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Black Jazz Records
American music company
Record label
| Black Jazz Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1969 (1969) |
| Founder | Gene Russell Dick Schory |
| Defunct | 1975 (1975) |
| Distributor(s) | Ovation Records |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Oakland, California |
Black Jazz Records was a jazz record company and label founded in Oakland, California[1] by pianist Gene Russell (December 2, 1932 - May 3, 1981)[2][3][4] and percussionist Dick Schory.[1][5][2][6] The label was created to promote the talents of young African American jazz musicians and singers, and released twenty albums between 1971 and 1975.
The artists who recorded for Black Jazz Records included Cleveland Eaton, former bassist for Count Basie and Ramsey Lewis, and organist/pianist Doug Carn, whose four albums were the most successful of any Black Jazz artist.[7] Carn's wife at the time, Jean Carn, sang
