Front Yard | Yusef Lateef | The Complete Yusef Lateef (Atlantic) Yusef Lateef's Detroit (Atlantic) Hush 'n' Thunder (Atlantic) The Doctor Is in ... and Out (Atlantic) |
3CD |
| 32060 | Aces Back to Back | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Left & Right (Atlantic) Rahsaan Rahsaan (Atlantic) Prepare Thyself to Deal with a Miracle (Atlantic) Other Folks Music (Atlantic) |
4CD |
| 32061 | Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon | Various Artists | compilation | |
| 32062 | Willis ... with Pat | Pat Martino & Willis Jackson | ||
| 32063 | Jazz Standards | Mark Murphy | compilation of Muse material | 2CD |
| 32064 | Laid Back | Kenny Burrell | compilation of Muse material | |
| 32065 | Richie and Richie & Phil | Richie Cole | with Phil Woods | |
| 32066 | Groove Jammy | Various Artists | compilation | |
| 32067 | Greater Than the Sum of His Parts[17] | Eddie Harris | The In Sound (Atlantic 1448) Mean Greens (Atlantic 1453) The Tender Storm (Atlantic 1478) Silver Cycles (Atlantic 1517) |
2CD |
| 32100 | A Standing Eight[18] | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | The Return of the 5000 Lb. Man (Warner Bros. BS 2918) Kirkatron (Warner Bros. BS 2982) Boogie-Woogie String Along for Real (Warner Bros. BSK 3085) |
2CD |
| 32142 | Left Hook, Right Cross[19] | Rahsaan Roland Kirk | Volunteered Slavery (Atlantic SD 1534) Blacknuss (Atlantic SD 1601) |
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| 32174 | Setting Standards | Woody Shaw | Setting Standards (LP) | Cedar Walton
Buster Williams Victor Jones |
Source: "32 Jazz: A Checklist"[20]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bessman, Jim (18 January 1997). "32 Proves To Be A Prodigious Number For Producer/Label Head Joel Dorn". Billboard. pp. 40–41. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ a b c d Bailey, C. Michael (1 September 1999). "32 Jazz: Anthropology New and Old". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on 9 March 2000. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ a b Hunter Jr., Al (4 March 1999). "Jazz For The Masses 32 Records Is Carving Out A Niche With Reissued Tracks". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Graybow, Steve (22 August 1998). "Jazz Blue Notes". Billboard. p. 31. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ a b c Graybow, Steve (3 July 1999). "The Great Compilation Controversy". Billboard. p. 43. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ a b Mayfield, Geoff (3 July 1999). "Jazz Through June: Year-To-Date Charts". Billboard. p. 46. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Gitler, Ira; Leonard Feather (2007) [1999]. "Preface". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. Page 21 in Google Books preview. ISBN 9780199729074. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ Jacobs, Qa'id. Groove Jammy: Rare Groove Classics from the Muse Catalog at AllMusic
- ^ a b "32 Records Announces Hiring of Todd Barkan, Noted Jazz Producer" (Press release). New York: 32 Records. 5 July 2000. Archived from the original on 19 February 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Lichtman, Irv (18 March 2000). "Newsline". Billboard. p. 92. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ a b Waller, Don (12 July 2000). "Indie 32 taps Barkan; Dorn forms Label M". Variety. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ CDBeat.com, Inc. (31 March 2000). "FORM 10-KSB". p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Margolis, Bob (24 August 2000). "Producer Todd Barkan On The Past And Future Of Jazz". MTV. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Spinrocket.com, Inc. (11 September 2000). "Form 8-K". Exhibit 99.1. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Porter, Christopher (16 January 2003). "Savoy Acquires Muse & Landmark Catalogs". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- ^ ConnectivCorp (5 January 2004). "Form 8-K". Item 8. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Greater Than the Sum of His Parts at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ A Standing Eight at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Left Hook, Right Cross at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "32 Jazz: a Checklist". Saturn Web. 1999-08-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
External links
edit- 32 Records discography at Discogs