Muse Records Explained

Muse Records
Parent:Savoy Jazz
Founder:Joe Fields
Status:Inactive
Genre:Jazz
Country:U.S.
Location:New York City

Muse Records was a jazz record company and label founded in New York City by Joe Fields in 1972.[1]

Fields worked as an executive for Prestige Records in the 1960s.[2] Several of the albums were previously released on Cobblestone Records. Muse also had another label, Onyx Records, which operated until 1978, when Fields and collaborator Don Schlitten ended their professional relationship.[3]

In the late 1970s, Muse partnered with the Dutch Timeless Records to distribute Timeless Muse.

Muse was sold in 1996 to 32 Jazz, which repackaged and reissued a large amount of Muse recordings.[4] [5] [6] In 2003, Savoy Jazz (which had become a subsidiary of Nippon Columbia) acquired the rights to the Muse catalog (along with that of Landmark) from 32 Jazz.[7]

Fields later founded HighNote Records and Savant Records; many Muse artists later recorded for these labels as well.

Discography

From 1972 until 1995 Muse released around 500 albums.[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

CatArtistAlbumYear
5001Never Again! 1972
5002Epistrophy & Now's the Time 1972
5003The Free Slave 1970
5004Strings & Swings 1957, 1969
5005The Return of Don Patterson 1972
500612! 1972
5007There'll Be Some Changes Made 1972
5008Muddy Waters Blues Band Mud in Your Ear1967
5009Bridging a Gap1972
5010A Night At Boomers, Vol. 1 1973
5011Bliss! [re-release of Douglas SD 782]1967
5012Profoundly Blue 1973
5013Dom Um Romao 1973
5014Green Blues [re-release of Jazztime JT 003]1961
5015 and Duke JordanBrooklyn Brothers1973
5016 and Zoot SimsBody and Soul1973
5017Donato Deodato 1973
5018Sunset to Dawn 1973
5019One, Two, Free 1972
5020Feelin' It Together 1973
5021Muddy Waters Blues BandChicken Shack1974
5022A Night At Boomers, Vol. 2 1973
5023The Champ 1973
5024In My Youth 1972
5025CatalystPerception 1972
5026Pat Martino/Live! 1972
5027Dealin' 1972
5028Love and Understanding 1973
5029The Hands of Time 1973
5030New York 1973
5031Kwanza (The First) 1973
5032These Are Soulful Days 1973
5033Ms. Bu 1973
5034Bird Lives! 1973
5035The Almoravid 1971, 1973
5036West Africa 1973
5037Musique du Bois 1974
5038Essence 1973
5039Consciousness 1974
5040Black Love 1974
5041Mark II1973
5042CatalystUnity 1974
5043Things Are Getting Better1974
5044Peruvian Blue 1974
5045Feelin's 1974
5046Superbop 1974
5047Rebirth 1974
5048Headed and Gutted 1974
5049Spirit of the Times 1973
5052Breath of Life 1974
5053Ease It! [re-release of Jazztime JT 001]1961
5054Commitment 1967
5055Fast Last!1974
5056 and Francy BolandOpen Door1967
5057Journey to Enlightenment 1974
5058The Moontrane 1974
5059Firm Roots 1974
5060Valley Land 1974
5061Bird Gets the Worm 1976
5062Nomusa 1975
5063Still on the Planet1976
5064A Place Within 1976
5065The Lifesaver 1974
5066Speak Low [=Jazztime JT 002]1961
5067Mellow 1975
5068Crisscraft 1975
5069CatalystA Tear and a Smile 1975
5070Lucifer 1975
5071Creative Construction CompanyCreative Construction Company1970
5072Our Island Music 1976
5073Big Band Live at the Five Spot 1975
5074Love Dance 1975
5075Exit 1976
5076Night of the Mark VII1975
5077Bodies' Warmth 1975
5078Mark Murphy Sings1975
5079Let This Melody Ring On 1975
5080Pinnacle1975
5081Rope-A-Dope1975
5082 and Eric KlossBattle of the Saxes1976
5083With Understanding [=Cobblestone CST 9003]1971
5084Slow Down Baby 1975
5085My Family 1976
5086Hermeto [=Cobblestone CST 9000]1972
5087 / Eddie TaylorStreet Talkin [=Cobblesone CST 9001]1964
5088The Red Tornado 1975
5089Out of Nowhere 1975
5090We'll Be Together Again 1976
5091 1975
5092Time Out of Mind 1975
5093 and Jill McManusAs One1975
5094Motherland 1975
5095Beggars and Stealers 1969, 1975
5096Footprints [=Cobblestone CST 9015]1972
5097Creative Construction CompanyCreative Construction Company Vol. II1970
5098' Big BandNight Flight 1976
5099Ms. Jones to You 1976
5100In the Alley 1976
5101Crystal Reflections1976
5102Stolen Moments1978
5103Little Red's Fantasy 1976
5104Cosmos Nucleus 1976
5105Remembering Me-Me1976
5106Raindrops: Live in New York [=Cobblestone CST 9020]1972
5107The People's Groove 1972, 1976
5108Invitation1976
5109Color Pool 1975
5110Stolen Sweets 1976
5111Red, White and Blues 1976
5112 and Barry MilesTogether1976
5113Living on the Avenue 1976
5114Angel Eyes 1974, 1976
5115Harvest 1977
5116The "Clean" Machine 1978
5117In The Beginning [unissued, released as 5298]1965
5118My Black Flower 1976
5119New York Afternoon 1976
5120Iron City [=Cobblestone CST 9002]1967
5121Movin' Up! 1977
