EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by Bob Shad for the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.[1]
| EmArcy Records | |
|---|---|
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Founder | Mercury Records |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music Group (International) Island Records (U.S.) |
| Genre | Jazz, world music |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan recorded for EmArcy.[1]
Today, it is a European jazz label owned by Universal Music Group. The catalogue is managed by the Island Records subsidiary.
Discography
edit- Mono 12" LP series (1954–c. 1958)[2]
| Catalog number | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| MG 36000 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Jams |
| MG 36001 | Erroll Garner | Contrasts |
| MG 36002 | Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry | Jam Session |
| MG 36003 | Paul Quinichette | Moods |
| MG 36004 | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan |
| MG 36005 | Clifford Brown | Clifford Brown with Strings |
| MG 36006 | Helen Merrill | Helen Merrill |
| MG 36007 | Clark Terry | Clark Terry |
| MG 36008 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Brown and Roach Incorporated |
| MG 36009 | Maynard Ferguson | Jam Session featuring Maynard Ferguson |
| MG 36010 | Billy Eckstine | I Surrender Dear |
| MG 36011 | Dinah Washington | For Those in Love |
| MG 36012 | Lars Gullin | Lars Gullin |
| MG 36013 | Bud Freeman's All Star Orchestra | Midnight at Eddie Condon's |
| MG 36014 | Joe Turner and Pete Johnson | Joe Turner and Pete Johnson |
| MG 36015 | Charlie Ventura | Jumping with Ventura |
| MG 36016 | Various Artists | The Advance Guard of the '40s |
| MG 36017 | Various Artists | Trumpet Interlude |
| MG 36018 | Various Artists | Alto Altitude |
| MG 36019 | Ralph Gari | Ralph Gari |
| MG 36020 | Kitty White | A New Voice in Jazz |
| MG 36021 | Maynard Ferguson | Maynard Ferguson Octet |
| MG 36022 | Irving Fazola's Dixielanders/George Hartman and his Orchestra | New Orleans Express |
| MG 36023 | Various Artists | Battle of the Saxes |
| MG 36024 | Herb Geller | The Gellers |
| MG 36025 | Joe Gordon | Introducing Joe Gordon |
| MG 36026 | Erroll Garner | Garnering |
| MG 3602 | Paul Quinichette | The Vice "Pres |
| MG 36028 | Dinah Washington | After Hours with Miss "D" |
| MG 36029 | Billy Eckstine | Blues for Sale |
| MG 36030 | Billy Eckstine | The Love Songs of Mr. "B" |
| MG 36031 | James Moody | The Moody Story |
| MG 36032 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp in Paris |
| MG 36033 | Phil Napoleon's Emperors of Jazz | Dixieland Classics |
| MG 36034 | Lionel Hampton | Crazy Rhythm |
| MG 36035 | Lionel Hampton | Jam Session in Paris |
| MG 36036 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Clifford Brown and Max Roach |
| MG 36037 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Study in Brown |
| MG 36038 | Various Artists | Boning Up the 'Bones |
| MG 36039 | Clifford Brown All Stars | Best Coast Jazz |
| MG 36040 | Herb Geller | The Herb Geller Sextette |
| MG 36041 | Mal Fitch | Mal Fitch |
| MG 36042 | Eddie Heywood | Eddie Heywood |
| MG 36043 | Cannonball Adderley | Julian "Cannonball" Adderley |
| MG 36044 | Maynard Ferguson | Dimensions |
| MG 36045 | Herb Geller | Herb Geller Plays |
| MG 36046 | Maynard Ferguson | Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party |
| MG 36047 | Terry Gibbs | Terry Gibbs |
| MG 36048 | Various Artists | Vol. 1 – The Jazz Giants |
| MG 36049 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: The Piano Players |
| MG 36050 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Reeds, Pt. 1 |
| MG 36051 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Reeds, Pt. 2 |
| MG 36052 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Folk Blues |
| MG 36053 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Brass |
| MG 36054 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Modern Swedes (not released?) |
| MG 36055 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Dixieland |
| MG 36056 | Gerry Mulligan | Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet |
| MG 36057 | Helen Merrill | Helen Merrill with Strings |
| MG 36058 | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36059 | Lars Gullin | Lars Gullin with the Moretone Singers |
| MG 36060 | Georgie Auld | In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra |
| MG 36061 | John Williams | The John Williams Trio |
| MG 36062 | Max Brüel | Cool Bruel |
| MG 36063 | Cannonball Adderley | Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings |
| MG 36064 | Terry Gibbs | Vibes on Velvet |
| MG 36065 | Dinah Washington | Dinah! |
| MG 36066 | Jimmy Cleveland | Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars |
| MG 36067 | Blue Stars of France | Lullaby of Birdland |
| MG 36068 | Kitty White | Kitty White |
| MG 36069 | Erroll Garner | Erroll |
| MG 36070 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street |
| MG 36071 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Drum Role |
| MG 36072 | Joe Saye | Scotch on the Rocks |
| MG 36073 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36074 | Patti Page | Patti Page in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36075 | Terry Gibbs | Mallets a Plenty |
