Commodore Records
| Commodore Records | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1938 |
| Founder | Milt Gabler |
| Defunct | 1954 |
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
Commodore Records was an American
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Commodore Records was founded in the spring of 1938 by
Commodore Hotel), and from 1938–41 with a branch at 46 West 52nd Street,[2]
Commodore's albums included dixieland music (
Gabler arranged for recording and pressing to be done by the American Record Corporation (ARC),[1] then Reeves Transcription Services and Decca. In the early 1960s, a series of Commodore albums was compiled by Gabler and released by Mainstream.[1] In the late 1980s, Mosaic issued Commodore's complete recordings in three box-sets (LP).[5][1]
Billy Crystal, Gabler's nephew, compiled an album of songs dedicated to his uncle titled Billy Crystal Presents: The Milt Gabler Story.[7]
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Clayton, Peter; Gammond, Peter (1989). The Guinness Jazz Companion (2nd ed.). Enfield: Guinness Publishing. p. 65.
- ^ "Commodore Numerical Listings". The Online Discographical Project. June 3, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ Doyle, Jack (March 7, 2011). ""Strange Fruit" 1939". PopHistoryDig.com. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-87930-530-4.
- ^ Moos Pick, Margaret. "Riverwalk Jazz - Stanford University Libraries". riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Billy Crystal: My Uncle Milt". NPR.org. 15 April 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
External links
- Commodore Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project
