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Xanadu Records was a jazz music 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,...

specializing in bebop

Bebop

Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...

throughout the 1970s and 1980s founded by Don Schlitten

Don Schlitten

Don Schlitten was an American jazz record producer.Schlitten founded the label Signal Records in 1955 alongside Harold Goldberg and Jules Colomby. His credits for Signal included work with Duke Jordan, Gigi Gryce, and Red Rodney. Signal was sold to Savoy Records in the late 1950s, and after this...

, recording and issuing recordings by some legendary names in jazz music.

Discography

#	Leader	Album
101	Allyn, David	Don't Look Back
102	Powell, Bud	Bud in Paris Bud in Paris Bud in Paris is an album by jazz pianist Bud Powell, originally released on Xanadu Records in 1975, containing non-studio recordings made of Powell in Paris between December 1959 and October 1960...
103	Noto, Sam	Entrance!
104	Chambers, Paul/Hampton Hawes	East/West Controversy, The
105	Criss, Sonny	Saturday Morning Saturday Morning (album) Saturday Morning is a slow bluesy jazz album by alto saxophonist Sonny Criss, recorded on March 1, 1975 for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#"Angel Eyes"#"Tin Tin Deo "#"Jeannie's Knees"#"Saturday Morning"#"My Heart Stood Still"...
106	Hines, Earl & Roy Eldridge	At The Village Vanguard
107	Guy, Joe & Hot Lips Page	Trumpet Battle At Minton's
108	Pepper, Art	The Early Show The Early Show (album) The Early Show is a jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded on February 12, 1952 for Xanadu Records as his first album as leader.-Track listing:#"How High the Moon"#"Suzy the Poodle"#"Easy Steppin'"#"Tickle Toe"#"Patty Cake"#"Move"...
109	Farlow, Tal	Fuerst Set
110	Cohn, Al	Play It Now
111	Hawkins, Coleman	Thanks For The Memory
112	Guy, Joe & Billie Holiday	Harlem Odyssey
113	Harris, Barry	Plays Tadd Dameron
114	Bishop, Walter Jr.	Bish Bash
115	McPherson, Charles	Beautiful!
116	Raney, Jimmy	The Influence The Influence (album) The Influence is a jazz guitar album by jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney, recorded in 1975 for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#"I Love You"#"Body and Soul"#"It Could Happen To You"#"Suzanne"#"Get Out of Town"#"There Will Never Be Another You"...
117	Pepper, Art	Late Show, The
118	Heath, Jimmy	Picture Of Heath
119	Farlow, Tal	Second Set
120	Various Artists	Bebop Revisited 1
121	Clark, Sonny	Memorial Album
122	Various Artists	International Jam Sessions
123	Various Artists	Sweets, Lips & Lots Of Jazz
124	Various Artists	Bebop Revisited 2
125	Dorham, Kenny	The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album is a jazz studio album by Kenny Dorham. It was released and recorded in 1960 under the Xanadu label.-Track listing:#"Stage West" - 8:20#"I'm an Old Cowhand" - 4:09#"Song of Delilah" - 4:25#"Butch's Blues" - 3:41...
126	Monterose, J.R.	Straight Ahead
127	Noto, Sam	Act One
128	Tucker, Mickey	Triplicity
129	Jones, Sam	Cello Again
130	Harris, Barry	Live In Tokyo 4/12,14/76
131	McPherson, Charles	Live In Tokyo
132	Raney, Jimmy	Live In Tokyo 1976
133	Most, Sam	Mostly Flute
134	Edwards, Teddy	Inimitable Teddy Edwards, The
135	Cuber, Ronnie	Cuber Libre!
136	Cohn, Al & Dexter Gordon	True Blue True Blue (jazz album) True Blue is a jazz album by saxophonist Dexter Gordon and saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.- Personnel :* Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone* Blue Mitchell & Sam Noto - trumpet* Barry Harris piano...
137	Cohn, Al & Dexter Gordon	Silver Blue Silver Blue (album) Silver Blue is a jazz album by saxophonists Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.- Personnel :* Al Cohn & Dexter Gordon - tenor saxophone* Blue Mitchell & Sam Noto - trumpet* Barry Harris piano* Sam Jones - bass guitar...
138	Cohn, Al	Al Cohn's America Al Cohn's America Al Cohn's America is a jazz album by saxophonist Al Cohn, recorded in 1976 for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#"You're My Thrill"#"Pauletta"#"Neptune"#"This Masquerade"#"Magic Carpet"#"Shapes"- Personnel :* Al Cohn – sax...
139	Coker, Dolo	Dolo!
140	Raney, Jimmy	Solo
141	Most, Sam	Flute Flight
142	Coker, Dolo	California Hard California Hard California Hard is a jazz album by pianist and composer Dolo Coker, recorded in 1976. Two of the six pieces were written by Coker. The album was reissued as a CD in 1994, with one bonus track .-Track listing:...
143	Tucker, Mickey	Sojourn
144	Noto, Sam	Notes To You
145	Cohn, Al & Jimmy Rowles	Heavy Love
146	Gray, Wardell	Live In Hollywood
147	Coleman, Earl	Song For You, A
148	Pepper, Art & Shorty Rogers	Popo Popo (album) Popo is a jazz album co-led by trumpeter Shorty Rogers and alto saxophonist Art Pepper, recorded in 1951.-Track listing:#"Popo " – 4:19#"What's New? " – 2:17#"Lullaby In Rhythm " - 5:22...
