Screwgun Records

Last updated
Screwgun Records
Founded1996 (1996)
Founder Tim Berne
Genre Jazz
Country of originU.S.
LocationBrooklyn, New York
Official website www.screwgunrecords.com

Screwgun Records is a jazz record label founded by saxophonist Tim Berne in 1996. [1] Most releases on the label have been by Berne, though some have been by Berne's associates and bandmates. Steve Byram has designed and illustrated the artwork for many of the label's albums. [2]

Contents

After attending college in Oregon, Berne moved to New York City in the 1970s to meet saxophonist Julius Hemphill, whose music had inspired him to become a jazz musician. Hemphill became his mentor, giving him saxophone lessons and helping him find his way in the music business. Berne founded Empire Records in the late 1970s to issue own albums. [1] He released five albums, and his work was noticed by Giovanni Bonandrini, an Italian producer who issued Berne's next two albums on Soul Note. Berne signed with Columbia Records in the 1980s, then recorded for JMT Records until it shut down in 1995. Then Berne founded Screwgun to get control of his work again. Screwgun albums were initially distinguished by their brown, cardboard covers decorated with the line drawings of Steve Byram. The unorthodox artwork fit Berne's unorthodox music and business tactics. [1] [3]

Discography

Year releasedCatalogue No.ArtistTitleNotes
1996SCREWU 70001 Tim Berne's Bloodcount Unwound 3-CD Box Set - Limited Edition of 2000
1997SCREWU 70002Tim Berne's Paraphrase Visitation Rites
1997SCREWU 70003Tim Berne's Bloodcount Discretion
1997SCREWU 70004Tim Berne's Bloodcount Saturation Point
1998SCREWU 70005 Marc Ducret Un Certain Malaise
1998SCREWU 70006 Michael Formanek Am I Bothering You?
1998SCREWU 70007 Django Bates Quiet Nights
1998SCREWU 70008 Julius Hemphill Blue Boyé 2-CD Box Set rerelease of 1977 album on Mbari Records
1998SCREWU 70009Tim BerneThe Empire Box5-CD Box Set compiling The Five Year Plan, 7X, Spectres, and Songs and Rituals in Real Time
1999SCREWU 70010Marc DucretL'Ombra di Verdi
1999SCREWU 70011Tim Berne's Paraphrase Please Advise
2001SCREWU 012Tim Berne and The Copenhagen Art Ensemble with Herb Robertson and Marc Ducret Open, Coma 2-CD Box Set
2002SCREWU 013Tim Berne Science Friction
2004sc70014Tim Berne's Hard Cell Electric and Acoustic Hard Cell Live
2005sc70015Tim Berne's Hard Cell Feign
2005sc70016Tim Berne's Paraphrase Pre-Emptive Denial
2006sc70017Tim Berne's Big Satan Livein Cognito 2-CD Box Set
2007sc70018Tim Berne's Science FrictionMind Over Friction3-CD Box Set compiling Science Friction and The Sublime And
2007sc70019Tim Berne's Bloodcount Seconds 2 CD + DVD Box Set
2008noneBuffalo Collision(Duck)
2009nonePrezensSlipped On A BarDigital-only release
2015noneTim Berne, Steve Byram, SnakeoilSpare/Anguis OleumLimited Edition Book by Steve Byram (Spare) and live CD by Snakeoil (Anguis Oleum)
2017noneMatt Mitchell, Tim BerneForageComposed by Tim Berne, performed by Matt Mitchell
2018noneTim Berne, Matt MitchellAngel Dusk
2020noneTim BerneSacred VowelsDigital-only release
2020noneDavid TornFurDigital-only release
2020noneTim Berne 7Adobe ProbeDigital-only release
2020noneHank Roberts, Tim BerneCause And ReflectDigital-only remastered reissue of 1998 release
2020noneBroken ShadowsBroken Shadows LiveDigital-only release
2020noneMatt Mitchell, Tim Berne1Digital-only release
2020noneSun Of GoldfingerCongratulations To YouDigital-only release
2020nonePrezensxFormDigital-only release
2020nonePrezensSlipped On A BarDigital-only reissue of 2009 release
2020noneHard CellThe CosmosDigital-only release
2020noneScience Friction+SizeDigital-only release
2021noneHard CellSensitiveDigital-only release
2021noneBloodcountAttention SpamDigital-only release
2021noneBloodcount5Digital-only release
2022noneTim Berne, Nasheet Waits TangledDigital-only release
2022noneSun Of GoldfingerOzmirDigital-only release
2022noneTim Berne, Ryan Ferreira, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith DecayDigital-only release
2022noneTim Berne, Gregg Belisle-ChiZone OneDigital-only release
2023Screwgun/OOYH 001Marc DucretPalm SweatJoint release with Out Of Your Head Records
2023noneThe Sunny FourMysticDigital-only release

