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Prestige

Activity

  • Country: USA
  • Active period: 1949-1971
  • Production type: original
  • Founded by: Bob Weinstock
  • Is/was a subsidiary of: -
  • Has/had subsidiaries: Swingville, Bluesville, Moodsville

Current Status

  • Sold to: Fantasy
  • Top parent company: Concord Music Group
  • Distributed by: Concord Music Group
  • Catalog reissued by: Fantasy as part of their Original Jazz Classics collection

External links

Comments

Was initially named New Jazz. Was described as "The junkies label" given the habits of its artists. Rudy Van Gelder enginereed most of the stuff during the 50s60s, and Ira Gitler produced in the 50s.

Partial Catalog

Plosin JazzdiscoOrg

PR 764412" LPprobably reissue of Decca materialBenny GoodmanBenny Goodman and the Giants of Swing
PR 767712" LPoriginalPepper AdamsEncounter!
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