Discovery Records
Discovery Records is an American rhythm and blues and jazz record label that was founded in 1948 by Albert Marx.
The jazz fan, impresario and promoter Albert Marx had founded in New York City in 1945, the short-lived label Guild and with Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker made recordings ( " Salt Peanuts "). After the demise of the company Guid Marx took over the classical label Musicraft and led it with artists such as Gillespie and Sarah Vaughan continued as a jazz label. 1946 Mel Tormé signed a recording contract with Musicraft; in November 1946 created the recordings of Mel Torme and his - tone with the Artie Shaw Orchestra.
Marx moved the headquarters of his new, founded in New York in 1948 Discovery Records label soon after Hollywood; one of the first productions of the company was Mary Ann McCall single "I Had not Anyone Till You " / " You're Mine, You". Marx then took on works by artists such as Roy Eldridge, Zoot Sims, Don Byas, Gil Fuller, Hampton Hawes, Art Pepper, Eddie Bert and the Red Norvo Trio with Tal Farlow and Charlie Mingus. On Discovery, the music of European jazz musicians such as Hans Koller / Jutta Hipp, Rolf Ericson, Ove Lind, George Shearing and the Melody Maker All-Stars has been published. Marx later took over the back- catalogs of Musicraft Records and Trend Records and released it on his label. After the financial end of the "first" Discovery label in the late 1950s many of these photographs were taken by Savoy Records. One of the latest releases, the album was created in December 1958 Gongs East of the Chico Hamilton Quintet with Eric Dolphy.
Discovery's productions continued in 1950 next to the modern jazz on the early success of the Rhythm & Blues in Southern California; Marx then published on Discovery artists like Barbara Carroll, Damita Jo and Helen Humes. Humes ' title " Rock Me To Sleep " and " Sad Feeling ", which she recorded with the Royal Combo Marshall, reached the charts in June 1950 # 519. More R & B artist of Discovery were Claude " Mighty Man " with Eddie Maxwell Williams and his Orchestra ( " Goodnight Irene " / " I Feel Like Shouting "). In November 1950, Dizzy Gillespie took on records with the Johnny Richards Orchestra for the label. In December 1950, Discovery published his first 45 rpm single, Helen Humes with "E - Baba -Le- Ba " and " One Hour Tonight", which reached # 530 on the charts. In April 1951 took Helen Humes " Helen 's Advice " / "Airplane Blues" with the young Dexter Gordon on.
With its revitalized second Discovery label Albert Marx published a few albums in the 1980s, so Joe Pass, Shelly Manne ( Plays Richard Rogers' musical " Rex" ), Teddy Wilson, Eugenio Toussaint and Gordon Brisker. His heirs sold the label Discovery, Trend and Musicraft 1991 Jac Holzman, who continue to lead in a new label; 1993 Discovery Records was acquired by Warner Music Group and incorporated in 1996 Sire Records.