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tim Berne</span> American jazz saxophonist

Tim Berne is an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and record label owner. His primary instruments are the alto and baritone saxophones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hank Roberts</span> American jazz cellist and vocalist

Hank Roberts is an American jazz cellist and vocalist. He plays the electric cello, and his style is a mixture of rock, jazz, avant-garde, folk, and classical influences. He emerged with the downtown New York City jazz scene of the 1980s and is associated with its post-modern tendencies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julius Hemphill</span> American jazz composer and saxophonist

Julius Arthur Hemphill was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Speed</span> American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer

Chris Speed is an American saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Rainey</span> American drummer

Tom Rainey is an American jazz drummer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Formanek</span> American jazz bassist

Michael Formanek is an American jazz bassist born in San Francisco, California, United States, and associated with the jazz scene in New York.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marc Ducret</span> Danish jazz guitarist

Marc Ducret is a contemporary avant-garde jazz guitarist who frequently collaborates with saxophonist Tim Berne.

<i>Incidentals</i> (album) 2017 studio album by Tim Bernes Snakeoil

Incidentals is an album by Tim Berne's Snakeoil recorded in December 2014 and released on ECM August 25, 2017—the band's fourth album for the label.

<i>Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill)</i> 1993 studio album by Tim Berne

Diminutive Mysteries (Mostly Hemphill) is an album by saxophonist Tim Berne which was recorded in 1992 and released on the JMT label. The album is a tribute to Berne's mentor Julius Hemphill. Alongside Berne's regular band is featured guest David Sanborn, in an outlier among his more mainstream R&B work.

<i>Lowlife: The Paris Concert</i> 1995 live album by Tim Bernes Bloodcount

Lowlife: The Paris Concert is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1994 and released on the JMT label.

<i>Unwound</i> (Tim Berne album) 1996 live album by Tim Bernes Bloodcount

Unwound is a live 3-CD set by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1996 and released on Berne's Screwgun label. The album was the label's first release following the demise of Berne's previous label JMT Records.

<i>Saturation Point</i> 1997 live album by Tim Bernes Bloodcount

Saturation Point is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1997 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>Please Advise</i> 1999 live album by Tim Bernes Paraphrase

Please Advise is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Paraphrase which was recorded in Germany in 1998 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>Visitation Rites</i> 1997 live album by Tim Bernes Paraphrase

Visitation Rites is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Paraphrase which was recorded in Germany in 1996 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>Pre-Emptive Denial</i> 2005 live album by Tim Bernes Paraphrase

Pre-Emptive Denial is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Paraphrase which was recorded at The Stone in 2005 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>Electric and Acoustic Hard Cell Live</i> 2004 live album by Tim Bernes Hard Cell

Electric and Acoustic Hard Cell Live is a live album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Hard Cell which was recorded in 2005 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>Feign</i> (album) 2005 live album by Tim Bernes Hard Cell

Feign is a studio album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Hard Cell which was recorded in 2005 at The Clubhouse Recording Studio and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>Seconds</i> (Tim Berne album) 2007 live album by Tim Bernes Bloodcount

Seconds is a live 2-CD set by saxophonist Tim Berne's Bloodcount which was recorded in 1997 and packaged along with a documentary DVD which was recorded in 1994 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>Science Friction</i> (album) 2002 studio album by Tim Berne

Science Friction is a studio album by saxophonist Tim Berne which was recorded in 2001 and released on Berne's Screwgun label.

<i>The Sublime And</i> 2003 live album by Tim Bernes Science Friction

The Sublime And is a live double album by saxophonist Tim Berne's Science Friction which was recorded in Switzerland in 2003 and originally released on the Thirsty Ear label. The album was rereleased in 2007 along with Berne's 2002 Science Friction album as part of the Screwgun Records compilation Mind Over Friction.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fitzell, Sean Patrick (31 December 2005). "Tim Berne's Screwgun Records: By Him, For You". All About Jazz. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Eye, Number 42, Volume 11, Winter 2001.
  3. ↑ Lynch, Dave. "Tim Berne". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.