Doctor Jazz Records

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Doctor Jazz Records was established by Bob Thiele in 1983 to release new material, historical recordings, and albums previously released on his Flying Dutchman, Signature, Hanover, Amsterdam and Bob Thiele Music labels. [1] Some of these releases had Signature labels. [2] The label ceased to release albums in 1987 and Thiele established Red Baron Records in 1991. [3] [4] [5]

Discography

Catalog No. (FW or W2X for 2LP)AlbumArtistDetails
38445Arnie Lawrence and Treasure Island Arnie Lawrence
38446Classic Tenors Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young
38447 Dreams of Tomorrow Lonnie Liston Smith
38448On the Road Again Teresa Brewer and Stephane Grappelli
38521Teresa Brewer at Carrnegie HallTeresa BrewerTwo record set
38534I Dig Big Band SingersTeresa Brewer
38727Live at Carnegie Hall Stephane Grappelli
38728Shelly Manne and his Friends Shelly Manne Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10150
38729Steve Allen’s Hip Fables Al "Jazzbo" Collins and Slim Gaillard
38810We Love You FatsTeresa Brewer and Earl “Fatha” Hines
38836The Songs of Bessie SmithTeresa Brewer and Count Basie Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10161
38851Classic Pianos Erroll Garner / Earl "Fatha" Hines / James P. Johnson / Art Hodes
39137 All Star Road Band Duke Ellington Two record set
39150June Night Svend Asmussen
39204Gato…Para Los Amigos!! Gato Barbieri
39418 Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip Anita O’Day Reissue of Bob Thiele Music 1 0595
39419A Melody from the Sky Flip Phillips
39420 Silhouettes Lonnie Liston Smith
39421Teresa Brewer in LondonTeresa BrewerReissue of the Amsterdam AMS 12015. This album is on the Signature Label.
38447 Dreams of Tomorrow Lonnie Liston Smith
39519Classic Tenors Volume 2Coleman Hawkins / Dickie Wells / Julian Dash / Eddie Davis
39520 Afrique Count Basie Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10138
39521Live at Carnegie Hall and Montreux, SwitzerlandTeresa BrewerTwo record set
39524Oily Rags Oily Rags This album is on the Signature label. Reissue of BSL 1 0598.
39876The 20’s Score Again Bob Thiele and his OrchestraReissue of Signature BSL 1 0555
40012 All Star Road Band Volume 2 Duke EllingtonTwo record set
40029 Hot and Bothered (A Re-Creation) Mercer Ellington
40030 Happy Reunion Duke Ellington
40031The Cotton ConnectionTeresa Brewer with Mercer Ellington
40063 Rejuvenation Lonnie Liston Smith
40064That’s a Plenty Yank Lawson Reissue of the Bob Thiele Music BBM 1 0941
40111Acoustical Suspension Teo Macero
40112A Touch of Ragtime George Segal and the Imperial Jazz BandThis album is on the Signature Label and is a reissue of Signature BSL 1 0654
40113Teresa Brewer at Christmas TimeTeresa BrewerThis album is on the Signature Label and is a reissue of Coral CRL 57144
40155Moving Lines Don Sebesky
40183ApasionadoGato Barbieri
40231American Music Box Volume 1: The Songs of Irving BerlinTeresa Brewer
40232Midnight Cafe (A Few More For The Road)Teresa Brewer
40233On the Good Ship LollipopTeresa Brewer and Svend Asmussen
40234What a Wonderful World Bobby Hackett Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10159
40349Setting StandardsPhil Mattson and the PM Singers
40350Air Play Benny Goodman Two record set
40358Whatever Happened to Johnny Bothwell Johnny Bothwell Reissue of Bob Thiele Music 1
40359New Mood IndigoDuke Ellington
40525Now’s the Time Ray Bryant Reissue of Hanover SM 6008
40526Love StrokesGary Lemel and Bill Marx
40527JubileePhil Mattson and the PM Singers
40550Soul of Toots Thielemans Toots Thielemans
40612 Make Someone Happy Lonnie Liston Smith
40706Feel the Good Music of Doctor JazzVarious Artists
40950Big ThreeColeman Hawkins / Lester Young / Ben Webster
40951Good NewsTeresa Brewer
40952 Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong Pharoah Sanders
45256What a Wonderful WorldTeresa BrewerThis is on the Signature label

References

  1. Both Sides Now: Doctor Jazz Label Discography, accessed November 26, 2019
  2. Both Sides Now: Signature Label Discography, accessed November 26, 2019
  3. Bob Thiele Los Angeles Times obituary
  4. "Bob Thiele, 73, Record Producer for Jazz Legends (Published 1996)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2023-06-22.
  5. Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 382. ISBN   1-56159-284-6.