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Revision as of 15:35, 23 June 2009
HighNote Records is an American record label based in New York City, specializing in jazz music.
HighNote was founded by Joe Fields, who worked for Prestige Records as an executive in the 1960s and founded Muse Records in the 1970s. He co-founded HighNote and its sister label, Savant Records, in 1996; many of the artists who record for these labels previously recorded for Muse.[1] Blues label Fedora Records is also a sister label of HighNote.
HighNote also reissues classic jazz recordings, from artists such as Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk and Woody Shaw.
Artists on HighNote/Savant
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- Eric Alexander
- Ernestine Anderson
- Kenny Barron
- Arthur Blythe
- Don Braden
- Freddy Cole
- Chris Connor
- Larry Coryell
- Santi Debriano
- Sammy Figueroa
- George Freeman
- Winard Harper
- Tom Harrell
- Billy Hart
- Vincent Herring
- John Hicks
- Red Holloway
- Randy Johnston
- Etta Jones
- Rodney Jones
- Ray Mantilla
- Frank Morgan
- Mark Murphy
- Steve Nelson
- David "Fathead" Newman
- Jim Payne
- Houston Person
- Jimmy Ponder
- Irene Reid
- Wallace Roney
- Jim Snidero
- Melvin Sparks
- Harvie Swartz
- Dave Valentin
- Cedar Walton
References
- ^ HighNote/Savant, Allaboutjazz.com