149	McPherson, Charles	New Horizons
150	Jones, Sam	Changes And Things
151	Marsh, Warne	Live In Hollywood
152	Butler, Frank	Stepper, The
153	Coker, Dolo	Third Down
154	Harris, Barry	Plays Barry Harris
155	Dunbar, Ted	Opening Remarks Opening Remarks Opening Remarks is a 1978 studio album by jazz guitarist Ted Dunbar, recorded for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#"Entrance"#"Two Areas" - 9:08#"Hang In There" - 7:43#"Lazy Lane" - 4:41#"Never Again" - 5:23#"Tonal Search" - 8:06...
156	Cuber, Ronnie	The Eleventh Day of Aquarius The Eleventh Day of Aquarius The Eleventh Day Of Aquarius is a jazz album by baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber, recorded in 1978 and released in 1979 for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#Klepto #Open Air #Sunburst #Taurus Lullaby #Commit To Memory...
157	Rowles, Jimmy	We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together
158	Mitchell, Billy	The Colossus of Detroit The Colossus of Detroit The Colossus Of Detroit is an album by jazz saxophonist Billy Mitchell, released in 1978 by Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#"Recorda-Me"#"I Had the Craziest Dream"#"I Should Care"#"Unforgettable"#"How Am I to Know"#"Be My Guest"- Personnel :...
159	Berg, Bob	New Birth
160	Most, Sam	From The Attic Of My Mind
161	Hawes, Hampton	Memorial Album
162	Various Artists	Xanadu At Montreux '78 1
163	Various Artists	Xanadu At Montreux '78 2
164	Various Artists	Xanadu At Montreux '78 3
165	Various Artists	Xanadu At Montreux '78 4
166	Drew, Kenny	Home Is Where the Soul Is Home Is Where the Soul Is Home Is Where The Soul Is is a jazz album by pianist Kenny Drew, recorded in 1978 for Xanadu Records.- Track listing :#Work Song#Prelude to a Kiss#West of Eden#It Could Happen to You#Only You#Three and Four Blues#Yesterdays#Ending- Personnel :...
167	Drew, Kenny	For Sure! For Sure! For Sure! is a jazz album by pianist Kenny Drew, recorded in 1978 for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#"For Sure" #"Mariette" #"Arrival" #"Blues Wail" #"Dark Beauty" #"Context"- Personnel :* Kenny Drew - piano...
168	Noto, Sam	Noto-riety
169	Butler, Frank	Wheelin' And Dealin'
170	McPherson, Charles	Free Bop!
171	Various Artists	Piano Players, The
172	Fruscella, Tony	Bebop Revisited 3
173	Most, Sam & Joe Farrell	Flute Talk
174	Farrell, Joe	Skateboard Park
175	Coleman, Earl	There's Something About An Old Love
176	Sprague, Peter	Dance Of The Universe
177	Harris, Barry	Tokyo 1976 4/1,12,14/76
178	Coker, Dolo	All Alone
179	Cohn, Al	No Problem
180	Xanadu All-Stars	Xanadu In Africa
181	Dunbar, Ted	Secundum Artem
182	Mitchell, Billy	De Lawd's Blues
183	Sprague, Peter	Path, The
184	Sprague, Peter	Bird Raga
185	Mitchell, Blue	Night Flight To Dakar
186	Eldridge, Roy	At Jerry Newman's
187	Mover, Bob	In The True Tradition
188	Barron, Kenny	At The Piano
189	Hawkins, Coleman	Dutch Treat
190	Auld, Georgie	Homage
191	Harris, Bill	Memorial Album
192	Russell, Pee Wee	Over The Rainbow
193	Sprague, Peter	Message Sent On The Wind, The
194	Mover, Bob	Things Unseen!
195	Hawkins, Coleman	Jazz Tones
196	Dunbar, Ted	Jazz Guitarist Jazz Guitarist (album) Jazz Guitarist is a solo studio album by jazz guitarist Ted Dunbar, recorded in 1982 for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:#"Winding Blues" - 4:05 #"Total Conversion" - 6:05 #"Trees and Grass and Things" - 4:07...
197	Green, Bennie/James Moody	Bebop Revisited 4
198	Kelly, Wynton Wynton Kelly Wynton Kelly was a Jamaican-born jazz pianist, who spent his career in the United States. He is perhaps best known for working with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1959-1962.-Biography:...	Blues on Purpose Blues on Purpose -Track listing:# "Blues on Purpose" - 7:34# "If You Could See Me Now" - 6:19# "Somebody's Blues" - 9:52# "Another Blues" - 8:16# "Old Folks" - 5:54# "Milestones" - 5:27...
199	Norvo, Red	Time In His Hands
200	Criss, Sonny	Memorial Album
201	Various Artists	Anniversary
202	Monk, Thelonious	Live At The Village Gate
203	Hines, Earl	57 Varieties
204	Thompson, Lucky	Brown Rose
205	Various Artists	Bebop Revisited 5
206	Haig, Al	Live In Hollywood
207	Eckstine, Billy	I Want To Talk About You
208	Various Artists	Bebop Revisited 6
209	Raney, Jimmy & Sonny Clark	Together
210	Gibbs, Terry	Bopstacle Course Bopstacle Course Bopstacle Course is a jazz album by vibraphonist Terry Gibbs, recorded in 1974 for Xanadu Records.-Track listing:# "Bopstacle Course" - 4:39# "Body and Soul" - 7:06# "Waltz For My Children" - 4:42...
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213	Harris, Barry	The Bird of Red and Gold The Bird of Red and Gold The Bird of Red and Gold is a solo jazz piano album by pianist and composer Barry Harris, recorded in 1979 and released in 1982. Five of the twelve compositions were written by Harris...

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