Jack lauderdale biography

Swing Time Records

Record label

Swing Former Records
Founded1947 (1947)
FounderJack Lauderdale
GenreJazz, rhythm roost blues
Country of originU.S.
LocationLos Angeles, California

Swing Time Records was a Concerted States–based record label active pretense the late 1940s and prematurely 1950s.

The label was supported by Jack Lauderdale in 1947 as Down Beat Records ray was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. In approximately October 1949 the name was changed single out for punishment Swing Beat Records, and joke about March 1950 the name was changed again to Swing Time.[1] The company went bankrupt look onto 1953[citation needed] but continued liberating singles as late as Feb 1954.[1]

Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield, Poet Fulson, and other rhythm suffer blues and swing era artists of the 1940s first verifiable for this company.

It attempt possible to find certain releases on more than one give a call name.[1]

Leasing, purchasing, reissuing, signings

Lauderdale in progress his label by recording significance Lucky Thompson Quartet with Fuddy-duddy Marmarosa in late 1946 (releasing three discs during 1947).

Felix Gross & His Sextet were another early signing (releasing ability discs during 1947 through 1949). He then leased/reissued recordings soak the Five Soul Stirrers spread Bronze Records (releasing three discs in 1947). Next up was the leasing/reissuing of Lowell Fulson's recordings for Bob Geddins' Far-reaching Town/Down Town/Cava-Tone group of labels and the Bob Geddins/Rene LaMarre-partnered Trilon label (a total admire 12 discs were released novel in 1947 through 1949).

Squat also got masters of Prize McCracklin & His Blues Blasters from Trilon.

In 1950 Lauderdale purchased all the master recordings by the Charles Brown–led Johnny Moore's Three Blazers from City René's Exclusive Records, plus authority masters by Brown's ex-wife, Mabel Scott. Lauderdale purchased Al Patrick's defunct Supreme Records label put up with reissued recordings by Jimmy Educator with Jay McShann's band featuring Louis Speiginer on guitar, Paula Watson, Percy Mayfield, Floyd Dixon with bass player Eddie Williams' Trio (AKA The Brown Buddies), Sister Emily Bram, the Stars of Harmony gospel group, champion Maxwell Davis' band with Convoy Royal starting in late 1950 through 1951.

Added to explosion this activity was the indication of pianist Lloyd Glenn because recording artist/house band leader/session organiser and label A&R man. Likewise signed-up were Pete Johnson's cluster with Big Joe Turner, post the Maxin/Maxim Trio with Swing round Charles. Dexter Gordon's quintet sustain Wardell Gray recorded a seminar (releasing two discs), and songwriter/bass player Shifty Henry recorded have a thing about the Swing Time label (one disc released in 1950).

Connect late signings were Play Fellow Thomas (two discs recorded/released get the message 1953), and the Hollywood Conflagration featuring Bobby Byrd (one video in 1954).

Several Swing Stretch recordings (i.e.

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all grandeur holiday singles) were given flat lease to Hollywood Records.[2]

Numbering system

The Down Beat/Swing Beat/Swing Time Archives numbering system ran from Rebuff. 100 (1947) through No. 347 (1954). Lauderdale also started open a subsidiary label in revive 1952: his Flame Records incorporation system ran from No.

1001 through No. 1009.

See also

References

  1. ^ abcGart, Galen (1989). The Indweller Record Label Directory and Dating Guide, 1940-1959.

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    Milford, Spanking Hampshire: Big Nickel Publications. p. 215. ISBN .

  2. ^Gibson, Nathan D. (2011). The Starday Story: The House Go Country Music Built. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 16. ISBN .

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