Dragon Records
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Dragon Records is a Swedish
Jazz
record label
which was founded by the journalist Lars Westin (born 15 October 1948) in 1975
. Westin was then the editor of OJ (Orkester Journalen); Westin now runs the company with Leif Collin (born 1940).
, featuring a substantial portion of his known recordings from the 1950s, and a four CD set of visits by Miles Davis
with John Coltrane
or Sonny Stitt
in 1960 and 1961.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
which was founded by the journalist Lars Westin (born 15 October 1948) in 1975
1975 in music
-January–April:*January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case....
. Westin was then the editor of OJ (Orkester Journalen); Westin now runs the company with Leif Collin (born 1940).
History
Dragon has issued several hundred albums by Swedish Jazz musicians (both historic and contemporary recordings) and aural documentation of the visits by American musicians to Sweden. In particular, Dragon has issued a series of eight CDs by Lars GullinLars Gullin
Lars Gunnar Victor Gullin was a Swedish jazz baritone saxophone player, occasional pianist and composer closest in playing style to United States Cool school players, with a full tone, but also a lightness uncommon with baritone saxophonists and an influence from Swedish folk music, which helps...
, featuring a substantial portion of his known recordings from the 1950s, and a four CD set of visits by Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
with John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
or Sonny Stitt
Sonny Stitt
Edward "Sonny" Stitt was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. He was also one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording over 100 albums in his lifetime...
in 1960 and 1961.
Trivia
- In the movie Jerry MaguireJerry MaguireJerry Maguire is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding, Jr. It was written, co-produced, and directed by Cameron Crowe...
, the concert referred to with Miles DavisMiles DavisMiles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
and John ColtraneJohn ColtraneJohn William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
is the Dragon release. It can also be noted that this recording is incorrectly referred to as a bootleg in Eric NisensonEric NisensonEric Nisenson was an American author and jazz historian. The son of inventor Jules Nisenson, he was born in New York City and raised in Rye, New York...
's John Coltrane biography Ascension: John Coltrane and his quest.
- The company was revived in mid 1999 to 2002 for SisqoSisqóMark Durrell Andrews , known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and also for "Thong Song", a song from his first solo LP, Unleash the Dragon, that became an international hit. - Biography :Sisqó was born Mark...
's albums.