Galaxy Records
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Galaxy Records was a subsidiary of Fantasy Records
. It was established in 1951
and has been reactivated several times. Its first incarnation was as a 1950s jazz
label
. It was revived again in 1961
as a gospel
and R&B label. It was last active from 1978
until the mid eighties
.
Fantasy Records
Fantasy Records is a United States-based record label that was founded by Max and Sol Weiss in 1949 in San Francisco, California. They had previously operated a record-pressing plant called Circle Record Company before forming the Fantasy label...
. It was established in 1951
1951 in music
-Events:*January 29 – Nilla Pizzi wins the first annual Sanremo Music Festival with "Grazie dei fiori".*February – The first complete performance of Charles Ives's Second Symphony is given in Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.*March – Alan...
and has been reactivated several times. Its first incarnation was as a 1950s 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...
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,...
. It was revived again in 1961
1961 in music
-Events:*January 15 – Motown Records signs The Supremes.*January 20 – Francis Poulenc's Gloria receives its premiėre in Boston, USA.*February 12 – The Miracles' "Shop Around" becomes Motown's first million-selling single....
as a gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
and R&B label. It was last active from 1978
1978 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1978.-January–April:*January 14 – The Sex Pistols play their final show at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom....
until the mid eighties
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
.
Circa late 1970s
| Year | Album | Leader |
|---|---|---|
5101 | Manne, Shelly Shelly Manne Shelly Manne , born Sheldon Manne in New York City, was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz and fusion, as well as contributing... | Essence |
5102 | Davis, Richard | Fancy Free |
5103 | Haynes, Roy Roy Haynes Roy Owen Haynes is an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Haynes is among the most recorded drummers in jazz, and in a career lasting more than 60 years has played in a wide range of styles ranging from swing and bebop to jazz fusion and avant-garde jazz... | Thank You, Thank You |
5104 | Cowell, Stanley Stanley Cowell Stanley Cowell is an American jazz pianist and founder of the Strata-East Records label. He played with Roland Kirk while studying at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and later with Marion Brown, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Clifford Jordan, Harold Land, Sonny Rollins and Stan Getz... | Waiting For The Moment |
5105 | Jones, Hank Hank Jones Henry "Hank" Jones was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored him with the NEA Jazz Masters Award... | Just For Fun |
5106 | Garland, Red Red Garland William "Red" Garland was an American hard bop jazz pianist whose block chord style, in part originated by Milt Buckner, influenced many forthcoming pianists in the jazz idiom.-Beginnings:... | Crossings |
5107 | Tjader, Cal Cal Tjader Callen Radcliffe Tjader, Jr. a.k.a. Cal Tjader was a Latin jazz musician, though he also explored various other jazz idioms. Unlike other American jazz musicians who experimented with the music from Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America, he never abandoned it, performing it until his... | Breathe Easy |
5108 | Jones, Hank | Tiptoe Tapdance |
5109 | Garland, Red | Red Alert |
5110 | Flanagan, Tommy Tommy Flanagan Thomas Lee Flanagan was an American jazz pianist born in Detroit, Michigan, particularly remembered for his work with Ella Fitzgerald... | Something Borrowed, Something Blue |
5111 | Cowell, Stanley | Talkin' Bout Love |
5112 | Jones, Philly Joe Philly Joe Jones Joseph Rudolph Jones was a Philadelphia-born United States jazz drummer, known as the drummer for the Miles Davis Quintet.Philly Joe Jones was often confused with another influential jazz drummer, Jo Jones... | Philly Mignon |
5113 | Flanagan, Tommy & Hank Jones | Our Delights |
5114 | Sullivan, 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.... | Peace |
5115 | Garland, Red | Equinox |
5116 | Haynes, Roy | Vistalite |
