Horizon Records was started as a folk

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 and blues

Blues

Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...

 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,...

 by Dave Hubert in 1960

1960 in music

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It was originally distributed by World Pacific Records. When Vee-Jay Records

Vee-Jay Records

Vee-Jay Records is a record label founded in the 1950s, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. It was owned and operated by African Americans.-History:...

 acquired World Pacific in 1963, it also took over the distribution of Horizon.

From 1974-1978 the label became a subsidiary imprint of A&M Records

A&M Records

A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...

, primarily for issuing the music of 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...

 artists.

In 1979, before A&M folded Horizon the first time, the label struck gold with the debut releases of Brenda Russell

Brenda Russell

Brenda Russell is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboardist. Known for her eclectic musical style, her recordings have encompassed several different genres, including pop, soul, dance, jazz and adult contemporary...

 and the Yellow Magic Orchestra

Yellow Magic Orchestra

Sakamoto first worked with Hosono as a member of his live band in 1976, while Takahashi recruited Sakamoto to produce his debut solo recording in 1977 following the split of the Sadistic Mika Band...

. By 1980, the label disappeared.

In 1984, A&M went into a shaky distribution deal with Word Distribution by giving more powerful distribution for Word's labels like Myrrh, Word, and Exit. Horizon was reactivated with its 1979 artwork intact as a Christian label with The Imperials, while Myrrh artist Amy Grant was signed over to A&M. By 1987, Horizon had disappeared a second time.

Horizon's jazz catalog is now managed by Verve Records

Verve Records

Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...

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Discography

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1701Jones, Thad & Mel Lewis Suite for Pops

Suite for Pops

Suite for Pops is a 1972 big band jazz album recorded by the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and released on the A&M Horizon label.-Track listing:# "Meetin' Place"# "The Summary"# "The Farewell"# "Toledo By Candlelight"# "The Great One"...

2702Liebman, David Sweet Hands 3703Brubeck, Dave & Paul Desmond 1975: The Duets 4704Fortune, Sonny

Sonny Fortune

Sonny Fortune is an American jazz alto saxophonist and flautist. He also plays soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone and clarinet.-Biography:...

 Awakening 5705Hall, Jim

Jim Hall (musician)

James Stanley Hall is an American jazz guitarist.-Biography:Educated at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Hall moved to Los Angeles where he began to attract national, and then international, attention in the late 1950s...

 Live! 6706Sullivan, Ira

Ira Sullivan

Ira Sullivan is a bop jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, flautist, saxophonist and composer born in Washington, D.C.. An active musician since the 1950s, he may be best known for his extensive work with Red Rodney and Lin Halliday among others....

 Ira Sullivan 7707Jones, Thad & Mel Lewis New Life 8708Revolutionary Ensemble

Revolutionary Ensemble

The Revolutionary Ensemble was a free jazz trio consisting of violinist Leroy Jenkins , bassist Sirone and percussionist/pianist Jerome Cooper ....

People's Republic, The 9709Liebman, David & Richie Beirach Forgotten Fantasies 10850Desmond, Paul Live 11710Haden, Charlie

Charlie Haden

Charles Edward Haden is an American jazz musician. He is a double bassist, probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman...

 Closeness

Closeness (album)

Closeness is an album of duets by bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Recommended, particularly due to the Ornette and Jarrett collaborations".-Track listing:# "Ellen David" -...

12711Fortune, Sonny Waves Of Dreams 13712Owens, Jimmy Jimmy Owens 14713Karma

Karma (band)

Karma was a soul/funk band which recorded two albums for the A&M Records imprint Horizon Records in the 1970s. Its members included Ernie Watts, trombonist George Bohanon, trumpeter Oscar Brashear, keyboardist Reggie Andrews, bassist Curtis Robertson Jr and drummer Joe Blocker, drummer Leon...

 Celebration 15714Brubeck, Dave 25th Anniversary Reunion 16715Hall, Jim Commitment 17716Lewis, Mel And Friends 18717Cherry, Don

Don Cherry (jazz)

Donald Eugene Cherry was an innovative African-American jazz cornetist whose career began with a long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. He went on to live in many parts of the world and work with a wide variety of musicians.-Biography:Cherry was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and...

 Brown Rice 19719Niewood, Gerry

Gerry Niewood

Gerry Niewood was an American jazz saxophonist who worked closely with Chuck Mangione. Like Mangione, Niewood was born in Rochester, New York and graduated from the Eastman School of Music located there....

And Timepiece 20721Liebman, David Light'n Up, Please! 21722Coleman, Ornette Dancing in Your Head

Dancing in Your Head

Dancing in Your Head is a 1975 release by jazz artist Ornette Coleman. It was the first to feature his electric band, which later became known as Prime Time. It was released originally on A&M Records, but it was re-mastered and re-released in 2000 on A&M/Verve/Universal Records...

22723Karma For Everybody 23724Jones, Thad & Mel Lewis Live In Munich 24725Hart, Billy

Billy Hart

William "Billy" Hart is a jazz drummer and educator who has performed with some of the most important jazz musicians in history.-Biography:Early on Hart performed in Washington, D.C...

 Enchance 25726Baker, Chet

Chet Baker

Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker, Jr. was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.Though his music earned him a large following , Baker's popularity was due in part to his "matinee idol-beauty" and "well-publicized drug habit."He died in 1988 in Amsterdam, the...

 You Can't Go Home Again 26727Haden, Charlie Golden Number, The 728Alpert, Herb & Hugh Masekela Herb Alpert & Hugh Masekela 729Owens, Jimmy Headin' Home 730Mark-Almond

Mark-Almond

Mark–Almond were an English band of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who worked in the territory between rock and jazz.In 1970 Jon Mark and Johnny Almond formed Mark-Almond...

 Other Peoples Rooms 731Grisman, David

David Grisman

David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...

 Hot Dawg

Hot Dawg

Hot Dawg is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1978.- Track listing :# "Dawg's Bull" – 4:14# "Devlin'" – 5:06# "Minor Swing" – 3:36...

732Doctor John City Lights

City Lights (Dr. John album)

City Lights is the first album Dr. John recorded for A&M Records' Horizon imprint, released in 1978.-Track listing:-Personnel:Musicians*Dr...

733Larsen, Neil Jungle Fever 734Seawind

Seawind (band)

Seawind was a jazz fusion group from Hawaii, featuring lead singer Pauline Wilson. They recorded two albums for CTI Records, one for A&M Records and one for A&M subsidiary Horizon Records...

 Light The Light 735Evans, Richard Richard Evans 736Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra 737Michaels, Gordon Stargazer 738Larsen, Neil High Gear 739Russell, Brenda Brenda Russell

Brenda Russell (album)

Brenda Russell is the eponymous debut album by the American singer/songwriter Brenda Russell, released in 1979.After working for several years with her then-husband Bryan Russell as session musicians and by themselves as the duo Brian & Brenda in the mid 1970s, the couple divorced and Brenda...

740Doctor John Tango Palace 741Sidran, Ben

Ben Sidran

Ben Sidran is an American jazz and rock pianist, organist, vocalist and writer born in Chicago, noted for his work with the early Steve Miller Band.-Biography:...

The Cat And The Hat