Challenge Records (1994) Explained

Challenge Records
Founder:Hein van de Geyn
Anne de Jong
Joost Leijen
Distributor:Challenge Records International
Genre:Jazz, classical
Country:Netherlands
Location:Amersfoort

Challenge Records is a record company and label in the Netherlands founded by Hein van de Geyn, Anne de Jong, and Joost Leijen in 1994. Its catalogue includes music by Nat Adderley, Paul Bollenback, Bob Brookmeyer, Keith Ingham, Rick Margitza, Enrico Pieranunzi, Yitzhak Yedid, Clark Terry, Jasper van 't Hof, Eric Ineke and Eric Vloeimans.[1]

Imprints

Challenge's labels include Buzz, Between The Lines, Challenge Classics, Challenge Jazz Records, V-Flow, Double Moon (producer Volker Dueck),[2] Challenge Jazz (producer Hein van de Geyn),[3] Challenge Legacy, Retrieval (restorations by John R. T. Davies),[4] Daybreak (producer Fred Dubiez),[5] Timeless Jazz Legacy, A Records, JJ-Tracks, PineHill, Van Dyck Records, Supertracks Records, Drukplaten, Fineline, SunnyMoon Records, and Antoine Marchand.[6]

Challenge also distributes many independent Dutch and German jazz labels.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kennedy, Gary. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1. 2002. Grove's Dictionaries Inc.. New York. 1561592846. 2nd. Barry Kernfeld. 415.
  2. http://www.goethe.de/KUE/mus/jaz/str/lab/en4932279.htm "Jazz from Germany – Structures: Double Moon"
  3. http://www.jazzinbelgium.com/person/hein.van.de.geyn "Hein Van De Gein"
  4. http://www.challengerecords.com/catalogue/13/ "Catalogue: Retrieval"
  5. http://www.europejazz.net/articles/concert-tour-and-new-cd-harmonica-player-jan-verwey "Concert Tour and New CD by Harmonica Player Jan Verwey: Jan Verwey Meets Bert van den Brink: Standards & Other Pieces"
  6. http://www.challengerecords.com/catalogue/ "Catalogue"