MetroJazz was an American jazz record label founded in 1958 as a division of MGM Records. These records were produced by Leonard Feather and included Pepper Adams, Red Callender, Teddy Edwards, Thad Jones, Jimmy Knepper, Sonny Rollins, Randy Weston. [1] [2] [3]
# | Artist | Album |
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1001 | Toshiko Akiyoshi | United Notions |
1002 | Sonny Rollins | Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass |
1003 | The Jones Brothers: Thad Jones, Hank Jones, Elvin Jones | Keepin' Up with the Joneses |
1004 | Pepper Adams and Jimmy Knepper | The Pepper-Knepper Quintet |
1005 | Randy Weston /Lem Winchester | New Faces at Newport |
1006 | Gigi Gryce | Gigi Gryce |
1007 | Red Callender | The Lowest |
1008 | Sam Taylor | Jazz for Commuters |
1009 | Various Artists | The Seven Ages of Jazz |
1010 | Helen Merrill | You've Got a Date with the Blues |
1011 | Sonny Rollins/Teddy Edwards | Sonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair |
1012 | The Mitchells: Red Mitchell, Whitey Mitchell, Blue Mitchell with André Previn | Get Those Elephants Out'a Here |
1013 | Melba Liston | Melba Liston and Her 'Bones |
1014 | Pete Jolly & Ralph Pena | Impossible |
1015 | The Santos Brothers | Jazz for Two Trumpets |
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