Kokopelli Records

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Kokopelli Records
Founded1994 (1994)
Founder Herbie Mann
Jim Geisler
StatusInactive
Genre Jazz
Country of originU.S.
Location Santa Fe, New Mexico

Kokopelli Records was a record label established by jazz flautist Herbie Mann and Jim Geisler in 1994. Other than Mann's recordings, Kokopelli releases included David "Fathead" Newman, Jimmy Rowles, and April Barrows. [1] Mann had previously established Embryo Records while working for Atlantic Records.

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References

  1. Yanow, Scott (1998). "Labels". In Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Yanow, Scott (eds.). All Music Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN   0-87930-530-4.
  2. Allmusic entry

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