Storyville Records
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| Storyville Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Music Sales Group |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder | Karl Emil Knudsen |
| Genre | Jazz, blues |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Location | Copenhagen |
| Official website | www |
Storyville Records is a large international record label based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializing in jazz and blues music. Besides its original material, Storyville Records has licensed and reissued many vintage jazz recordings that previously appeared on such labels as Paramount Records, American Music Records and Southland Records. Many Storyville gramophone records were pressed in Japan.
Storyville Records was founded in 1952 by Karl Emil Knudsen, a Danish jazz record collector. It is today owned by Edition Wilhelm Hansen, a subsidy under Music Sales Group.[1]
History
Storyville Records was founded in 1950 by Karl Emil Knudsen, a jazz record collector, then working for the Copenhagen telephone company. Named after Storyville the famous historic red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, its main focus has always been on jazz and blues.
The label's first releases were 78 rpm reissues featuring Ma Rainey, Clarence Williams Blue Five, and James P. Johnson, but Storyville soon began releasing original recordings, starting with Ken Colyer's Jazz Men, a British group whose members included trombonist Chris Barber, clarinetist Monty Sunshine, and singer-guitarist Lonnie Donegan. Knudsen was also co-founder of the Storyville Club, a popular Copenhagen trad band hangout that brought the Colyer band to Denmark in 1953. The band was recorded by Chris Albertson during its stay in Denmark and these performances—which constituted the label's first release of original material—remain in the Storyville catalogue. Today, the company's catalogue contains an eclectic representation of jazz genres and has expanded to also include a substantial number of video releases and—under the umbrella company, JazzMedia—jazz and blues-oriented books and discographies. When Karl Emil Knudsen died on September 5, 2003, the company continued to function under the leadership of Anders Stefansen, who remained at the helm in 2005, when it was acquired by Edition Wilhelm Hansen, Denmark's oldest music publishing company. The label continues to expand its catalog.
Artists
Jazz
- Louis Armstrong
- Sharkey Bonano
- Papa Bue
- Miles Davis
- Kenny Drew
- Duke Ellington
- Stan Getz
- Art Tatum
- Dexter Gordon
- Coleman Hawkins
- Woody Herman
- Earl Hines
- Billie Holiday
- Clint Houston
- Gene Krupa
- George Lewis
- Thelonious Monk
- Charlie Parker
- Ralph Sutton
- Jack Teagarden
- Lester Young
- Stuff Smith
- Charles Tyler
Blues
- Big Bill Broonzy
- Eddie Clearwater
- Jimmy Dawkins
- Champion Jack Dupree
- Snooks Eaglin
- Lonnie Johnson
- Magic Slim
- Memphis Slim
- Otis Spann
- Big Joe Williams
- Sonny Boy Williamson
References
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External links
- Official site
- Illustrated Storyville Records discography (emphasis on blues)
- Karl Emil Knudsen memorial site which includes a detailed history of the label, "The Storyville Story"
