Gramavision Records Explained

Gramavision Records
Parent:Rykodisc
Founder:Jonathan F.P. Rose
Genre:Jazz
Country:U.S.
Location:Katonah, New York

Gramavision Records is an American record label founded in 1979. Since 1994 it has been a subsidiary of Rykodisc. The label's music is largely jazz, blues and folk oriented but has touched on many other styles and genres.

In 1979, Jonathan F.P. Rose founded Gramavision in Katonah, New York. The early catalog consisted of free jazz by Ray Anderson, John Carter, Anthony Davis, and Bobby Previte; jazz fusion by John Scofield; funk by Medeski Martin & Wood; reggae by Oliver Lake; and soul by Jamaaladeen Tacuma.

After it was bought by Rykodisc, the label's headquarters moved to Salem, Massachusetts. in 1995, Gramavision released albums by Peter Apfelbaum, Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, and the Clusone Trio.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kernfeld. Barry. Kernfeld. Barry . The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2002. Grove's Dictionaries Inc.. New York. 1-56159-284-6 . 78. 2. 2nd.
  2. Web site: Gramavision Records. AllMusic. 28 October 2017.