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Dial Records was an American record company and
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that specialized first in bebop jazz and then in contemporary classical music. It was founded in 1946 by Ross Russell. Notable artists who recorded for Dial include
Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
, who signed an exclusive one-year recording contract with Russell on 26 February 1946, as well as
Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...
,
Max Roach Maxwell Lemuel Roach (January 10, 1924 – August 16, 2007) was an American jazz drummer and composer. A pioneer of bebop, he worked in many other styles of music, and is generally considered one of the most important drummers in history. He work ...
, and Milt Jackson. Dial Records initially pressed its music for the Tempo Music Shop of
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, but soon relocated to New York City. In the summer of 1949, Ross Russell announced a change of focus, with the label turning to the release of classical music by contemporary composers. The first release in this new series was Béla Bartók's
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion The Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115, is a musical piece written by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók in 1937. The sonata was premiered by Bartók and his second wife, Ditta Pásztory-Bartók, with the percussionists Fritz Sch ...
. This series, titled the Library of Contemporary Classics, was inspired when Russell obtained the master tape of a recording of Arnold Schoenberg's Chamber Symphony No. 1 from Blue Star Records in Paris, in lieu of payment for a number of Dial jazz masters for European distribution. Russell's interests shifted focus again in 1953, when he made field recordings of calypso music in the British, French, and Netherlands West Indies. This resulted in the Dial Ethnic Series (Dial 400 label) of ten ten-inch  rpm discs, issued between June and November 1953. Dial also continued to release material from jazz sessions recorded earlier, but in 1954 Russell sold his jazz recordings to Concert Hall Records, sending them the masters, pressing lists, and log sheets on June 3, 1954. Mosaic Records released a limited edition box-set (CD) of Dial recordings called ''The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions''.


Releases

*Dial 1002: " A Night in Tunisia" and "
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." Both tracks were recorded by the Charlie Parker Septet on 28 March 1946. On its release, '' Billboard'' considered it "A collector's item"."Record Reviews" (18 May 1946)
'' Billboard'' at
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. Retrieved 29 April 2013. *Dial 1035: " Get Happy" and "Congo Blues." Session led by vibraphonist
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, featuring Dizzy Gillespie (tp),
Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
(as),
Flip Phillips Joseph Edward Filippelli (March 26, 1915 – August 17, 2001), known professionally as Flip Phillips, was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic conce ...
(ts),
Teddy Wilson Theodore Shaw Wilson (November 24, 1912 – July 31, 1986) was an American jazz pianist. Described by critic Scott Yanow as "the definitive swing pianist", Wilson had a sophisticated, elegant style. His work was featured on the records of many ...
(p),
Slam Stewart Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double bass player, whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before swi ...
(b), Specs Powell (d), recorded at WOR Studios, NYC, June 6, 1945. *Dial 1045: "Sing Hallelujah" and "Bird's Blues." Same session as Dial 1035 *Dial LP 903: Re-release of Dial 1035/1045, with "Sing Hallelujah" renamed "Hallelujah" and "Bird's Blues" renamed "Slam Slam Blues."


