American jazz record label, a division of Universal Music Group
Record label
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]
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
- Mono 12" LP series (1954–c. 1958)[2]
References
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official site
- Michael Fitzgerald Jazz Discography; Emarcy 36000 series
- Modern Jazz Discography: Emarcy Records discographies (via Mercury page)
- EmArcy Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project
