Black Jazz Records

Black Jazz Records

Black Jazz Records was a jazz record label founded in Oakland, California [http://www.allrecordlabels.com/db/0/3000.html] during the early 1970's by jazz pianist Gene Russell. [http://www.allrecordlabels.com/db/0/3000.html]

Russell founded the label as an alterative to traditional jazz invoking a more political and spiritual tone [http://www.blackjazz.com/about.html] often with funk overtones [http://www.lansingcitypulse.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1329&Itemid=29] . Black Jazz released various types of music including, funk, free jazz and soul jazz. According to a 1974 Billboard Magazine, one of the label's more successful artists, Doug Carn, sold more records than Dave Brubeck and Ramsey Lewis [http://www.blackjazz.com/about.html] . The label existed for six years during its first run and ended following the death of Russell. [http://www.blackjazz.com/about.html]

Musicians

*Gene Russell - Piano
*Rudolph Johnson - Saxophone
*Calvin Keys - Guitar
*Walter Bishop, Jr. - Piano
*Chester Thompson - Organ
*Henry Franklin - Bass
*Doug Carn - Piano, Organ, Keyboards
*Jean Carn - Vocalist
*Kellee Paterson - Vocalist
*The Awakening - Instrumental Group

See also

* List of record labels

References

External links

* [http://www.blackjazz.com Official site]
* [http://www.blackjazz.com/discography.html Official discography]
* [http://www.discogs.com/label/Black+Jazz+Records Discogs entry]
* [http://www.myspace.com/blackjazzrecords Myspace]


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