Arkadia Records | |
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Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Bob Karcy |
Genre | Jazz, world music |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York City |
Official website | arkadiarecords |
Arkadia Records is an independent record label that was founded in 1996. [1]
The label was founded in New York City by Bob Karcy, [1] [2] who had been a manager for musicians and an independent record producer. [3] The first release was Billy Taylor's Music Keeps Us Young, in 1997. [3] From the first releases, the session leaders were allowed to select the other musicians and the material. [3] Writers of early liner notes included Stanley Crouch, Ira Gitler, and Nat Hentoff. [4] Arkadia acquired the catalog of Postcards Records in 1999. [1]
The original label was Arkadia Jazz, [5] on which 20 albums had been released by early 2000. [2] The sub-label Arkadia Chansons is used for licensed re-releases of French recordings by performers such as Josephine Baker and Edith Piaf. [3] By 2022, Arkadia had released more than 100 albums. [1] This included sessions led by Joanne Brackeen, Benny Golson, Dave Liebman, and T. K. Blue. [3]
Several releases have been by the Arkadia Jazz Allstars. [1] [3] These led to three Grammy Award nominations for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo: for Liebman on Thank You, John! Our Tribute to John Coltrane; [6] [7] for Golson on The Stars of Jazz, Vol.1; [6] [8] and for Randy Brecker on Thank You, Gerry! [9] [10]
In 2022, the label announced plans to make all of its recordings available for streaming, the establishment of Arkadia Concerts as a video-on-demand channel, [1] and its first releases of new material for several years. [11]
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