Red Baron Records

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Red Baron Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Bob Thiele around 1991. [1] [2] [3]

The Bob Thiele Collective, an all-star group, recorded three albums for the label which Thiele produced. Other new recordings included music by John Hicks, Steve Marcus, David Murray, Ali Ryerson, and McCoy Tyner. Red Baron's reissues included albums by Ruby Braff, Paul Desmond, Earl Hines, Mel Lewis, and the Modern Jazz Quartet. Its list of previously unreleased material included Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. Red Baron folded in 1996 when Bob Thiele died. [3]

Discography

Red Baron issued compact discs from 1991 – 1993. [4] [5]

Catalog No.ArtistTitleNotes
48629 Teresa Brewer with FriendsMemories of Louis
48630 McCoy Tyner 44th Street Suite
48631 Duke Ellington Hot Summer Dance Recorded live in 1960
48632 The Bob Thiele Collective Sunrise Sunset
48850Teresa BrewerSoftly I Swing
48851 Ali Ryerson Blue Flute
48852 David Murray Quartet Black & Black
48854 Earl "Fatha" Hines Reunion in Brussels
52759 Duke Ellington My People Reissue of 1963 Contact LP
52760 Billy Strayhorn Lush LifeCompilation of 1964/65 recordings
52761 John Hicks Crazy for You
52445The Bob Thiele CollectiveLouis Satchmo
52908 Steve Marcus Steve Marcus & 2o1
53224David Murray MX
53748John Hicks Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday
53749 Ruby Braff Very Sinatra
53750 Clark Terry What a Wonderful World for Louis and Duke
53751Steve MarcusSmile
53752 Mel Lewis & The Jazz OrchestraLive at the Village Vanguard
53821Various ArtistsThe Red Baron Jazz Sampler
57329Teresa BrewerThe Songs of Harry Warren
57330Ali RyersonI'll Be Back
57334 Al Cohn and Al Porcino Al Cohn Meets Al Porcino
57335The Bob Thiele CollectiveLion-Hearted
57336David Murray Jazzosaurus Rex
57337 Paul Desmond and the Modern Jazz Quartet Paul Desmond & The Modern Jazz Quartet
57338 Jackie Cain and Roy Kral Sondheim
57756 Eddie Lawrence The Jazzy Old Philosopher
57758David Murray Saxmen
57759 John Lewis Kansas City Breaks

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References

  1. Bob Thiele Los Angeles Times obituary
  2. "Bob Thiele, 73, Record Producer for Jazz Legends (Published 1996)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2023-06-22.
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. Jazzlists: Red Baron discography, accessed November 26, 2019
  5. Both Sides Now: Red Baron Label Discography, accessed November 26, 2019