Library of Contemporary Classics

*Dial No. 1: Béla Bartók,
Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion The Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, Sz. 110, BB 115, is a musical piece written by Hungarian composer Béla Bartók in 1937. The sonata was premiered by Bartók and his second wife, Ditta Pásztory-Bartók, with the percussionists Fritz Sch ...
. William Masselos and Maro Ajemian, pianos; Saul Goodman and Abe Marcus, percussion. Recorded New York, 1949. *Dial No. 2: Arnold Schoenberg, Chamber Symphony No. 1. Orchestre des Concerts Pasdeloup, conducted by
Pierre Dervaux Pierre Dervaux (born 3 January 1917 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, France; died 20 February 1992 in Marseilles, France) was a French operatic conductor, composer, and pedagogue. At the Conservatoire de Paris, he studied counterpoint and harmony with Marcel ...
. Recorded Paris, 1949. *Dial No. 3: Arnold Schoenberg, ''
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'', Op. 41; String Trio, Op. 45. Villers String Quartet; Jacques Monod, piano; Ellen Adler (recitation), conducted by René Leibowitz; Koldofsky Trio. *Dial No. 4: Arnold Schoenberg, Third String Quartet, Op. 30.
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( Rudolf Kolisch, Albert Rahier, Bernard Milofsky, Ernst Friedlander). *Dial No. 5: Alban Berg, '' Lyric Suite''.
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( Rudolf Kolisch, Albert Rahier, Bernard Milofsky, Ernst Friedlander). *Dial No. 6: Alan Hovhaness, Piano Concerto (''Lousadzak''); ''Tzaikerk'', for flute, violin, timpani, and strings; ''Achtamar'', for piano solo; ''Shatakh'', for piano and violin. Maro Ajemian, piano; Anahid Ajemian, violin; Phillip Kaplan, flute; Saul Goodman, timpani; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Alan Hovhaness. *Dial No. 7:
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, 5 Movements for String Quartet; 6 Bagatelles; Symphony op. 21. Pro Arte String Quartet, Paris Chamber Orchestra, conducted by René Leibowitz. *Dial No. 8: Olivier Messiaen, Visions de L'Amen *Dial No. 9: Alban Berg, Chamber Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Thirteen Wind Instruments. Roland Charny, violin; Jacques-Louis Monod, piano; Orchestre de chambre Paul Kuentz, conducted by René Leibowitz. *Dial No. 10: Igor Stravinsky, Suite no. 1; Renard; Volga Boatman; Elegy;Berceuse du Chat. Milofsky, Carmin, Conducted by Robert Craft. *Dial No. 11: Gosta Nystroem, Sinfona del Mare. Ingrid Eksell, Stockholm Orchestra, conducted by Tor Mann. *Dial No. 12: Igor Stravinsky, Mavra *Dial No. 13: Arnold Schoenberg, Woodwind Quintet op. 26. Metropolitan Wind Quintet. *Dial No. 14: Arnold Schoenberg, Fantasy op. 49a, 6 Little Piano Pieces, 5 Piano Pieces op. 23. Gwendolyn Koldofsky, Eduard Steuermann. *Dial No. 15: Alban Berg, Seven Songs of Youth; " Schliesse mir die Augen beide"; ''An Leukon''; Four Songs Op. 2 (orch. Leibowitz); Four Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 5.
Bethany Beardslee Bethany Beardslee (born December 25, 1925) is an American soprano particularly noted for her collaborations with major 20th-century composers, such as Igor Stravinsky, Milton Babbitt, Pierre Boulez, George Perle, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and her ...
, soprano; Jacques-Louis Monod, piano. Irene Joachim, soprano; chamber orchestra conducted by René Leibowitz; Earl Thomas, clarinet; Jacques-Louis Monod, piano. Recorded 1951. *Dial No. 16: Arnold Schoenberg, Pierrot Lunaire, conducted by René Leibowitz. *Dial No. 17:
Anton Webern Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern (3 December 188315 September 1945), better known as Anton Webern (), was an Austrian composer and conductor whose music was among the most radical of its milieu in its sheer concision, even aphorism, and stead ...
, Concerto for Nine Instruments, conducted by René Leibowitz. *Dial Nos. 19-20: John Cage, '' Sonatas and Interludes'' for prepared piano. Maro Ajemian, prepared piano. Recorded New York, 1951.


See also

* '' Charlie Parker on Dial'' * '' Complete Charlie Parker on Dial'' *
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References


Further reading

*Wheeler, Geoffrey. 1999. ''Jazz by Mail: Record Clubs and Record Labels, 1936 to 1958—Including Complete Discographies for Jazztone and Dial Records''. Manassas, VA: Hillbrook Press. . {{Authority control American record labels American jazz record labels Jazz record labels Record labels established in 1946 Record labels disestablished in 1954 1946 establishments in the United States 1954 mergers and acquisitions