5117 | Griffin, Johnny Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III was an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist.- Early life and career :Griffin studied music at DuSable High School in Chicago under Walter Dyett, starting out on clarinet before moving on to oboe and then alto sax... | Return Of The Griffin |
5118 | Redman, Dewey Dewey Redman Dewey Redman was an American jazz saxophonist, known for performing free jazz as a bandleader, and with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett.... | Musics Musics Musics is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1978 for the Galaxy label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This is one of tenor-saxophonist Dewey Redman's more accessible sessions..... |
5119 | Pepper, Art | Art Pepper Today Art Pepper Today Art Pepper Today is a 1978 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Stanley Cowell, Cecil McBee, Roy Haynes and Kenneth Nash.-Track listing:#"Miss Who" — 4:42#"Mambo Koyama" — 6:40... |
5120 | Adderley, Nat Nat Adderley Nathaniel Adderley was an American jazz cornet and trumpet player who played in the hard bop and soul jazz genres. He was the brother of saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.... | Little New York Midtown Music, A |
5121 | Tjader, Cal | Here |
5122 | Jones, Philly Joe | Advance |
5123 | Jones, Hank | Ain't Misbehavin' |
5124 | Manne, Shelly | French Concert |
5125 | Cowell, Stanley | Equipoise |
5126 | Griffin, Johnny | Bush Dance |
5127 | Pepper, Art | Straight Life Straight Life (Art Pepper album) Straight Life is a 1979 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Tommy Flanagan, Red Mitchell, Billy Higgins and Kenneth Nash.Some versions have the bonus track "Long Ago And Far Away".-Track listing:#"Surf Ride" – 6:57... |
5128 | Pepper, Art | Landscape Landscape (Art Pepper album) Landscape is a live 1979 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with George Cables, Tony Dumas and Billy Higgins.The album was recorded at Shiba Yubin Chokin Hall, Tokyo.-Track listing:#"True Blues" — 8:07... |
5129 | Garland, Red | Stepping Out |
5130 | Redman, Dewey | Soundsigns Soundsigns Soundsigns is an album by American jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman featuring performances recorded in 1978 for the Galaxy label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Recorded at the same sessions that resulted in Musics, this LP is actually more... |
5131 | Cowell, Stanley | New World |
5132 | Griffin, Johnny | NYC Underground |
5133 | Various Artists | Ballads By Four |
5134 | Various Artists | Five Birds And A Monk |
5135 | Garland, Red | Strike Up The Band |
5136 | ||
5137 | Sullivan, Ira | Multimedia |
5138 | ||
5139 | Griffin, Johnny | To The Ladies |
5140 | Pepper, Art | Winter Moon Winter Moon (Art Pepper album) Winter Moon is a 1980 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Stanley Cowell, Howard Roberts, Cecil McBee, Carl Burnett and strings arranged and conducted by Bill Holman and Jimmy Bond .-Track listing:#"Our Song" –... |
5141 | Pepper, Art | One September Afternoon One September Afternoon One September Afternoon is a 1980 jazz album by saxophonist Art Pepper playing with Stanley Cowell, Howard Roberts, Cecil McBee and Carl Burnett.The personnel is the same as on Pepper's previous album, Winter Moon, but minus the strings.... |
5142 | Pepper, Art | Roadgame |
5143 | Pepper, Art & George Cables George Cables George Andrew Cables is a jazz pianist, born November 14, 1944 in New York City.He has played with Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, and others.His own recordings include the 1980 Cables Vision with Freddie Hubbard among others.... | Goin' Home |
5144 | Watanabe, Sadao Sadao Watanabe (musician) is an influential Japanese jazz musician who plays the alto saxophone, sopranino saxophone and flute. He is known for his Bossa Nova recordings, although his work encompasses a large range of styles with collaborations from musicians all over the world. Sadao first began learning music at the age... | Carnaval |
5145 | Pepper, Art | Art Lives |
5146 | Griffin, Johnny | Call It Whachawanna |
5147 | Pepper, Art & George Cables | Tete A Tete |
5148 | Pepper, Art | Artworks |
5149 | Garland, Red | So Long Blues |
5150 | Baker, 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... | Once Upon A Summertime |
5151 | Pepper, Art | Maiden Voyage Sessions, The |
5152 | Flanagan, Tommy & Hank Jones | More Delights |
5153 | Jones, Philly Joe | Drum Song |
5154 | Pepper, Art | New York Album |