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]
Red Baron issued compact discs from 1991 – 1993. [4] [5]
Catalog No. | Artist | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
48629 | Teresa Brewer with Friends | Memories 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 | |
48850 | Teresa Brewer | Softly 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 Life | Compilation of 1964/65 recordings |
52761 | John Hicks | Crazy for You | |
52445 | The Bob Thiele Collective | Louis Satchmo | |
52908 | Steve Marcus | Steve Marcus & 2o1 | |
53224 | David Murray | MX | |
53748 | John Hicks | Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday | |
53749 | Ruby Braff | Very Sinatra | |
53750 | Clark Terry | What a Wonderful World for Louis and Duke | |
53751 | Steve Marcus | Smile | |
53752 | Mel Lewis & The Jazz Orchestra | Live at the Village Vanguard | |
53821 | Various Artists | The Red Baron Jazz Sampler | |
57329 | Teresa Brewer | The Songs of Harry Warren | |
57330 | Ali Ryerson | I'll Be Back | |
57334 | Al Cohn and Al Porcino | Al Cohn Meets Al Porcino | |
57335 | The Bob Thiele Collective | Lion-Hearted | |
57336 | David 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 | |
57758 | David Murray | Saxmen | |
57759 | John Lewis | Kansas City Breaks |
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