jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
record company and label established in 1975 by Allen Pittman and B. Kazuko Ishida in
El Cerrito, California
El Cerrito (Spanish for "The Little Hill") is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, and forms part of the San Francisco Bay Area. It has a population of 25,962 according to the 2020 census. El Cerrito was founded by refugees ...
. Its catalogue included
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", San ...
,
George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
, and
John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
. In the early 1990s
Evidence Music
Evidence Music is an American jazz and blues record label founded in 1992 by Howard Rosen and Jerry Gordon. The label's name comes from the song "Evidence" by Thelonious Monk.
The label's first releases were reissues of Sun Ra albums from the ca ...
bought the back catalogue and reissued it on CD.
Discography
*101: Bishop Norman Williams – ''The Bishop'' (1976)
*102: Bishop Norman Williams – ''Bishop's Bag'' (1978)
*103: Ed Kelly – ''Music from the Black Museum'' (1977)
*104: David Hardiman – ''It'll Be All Right'' (1978)
*105: Bishop Norman Williams – ''One for Bird'' (1979)
*106: Ed Kelly – ''And Friend'' (1979)
*107:
Babatunde Lea
Babatunde Lea ( ) is an American percussionist who plays Afro-Cuban jazz and worldbeat. He took his name from Nigerian drummer Babatunde Olatunji.
Biography
Michael Lea was raised in Englewood, New Jersey, while regularly commuting to 116th an ...
– ''Levels of Consciousness'' (1979)
*108/109:
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of "sheets of sound", San ...
– ''
Journey to the One
''Journey to the One'' is a double album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1979 and released on the Theresa label.
Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow commented: "As usual, Sanders shifts between spiritual peace and v ...
'' (1980)
*110:
Idris Muhammad
Idris Muhammad ( ar, إدريس محمد; born Leo Morris; November 13, 1939 – July 29, 2014) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such a ...
Rufus Reid
Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer.
Biography
Reid was raised in Sacramento, California, where he played the trumpet through junior high and high school. Upon graduation ...
Joe Bonner
Joe Bonner (April 20, 1948 – November 20, 2014) was a hard bop and modal jazz pianist, influenced by McCoy Tyner and Art Tatum.
He was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and studied at Virginia State College, but indicated that he lear ...
– ''
Impressions of Copenhagen
''Impressions of Copenhagen'' is an album by pianist Joseph Bonner recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label.J ...
'' (1981)
*115:
John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
Nat Adderley
Nathaniel Carlyle Adderley (November 25, 1931 – January 2, 2000) was an American jazz trumpeter. He was the younger brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, whom he supported and played with for many years.
Adderley's composition " ...
– '' On the Move'' (1983)
*118: Pharoah Sanders – ''
Heart is a Melody
''Heart is a Melody'' is a live album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1982 and released on the Theresa label.
'' (1983)
*119: John Hicks – ''
John Hicks
Sir John Richards Hicks (8 April 1904 – 20 May 1989) was a British economist. He is considered one of the most important and influential economists of the twentieth century. The most familiar of his many contributions in the field of economic ...
'' (1984)
*120:
George Coleman
George Edward Coleman (born March 8, 1935) is an American jazz saxophonist known for his work with Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock in the 1960s. In 2015, he was named an NEA Jazz Master.
Early life
Coleman was born in Memphis, Tennessee. He was ...
– ''
Manhattan Panorama
''Manhattan Panorama'' is a live album led by saxophonist George Coleman recorded in 1985 at the Village Vanguard and released on the Theresa label.Shukuru
''Shukuru'' is an album led by saxophonist Pharoah Sanders recorded in 1981 and released on the Theresa label in 1985.Blue Autumn
Blue Autumn is a jazz album by the Nat Adderley quartet. The album was recorded live in October 1982 at the Keystone Korner in San Francisco and released in 1983 on cassette and 12 Aug. 1993 on CD. On this date, the quintet featured Nat Adderley o ...
'' (1983)
*123: John Hicks – '' In Concert'' (1984)
*124:
Bobby Hutcherson
Robert Hutcherson (January 27, 1941 – August 15, 2016) was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. "Little B's Poem", from the 1966 Blue Note album '' Components'', is one of his best-known compositions.Huey, Steve. "Components – Bob ...
– ''
Farewell Keystone
''Farewell Keystone'' is a live album by American jazz vibist Bobby Hutcherson recorded in 1982 at Keystone Korner in San Francisco and released on the Theresa label in 1988.
'' (1982)
*125: Joe Bonner – ''
New Beginnings (A) New Beginning(s) may refer to:
Film and television
* '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'', a 1985 film in the ''Friday the 13th'' series
* '' Dragonheart: A New Beginning'', a 2000 sequel to the film ''Dragonheart''
* '' Doctor Who at the BBC ...
'' (1988)
*126: George Coleman – ''
At Yoshi's
''At Yoshi's'' is a live album by saxophonist George Coleman recorded in 1989 at Yoshi's in Oakland, California and released on the Theresa label. It was later issued on CD by the Evidence label.A Prayer Before Dawn'' (1987)
*128: John Hicks & Ray Drummond – '' Two of a Kind'' (1988)
*129:
Cedar Walton
Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and com ...
– ''
Among Friends Among Friends may refer to:
* Among Friends (Art Pepper album)
* Among Friends (Cedar Walton album)
''Among Friends'' is a live album by American jazz pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1982 at Keystone Korner in San Francisco at the same series o ...