Chiaroscuro Records
| Chiaroscuro Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | WVIA Public Media |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Hank O'Neal |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | www |
Chiaroscuro Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Hank O'Neal in 1970.[1] The label's name comes from the art term that describes the use of light and dark in a painting. O'Neal got the name from his friend and mentor Eddie Condon, a jazz musician who played in what were called Chiaroscuro Concerts in the 1930s.[2] O'Neal also got the name from a store that sold only black and white dresses.[3]
O'Neal ran the label from 1969–1977 and produced all but two of the albums. Its catalogue included Earl Hines, Joe Venuti, Teddy Wilson, and Ruby Braff.[4][5]
O'Neal sold the label to Audiophile Enterprises in 1978,[5][4] then bought back the catalogue when he started SOS Productions in 1987. Chiaroscuro released new discs and reissues through the 1990s.[4]
Artists
- Nat Adderley
- Howard Alden
- George Barnes
- Louie Bellson
- Borah Bergman
- Gene Bertoncini
- Eubie Blake
- Ruby Braff
- John Bunch
- Don Cherry
- Buck Clayton
- Eddie Condon
- Johnny Costa
- Kenny Davern
- Wild Bill Davison
- Lou Donaldson
- Dorothy Donegan
- John Eaton
- Don Ewell
- Bud Freeman
- Dexter Gordon
- Al Grey
- Bobby Hackett
- Woody Herman
- Earl Hines
- Milt Hinton
- Claude Hopkins
- Dick Hyman
- Ahmad Jamal
- Dill Jones
- Mike Jones
- Roger Kellaway
- Stacey Kent
- Brooks Kerr
- Lee Konitz
- Adam Makowicz
- Junior Mance
- Dave McKenna
- Jay McShann
- Sam Morrison
- Gerry Mulligan
- Flip Phillips
- Mel Powell
- Zoot Sims
- Willie "The Lion" Smith
- Soprano Summit
- Jess Stacy
- Lou Stein
- Ralph Sutton
- Buddy Tate
- Clark Terry
- Joe Turner
- Joe Venuti
- Dick Wellstood
- Mary Lou Williams
- Teddy Wilson
Discography
- CR101 Earl Hines: Quintessential Recording Session (1970)
- CR109 Dick Wellstood: From Ragtime On*CR110 Eddie Condon: Live at the New School (1973)
- CR111 Teddy Wilson: With Billie in Mind
- CR112 Dill Jones: Davenport Blues
- CR113 Eddie Condon: Town Hall Concerts, Vol. 2 (reissue of material from 1944 concerts)
- CR117 Ruby Braff & Ellis Larkins: The Grand Reunion
- CR118 Earl Hines & Jonah Jones: Back on the Street
- CR119 Dave McKenna: Solo Piano
- CR120 Earl Hines: Quintessential Continued
- CR121 The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet
- CR123 Buddy Tate and his Buddies (1973)
- CR124 Wild Bill Davison at the Rainbow Room
- CR125 Borah Bergman: Discovery (1975)
- CR126 The Ruby Braff-George Barnes Quartet: Live at the New School (1974)
- CR127 Don Ewell: Take it in Stride
- CR128 Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims: Joe & Zoot (1974)
- CR132 Buck Clayton Jam Session
- CR133 Jess Stacy: Jess Stacy Still Swings (1974)
- CR134 Joe Venuti Blue Four (1974)
- CR136 Dave McKenna Quartet Featuring Zoot Sims
- CR138 Bobby Hackett: Live at the Roosevelt Grill
- CR139 Dick Wellstood: Live at the Cookery
- CR141 Tarika Blue: The Blue Path (1976)
- CR142 Joe Venuti And Zoot Sims (1975)
- CR143 Buck Clayton Jam Session
- CR144 John Bunch Plays Kurt Weill
- CR145 Joe Venuti & Earl Hines: Hot Sonatas
- CR146 Mary Lou Williams: Live at the Cookery
- CR147 Joe Turner: King of Stride
- CR149 Lou Stein: Tribute to Tatum
- CR150 Teddy Wilson and his All Stars (1976)
- CR152 Buck Clayton Jam Session, Vol. 3: Jazz Party Time
- CR153 Joe Venuti: Hooray for Joe!
- CR154 Eddie Condon: In Japan (1964)
- CR155 Gerry Mulligan: Idol Gossip (1977)
- CR158 Borah Bergman: Bursts of Joy (1976)
- CR159 Willie "The Lion" Smith: Relaxin'
- CR160 Dave McKenna, Joe Venuti: Alone at the palace
- CR161 Bobby Hackett: Live at the Roosevelt Grill
- CR162 Dick Hyman: Fats Waller's Heavenly Jive (1977)
- CR163 Buck Clayton Jam Session, Vol. 4: Jay Hawk
- CR164 Tarika Blue: Tarika Blue
- CR165 Buddy Tate Meets Dollar Brand (Buddy Tate, Dollar Brand, Cecil McBee, Roy Brooks, 1977)
- CR166 Lee Konitz: The Lee Konitz Quintet
- CR167 Eddie Condon: Live at Eddie Condon's
- CR168 Teddy Wilson Revamps Rodgers & Hart
- CR169 Earl Hines Quartet
- CR170 Jazz Piano Masters: Teddy Wilson, Claude Hopkins, Dill Jones, Eubie Blake (1972)
- CR171 Bob Wilber and the Scott Hamilton Quintet
- CD172: Six By Six: Synthesis
- CR173 Lou Stein & Ray McKinley: Stompin' 'Em Down (1977)
- CR174 John Eaton: It Seems Like Old Times (1977)
- CR175 Dave McKenna: Fingers (1977)
- CD176: Max Kaminsky: When Summer is Gone
- CR177 Jess Stacy: Still Swingin'
- CR178 Soprano Summit: Crazy Rhythm
- CR186 Lee Konitz: Lee Konitz Nonet
- CR188 Milt Hinton, Bobby Rosengarden and Hank Jones: The Trio
- CR199 Kenny Davern & Flip Phillips: John & Joe
- CR200 Earl Hines in New Orleans (1977)
- CR202 Dave McKenna (1977)
- CR203 Ruby Braff & Woody Herman: It Had to Be Us
- CR209 Adam Makowicz: A Handful of Stars (1981)
- CR2003 Louis Armstrong and the Dukes of Dixieland: Great Alternatives
- CR2004 Dollar Brand: Cape Town Fringe
- CR2007 Eddie Locke: Jivin' with the Refugees from Hastings Street
- CR2028 Ted Curson: Snake Johnson
- CR2029 Dexter Gordon: Jive Fernando
- CR2037 Eddie Harris: Exploration (1983)
References
- ^ White, Simon. "Chiaroscuro Records Changes Hands Public radio station WVIA plans to expand label's reach". Jazz Times. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Chiaroscuro Records". www.chiaroscurojazz.org. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Simon, Elliot (January 12, 2005). "Chiaroscuro Records". www.allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Kernfeld, Barry (2002). Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 430. ISBN 1561592846.
- ^ a b Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Chris, Woodstra; Scott, Yanow (1998). All music guide to jazz : the experts' guide to the best jazz recordings (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-530-4.