| MG 36076 | Maynard Ferguson | Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson |
| MG 36077 | Cannonball Adderley | In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley |
| MG 36078 | Helen Merrill | Dream of You |
| MG 36079 | Morgana King | For You, For Me, Forevermore |
| MG 36080 | Bernard Peiffer | Bernie's Tunes |
| MG 36081 | Dick Johnson | Music for Swinging Moderns |
| MG 36082 | Pete Rugolo | Music for Hi-Fi Bugs |
| MG 36083 | Roy Haynes / Quincy Jones | Jazz Abroad |
| MG 36084 | Roy Eldridge | Roy's Got Rhythm |
| MG 36085 | Various Artists | The Young Ones of Jazz |
| MG 36086 | Various Artists | For Jazz Lovers |
| MG 36087 | Various Artists | Today Is Bargain Day – A Collection of All Star High Fidelity Recordings |
| MG 36088 | Various Artists | The Greatest Stars of Jazz Under One Roof |
| MG 36089 | Sarah Vaughan | Sassy |
| MG 36090 | Georgie Auld | Dancing in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36091 | Nat Adderley | Introducing Nat Adderley |
| MG 36092 | Paul Bley | Paul Bley |
| MG 36093 | Various Artists | The Jazz School |
| MG 36094 | Freddie Slack | Boogie Woogie on the 88 |
| MG 36095 | Jackie Paris | Songs by Jackie Paris (not released?) |
| MG 36096 | Thelma Gracen | Thelma Gracen |
| MG 36097 | Bill Harris | Stompin' at the Savoy |
| MG 36098 | Max Roach | Max Roach + 4 |
| MG 36099 | Jorgen Ryg | Jorgen Ryg Jazz Quartet |
| MG 36100 | Nat Adderley | To the Ivy League from Nat |
| MG 36101 | Gerry Mulligan | Mainstream of Jazz |
| MG 36102 | Clifford Brown | Clifford Brown All Stars |
| MG 36103 | Terry Gibbs | Swingin' with Terry Gibbs |
| MG 36104 | Dinah Washington | The Swingin' Miss "D" |
| MG 36105 | Bobby Jaspar | Bobby Jaspar and His All Stars |
| MG 36106 | Rolf Ericson | Rolf Ericson and His American All Stars |
| MG 36107 | Helen Merrill | Merrill at Midnight |
| MG 36108 | Max Roach | Jazz in ¾ Time |
| MG 36109 | Sarah Vaughan | Swingin' Easy |
| MG 36110 | Cannonball Adderley | Sophisticated Swing |
| MG 36111 | The Jazz Pickers | The Jazz Pickers |
| MG 36112 | Joe Saye | A Wee Bit of Jazz |
| MG 36113 | Bill Harris | The Harris Touch |
| MG 36114 | Maynard Ferguson | Boy with Lots of Brass |
| MG 36115 | Pete Rugolo | Out on a Limb |
| MG 36116 | Patti Page | The East Side |
| MG 36117 | John Graas | Coup de Graas |
| MG 36118 | Lennie Niehaus | I Swing for You |
| MG 36119 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller |
| MG 36120 | Stéphane Grappelli | Improvisations |
| MG 36121 | Jimmy Raney and George Wallington | Swingin' in Sweden |
| MG 36122 | Pete Rugolo | Percussion at Work |
| MG 36123 | The Jazz Pickers | The Jazz Pickers featuring Red Norvo |
| MG 36124 | Eddie Chamblee | Chamblee Music |
| MG 36125 | Ruth Olay | Olay! |
| MG 36126 | Jimmy Cleveland | Cleveland Style |
| MG 36127 | Max Roach | The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker |
| MG 36128 | Terry Gibbs | Terry Gibbs Plays the Duke |
| MG 36129 | Billy Eckstine | Imagination |
| MG 36130 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Sings Bessie Smith |
| MG 36131 | Eddie Chamblee | Doodlin' |
| MG 36132 | Max Roach | Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene |
| MG 36133 | Buddy Collette | Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds |
| MG 36134 | Helen Merrill | The Nearness of You |
| MG 36135 | Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball's Sharpshooters |
| MG 36136 | Patti Page | The West Side |
| MG 36137 | Big Bill Broonzy | The Blues |
| MG 36138 | Steve Allen, Terry Gibbs and Gus Bivona | Allen's All Stars |
| MG 36139 | Harry Arnold | Harry Arnold + Big Band + Quincy Jones = Jazz! |
| MG 36140 | Max Roach | Max Roach + 4 at Newport |
| MG 36141 | Dinah Washington with Terry Gibbs, Max Roach and Don Elliott | Newport '58 |
| MG 36142 | Cat Anderson Orchestra | Cat on a Hot Tin Horn |
| MG 36143 | Pete Rugolo | Rugolo Plays Kenton |
| MG 36144 | Max Roach | Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble |
| MG 36145 | Gene Rodgers | Jazz Comes to the Astor |
| MG 36146 | Cannonball Adderley | Jump for Joy |
| MG 36147 | Joe Saye | A Double Shot of Joe Saye |
| MG 36148 | Terry Gibbs | More Vibes on Velvet |
| MG 36149 | Dinah Washington | The Queen! (not released) |
| MG 36150 | Ramsey Lewis | Down to Earth |
| MG 36151 | Franz Jackson and the Original Jass All Stars | Jass, Jass, Jass (not released) |
| MG 36152 | Sarah Vaughan | No Count Sarah |
| MG 36153 | Jimmy Cleveland | A Map of Jimmy Cleveland (not released under this number) |
| MG 36156 | Gene Rodgers | Gene Rodgers Plays Richard Rodgers (not released) |
| MG 36159 | Gerry Mulligan | A Profile of Gerry Mulligan (not released under this number) |
| MG 36160 | Jimmy Cleveland | Rhythm Crazy (not released under this number) |
| MG 36161 | Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (not released under this number) |
| MG 36162 | Pete Rugolo | The Music from Richard Diamond |
References
edit- ^ a b "History of Emarcy". Emarcy.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ Derived from issue dates given in Neal Umphred Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectible Jazz Albums 1949-69, Iola: WI: Krause, 1994 of the earliest and last items on the list.