Xanadu Records
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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.

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# Leader Album

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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"...


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Pepper, Art


Late Show, The


118


Heath, Jimmy


Picture Of Heath


119


Farlow, Tal


Second Set


120


Various Artists


Bebop Revisited 1


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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


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McPherson, Charles


Live In Tokyo


132


Raney, Jimmy


Live In Tokyo 1976


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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:...


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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...


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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


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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...


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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


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Mitchell, Blue


Night Flight To Dakar


186


Eldridge, Roy


At Jerry Newman's


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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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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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