Sun Records (jazz)
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Sun Records was a jazz
record label
begun by saxophonist Frank Wright
. Center of the World Records was also set up by Wright around the same time.
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...
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Record label
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begun by saxophonist Frank Wright
Frank Wright (jazz musician)
Frank Wright was a free jazz musician known for his frantic style of tenor saxophone.Wright was born in Grenada, Mississippi. He was originally a bass player, working with B. B. King and Bobby "Blue" Bland among others....
. Center of the World Records was also set up by Wright around the same time.
Sun
| Cat # | Album | Leader | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | |||
| 102 | Solos & duets | Frank Wright, Bobby Few, Alan Silva | rec. 7501–7511 |
| 103 | Solos & duets [vol. 2?] | Frank Wright, Bobby Few Bobby Few Bobby Few is an American jazz pianist.Few was raised in Shaker Heights, a neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, and studied classical piano. He knew Albert Ayler as a youth, and the pair studied jazz and played together in high school... , Alan Silva Alan Silva Alan Silva is an American free jazz double bassist and keyboard player.-Biography:... | rec. 7501-7511 |
| 104 | |||
| 105 | Live in Europe, vol. 1 | Noah Howard Noah Howard Noah Howard was an American free jazz alto saxophonist.-Biography:An American born in New Orleans, Howard played music from childhood in his church. He first learned trumpet and later switching to alto, tenor and soprano saxophone. He was an innovator influenced by John Coltrane and Albert Ayler... | rec. 1975 |
| 106 | Solo | Kent Carter, w/ Claude Bernard | rec. 7510 & 7609 |
| 107 | |||
| 108 | Patterns | Noah Howard | rec. 7110 |
| 109 | Night music | Takashi Kako | rec. 741121 |
| 110 | |||
| 111 | |||
| 112 | Tapestry | Ted Daniel | rec. 1977 |
| 113 | Secrets from the Sun | Joe Lee Wilson Joe Lee Wilson Joe Lee Wilson was an American gospel-influenced jazz singer, originally from Bristow, Oklahoma. His voice is best recognized from several Archie Shepp albums recorded for Impulse! Records.-Biography:... | rec. ca. 1977 |
| 114 | Parisian Concert, vol. 1 | Archie Shepp Archie Shepp Archie Shepp is a prominent African-American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by the African-Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and... | rec. 1977; later issued as Impro 01 |
| 115 | |||
| 116 | Ghilgoul | Yochk'O Seffer | rec. ca. 1978 |
| 117 | Parisian Concert, vol. 2 | Archie Shepp | rec. 1977; later issued as Impro 03 |
| 118 | [Live in Europe?] | Archie Shepp | rec. 1979; later issued as Impro 05 |
| 119 | [Invitation?] | Siegfried Kessler Trio, featuring Archie Shepp | rec. 1979; later issued as Impro 04 |
| SEB Series | |||
| 01 | Few Comin' Thru | Bobby Few | rec. 770929 |
| 02 | Shouting the blues | Frank Wright, George Arvantias | rec. 771212 |
| 03 | The Shout / Portrait from a Small Woman | Alan Silva Alan Silva Alan Silva is an American free jazz double bassist and keyboard player.-Biography:... | rec. 7811 |
| 04 | Kevin My Dear Son | Frank Wright | rec. 7810 | >
Center of the World
| Cat # | Album | Leader | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | Center of the World | Frank Wright Quartet | rec. 720526 |
| 002 | Last Polka in Nancy? | Frank Wright Quartet | rec. 731010 |
| 003 | More or Less Few | Bobby Few | rec. 7311 |
| 004 | Adieu Little Man | Frank Wright & Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali (drummer) Muhammad Ali is a free jazz drummer.Ali was born and grew up in Philadelphia. He, along with his father and brothers, converted to Islam. He recorded with Albert Ayler in 1969 on the sessions released as Music is the Healing Force of the Universe and The Last Album. He moved to Europe in 1969... | rec. 7404 |
| 005 | Inner Song | Alan Silva | rec. 7409 | >
See also
- List of record labels
- Sun Records (Memphis)Sun RecordsSun Records is a record label founded in Memphis, Tennessee, starting operations on March 27, 1952.Founded by Sam Phillips, Sun Records was known for giving notable musicians such as Elvis Presley , Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, and Johnny Cash...
Tennessee based company of the same name - Sun Records (other companies)Sun Records (other companies)Sun Records has been the name of multiple 20th century record labels.The first "Sun Records" in Europe were single-sided disc records put out by The Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company Ltd. of Tonbridge, Kent, England, from about 1905 to 1910...
Other record companies of the same name