Galaxy Records was a record label founded in 1964 by Max and Sol Weiss in Berkeley, California. It was a division of Fantasy Records.[1]
| Galaxy Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Fantasy Records |
| Founded | 1964 |
| Founder | Max Weiss Sol Weiss |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Berkeley, California |
History
editGalaxy Records was officially launched in 1964 in Berkeley, California. In 1967 Galaxy and Fantasy were sold. After ten years of inactivity, Galaxy released albums by Art Pepper, Chet Baker, Stanley Cowell, Nat Adderley, Tommy Flanagan, Red Garland, Johnny Griffin, Roy Haynes, Hank Jones, Philly Joe Jones, Shelly Manne, and Ira Sullivan.[1] Galaxy Records was closed down for good around 1990's due to conflict problems.
Discography
editGalaxy Records first album series, the G-200/8200 series consisted of nine, primarily R&B, albums released between 1963 and 1968. In 1977 Galaxy started the GXY-5100 series, which was a jazz series that ran to 1985.[2][3]
| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201/8201 | John Lee Hooker | John Lee Hooker | |
| 202/8202 | 16 of the Best of B.B. King | B.B. King | |
| 203/8203 | Little Johnny Taylor | Little Johnny Taylor | |
| 204/8204 | In the Beginning | Sonny Stitt and Milt Jackson | |
| 205/8205 | Live at Sugar Hill | John Lee Hooker | |
| 206/8206 | The Mellow, Mellow Leon Haywood | Leon Haywood | |
| 207/8207 | Soul Full of Blues: Little Johnny Taylor's Greatest Hits | Little Johnny Taylor | |
| 208/8208 | B.B. King's 16 Greatest Hits | B.B. King | Reissue of Galaxy 202/8202 |
| 209/8209 | Soul Grooving | Merl Saunders with Trio and Big Band | |
| 5101 | Essence | Shelly Manne | |
| 5102 | Fancy Free | Richard Davis | |
| 5103 | Thank You Thank You | Roy Haynes | |
| 5104 | Waiting for the Moment | Stanley Cowell | |
| 5105 | Just for Fun | Hank Jones | |
| 5106 | Crossings | Red Garland | |
| 5107 | Breathe Easy | Cal Tjader | |
| 5108 | Tiptoe Tapdance | Hank Jones | |
| 5109 | Red Alert | Red Garland | |
| 5110 | Something Borrowed, Something Blue | Tommy Flanagan | |
| 5111 | Talkin' 'bout Love | Stanley Cowell | |
| 5112 | Philly Mignon | Philly Joe Jones | |
| 5113 | Our Delights | Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones | |
| 5114 | Peace | Ira Sullivan | |
| 5115 | Equinox | Red Garland | |
| 5116 | Vistalite | Roy Haynes | |
| 5117 | Return of the Griffin | Johnny Griffin | |
| 5118 | Musics | Dewey Redman | |
| 5119 | Art Pepper Today | Art Pepper | |
| 5120 | A Little New York Midtown Music | Nat Adderley | |
| 5121 | Here | Cal Tjader | |
| 5122 | Advance! | Philly Joe Jones | |
| 5123 | Ain't Misbehavin' | Hank Jones | |
| 5124 | French Concert | Shelley Manne | |
| 5125 | Equipoise | Stanley Cowell | |
| 5126 | Bush Dance | Johnny Griffin | |
| 5127 | Straight Life | Art Pepper | |
| 5128 | Landscape | Art Pepper | |
| 5129 | Stepping Out | Red Garland | |
| 5130 | Soundsigns | Dewey Redman | |
| 5131 | New World | Stanley Cowell | |
| 5132 | NYC Underground | Johnny Griffin | |
| 5133 | Ballads by Four | Art Pepper / John Klemmer / Johnny Griffin / Joe Henderson | |
| 5134 | Five Birds and a Monk | Johnny Griffin | |
| 5135 | Strike Up the Band | Red Garland | |
| 5137 | Multimedia | Ira Sullivan | |
| 5139 | To the Ladies | Johnny Griffin | |
| 5140 | Winter Moon | Art Pepper | |
| 5141 | One September Afternoon | Art Pepper | |
| 5142 | Roadgame | Art Pepper | |
| 5143 | Goin' Home | Art Pepper and George Cables | |
| 5144 | Carnaval | Ron Carter, Hank Jones, Sadao Watanabe and Tony Williams | |
| 5145 | Art Lives | Art Pepper | |
| 5146 | Call It Whachawana | Johnny Griffin | |
| 5147 | Tête-à-Tête | Art Pepper and George Cables | |
| 5148 | Artworks | Art Pepper | |
| 5149 | So Long Blues | Red Garland | |
| 5150 | Once Upon a Summertime | Chet Baker | |
| 5151 | APQ | Art Pepper | |
| 5152 | More Delights | Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones | |
| 5153 | Drum Song | Philly Joe Jones | |
| 5154 | New York Album | Art Pepper |
References
edit- ^ a b Gardner, Mark (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 4. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Both Sides Now - Galaxy Album Discography accessed August 30, 2019
- ^ Jazzdisco: Galaxy Records Catalog: 5100 series - album index accessed August 30, 2019