Cobblestone Records was an American

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record label founded by Joe Fields in New York City in 1972. Cobblestone had two successive incarnations. The earlier was in 1968–69 as a singles label, subsidiary of

Buddah Records Buddah Records (later known as Buddha Records) was an American record label founded in 1967 in New York City. The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records, an MGM Records-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's foun ...

. (The Joe Thomas LP is drawn from that period.) The singles line went dormant in the early 1970s, until in 1972 a new version of the label was established by Joe Fields in New York City, also as a subsidiary label to Buddah. Much of what was issued on the label was produced by Don Schlitten. Among the label's releases was a six-album issue of recordings from the

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New York of 1972. The label also released previously unissued recordings from

Grant Green Grant Green (June 6, 1935 – January 31, 1979) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Recording prolifically for Blue Note Records as both leader and sideman, Green performed in the hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, and Latin-tinged idioms ...

with Big John Patton. In a move reflecting an active era of independent record labels, Fields later formed

Muse Records Muse Records was a jazz record company and label founded in New York City by Joe Fields (producer), Joe Fields in 1972. Fields worked as an executive for Prestige Records in the 1960s. Several of the albums were previously released on Cobbleston ...

, essentially an extension of Cobblestone's approach, with Schlitten producing the initial majority of the output. Later producers included

Michael Cuscuna Michael Cuscuna (born September 20, 1949 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States) is an American jazz record producer and writer. He is the co-founder of Mosaic Records and a discographer of Blue Note Records. Cuscuna played drums, saxophone and ...

and

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. Some of the label's material was later transferred to

and

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Discography

Albums

*7001: Joe Thomas – ''Comin' Home'' *9000:

Hermeto Pascoal Hermeto Pascoal (born June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a significant figure in the history of Brazilian music, mainly known for his abilities in orches ...

– ''Hermeto'' *9001:

Elmore James Elmore James ( Brooks; January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice, James was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...

– ''Southside Blues'' *9002:

– '' Iron City'' *9003: Richard Davis – ''

The Philosophy of the Spiritual ''The Philosophy of the Spiritual'' is an album by bassist Richard Davis recorded in 1971 and released on the Cobblestone label. The album was reissued in 1975 on the Muse label as ''With Understanding''.Freddie McCoy Freddie McCoy (November 29, 1932 – September 27, 2009) was an American soul jazz vibraphonist. McCoy started out with Johnny "Hammond" Smith in 1961, and released seven albums for Prestige Records plus one in 1971 for the short-lived Cobbleston ...

– '' Gimme Some!'' *9005: Neal Creque – ''Creque'' *9006:

Eric Kloss Eric Kloss (born April 3, 1949) is an American jazz saxophonist. Music career Kloss was born blind in Greenville, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, and attended the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, which was run by his father. When he was 1 ...

– ''

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'' *9007: Ruth Brown – ''The Real Ruth Brown'' *9008: Chuck Rainey – '' The Chuck Rainey Coalition'' *9009: Bob Freedman – ''Journeys of Odysseus'' *9010: The Visitors – ''Neptune'' *9011: Cedar Walton/ Hank Mobley Quintet – '' Breakthrough!'' *9012:

Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Biography Heath w ...

– '' The Gap Sealer'' *9013: Sonny Stitt – '' Tune–Up!'' *9014: Emanuel K. Rahim & the Kahliqs – ''Total Submission'' *9015:

Pat Martino Pat Martino (born Patrick Carmen Azzara; August 25, 1944 – November 1, 2021) was an American jazz guitarist and composer. Biography Martino was born Patrick Carmen Azzara in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, to father Carmen "Mickey" ...

– '' The Visit!'' *9016: Bobby Pierce – ''Introducing Bobby Pierce With Bobby Jones'' *9017:

Harold Ousley Harold Lomax Ousley (January 23, 1929 – August 13, 2015) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist. Background Born in Chicago, Ousley began playing in the late-1940s and 1950s. He accompanied Billie Holiday and recorded with Dinah ...

– ''The Kid'' *9018:

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– ''Catalyst'' *9019:

Gary McFarland Gary Robert McFarland (October 23, 1933 – November 3, 1971) was an American composer, arranger, vibraphonist and vocalist. He recorded for the jazz imprints Verve and Impulse! Records during the 1960s. '' Down Beat magazine'' said he made "on ...

– ''Requiem for Gary McFarland'' *9020: Steve Kuhn – '' Steve Kuhn Live in New York'' *9021: Sonny Stitt – '' Constellation'' *9022: Bobby Jones – ''The Arrival of Bobby Jones'' *9023: Neal Creque – ''Contrast!'' *9024:

Norman Connors Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led a number of influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is pos ...

– ''Dance of Magic'' *9025: (Various) – ''Newport in New York '72: The Jam Sessions Vol 1 & 2'' *9026: (Various) – ''Newport in New York '72: The Jam Sessions Vol 3 & 4'' *9027: (Various) – ''Newport in New York '72 Vol 5: The Jimmy Smith Jam'' *9028: (Various) – ''Newport in New York '72 Vol 6: The Soul Sessions'' *9032: (Various) – ''Newport in New York '72'' *9035: Norman Connors – ''Dark of Light''

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