MetroJazz Records explained

MetroJazz was an American jazz record label founded in 1958 as a division of MGM Records. These records were produced by Leonard Feather and included Pepper Adams, Red Callender, Teddy Edwards, Thad Jones, Jimmy Knepper, Sonny Rollins, Randy Weston.[1] [2] [3]

Discography

ArtistAlbum
1001United Notions
1002Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass
1003

Thad Jones, Hank Jones, Elvin Jones

Keepin' Up with the Joneses
1004 and Jimmy KnepperThe Pepper-Knepper Quintet
1005/Lem WinchesterNew Faces at Newport
1006Gigi Gryce
1007The Lowest
1008Jazz for Commuters
1009Various ArtistsThe Seven Ages of Jazz
1010You've Got a Date with the Blues
1011/Teddy EdwardsSonny Rollins at Music Inn/Teddy Edwards at Falcon's Lair
1012

Red Mitchell, Whitey Mitchell, Blue Mitchell with André Previn

Get Those Elephants Out'a Here
1013Melba Liston and Her 'Bones
1014 & Ralph PenaImpossible
1015Jazz for Two Trumpets

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gardner. Mark. Kernfeld. Barry. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2002. Grove's Dictionaries Inc.. New York. 1-56159-284-6. 752. 2. 2nd.
  2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/mgm/metrojazz.html Both Sides Now: MetroJazz Album Discography
  3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_MetroJazz.htm Jazzlists: MetroJazz discography