5122Total Submission [=Cobblestone CST 9014?]1972
5123Bop Redux 1977
5124You Can't Name Your Own Tune 1977
5125The Real Thing 1977
5126Smokin' [3 tracks reissued from Choice CMG-520]1969, 1977
5127The Live-liest1976
5128Inward Fire1977
5129Blues for Duke 1975
5130Feelin' Red 1978
5131 and Sonny TerryYou Hear Me Talkin1958-1961
5132 / Hank Mobley QuintetBreakthrough! [=Cobblestone CST 9011]1972
5133The New Love 1977
5134Shippin' Out 1977
5135Home Free 1977
5136The Big Horn 1976
5138Jimmy [=Cobblestone CST 9012]1972
5139The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage 1976
5140 and Ted DunbarIn Tandem1975
5141Sweet Double Hipness 1972
5142Soul Village1977
5143Jonathan Schwartz Sings Arthur Schwartz: Alone Together1977
5144Handcrafted 1978
5145My Mother's Eyes 1977
5146The Gator Horn 1977
5147Now 1978
5148Why Not... 1978
5149Something in Common 1977
5150Roadsong 1977
5151Cubicle1978
5152Home 1978
5153Goliath1977
5154Brief Encounter 1977
5155Alto Madness 1977
5156Mama Roots [some reissued from Choice label]1969, 1977
5157I Concentrate On You 1977
5158Everything Must Change 1977
5159Good Cookin' 1979
5160The Iron Men 1977
5161Wild Flower 1977
5162Bar Wars 1977
5163The Adventurer1978
5164Now's the Time 1979
5165 with Larry YoungDouble Exposure 1978
5166Stretchin' Out 1977
5167Good Vibrations 1977
5168On a Gentle Note 1977
5169Groovin' High 1978
5170CatalystCatalyst [=Cobblestone CST 9018?]1972
5171Heartbeat1978
5172First Visit 1978
5173Family Man 1978
5174Mister Mysterious 1978
5175If You Could See Me Now 1978
5176Another Time/Another Place 1978
5177 and Sonny TerryHootin1958-1961
5178The Nearness of You 1977
5179 and Pat MartinoSingle Action1978
5180Way Out West 1977
5181Infant Eyes1978
5182Reflectory 1978
5183Hot House1977, 1978
5184Politely 1981
5185Fast Hands 1980
5186To Let You Know I Care 1978
5188Manhattan Plaza 1978
5190Everything Must Change 1978
5191Live at Sandy's!1978
5192Keeper of the Flame 1978
5193Sunstroke1978
5194Anthropo-Logic 1978
5195Neptune [=Cobblestone CST 9010?]1971
5196Celebration 1979
5197Thundering1978
5198Live at Sandy's 1978
5199Suspicions 1980
5200 and Von FreemanLockin' Horns1978
5201Pleasant Afternoon1978
5202The Heavy Hitter 1979
5203Let the Minstrels Play On 1978
5204Sonny's Back 1980
5205Sittin' Here Thinkin' 1961
5206Horizon Drive 1979
5207Hollywood Madness 1979
5208Live at Sandy's 1978
5209Live at the Village Vanguard 1980
5210East Winds 1979
5211Daybreak 1979
5212Various ArtistsCryin' in the Morning 
5213The Master... 1980
5214Save Your Love for Me 1980
5215Satisfaction Guaranteed 1979
5216Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard 1978
5217Helen Humes and the Muse All Stars 1979
5218Somethin's Cookin' 1981
5219Memphis SlimI'll Just Keep On Singin' The Blues  
5220Golden Lotus 1980
5221Blue Shoe1979
5222Glowing1979
5223The Crawl 1979
5224Higher Ground 1979
5226Black Velvet Rose [=Cobblestone CST 9005]1972
5227Flying Colors 1980
5228In Style 1981
5229Wrapped in Your Cloud 1980
5230Golden Moments 1959
5231Very PERSONal 1980
5232 and Human Arts EnsembleP'NKJ'ZZ1981
5233Helen1980
5234Resurgence!1980
5235Jazz Caper 1978
5236More...Live at Sandy's! 1978
5237 and Richie ColeSide By Side1980
5238Artful Dancer 1980
5239Broadway 1980
5240In the Pocket1982
5241Kenny Burrell in New York 1978
5242Ira Sullivan Does It All1981
5243Hold It Right There!1978
5244 and Abbey LincolnThe Maestro1980
5245Cool C 1981
5246Line Up 1980
5247Sweet Poppa Lou 1981
5248Sparkling 1981
5249Hard Blowin' 1978
5250Tenor for the Times 1981
5251River Journey 1981
5252Someone to Watch Over Me 1981
5253Bop for Kerouac1981
5255Storyteller 1981
5256Textures 1981
5257Looking Through the Eyes of Love 1981
5258Love 1981, 1982
5259Focus 1980
5260Heavy Juice 1982
5261Moon Bird 1981
5262Love Me With All Your Heart 1983
5263Yet To Come1981
5264Listen to the Dawn 1980
5265Bleecker Street 1981
5266I'll Remember 1959
5267Hi Jinx at the Vanguard 1980
5268Bugle Boy Bop1977
5269The Last Stitt Sessions Vol. 1 1982
5270Alive! 1981
5271Good Vibes 1981
5272Xocia's Dance1981
527320/20 1981
5274 and Ira SullivanNight and Day1981
5275Interpretations 1982
5276Starclimber 1982
5279 and Milt HintonJust the Two of Us1981
5280The Last Stitt Sessions Vol. 2 1982
5281Groovin' High 1981
5282Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Roomful of Blues 1982
5283Still Hard Times 1982
5286The Artistry of Mark Murphy1982
5287 and Hank JonesStephane Grapelli and Hank Jones [=String 33852]1979
5288Jimmy Witherspoon Sings the Blues 
5289Always on My Mind 1985
5290The 3R's 1979
5291Doors [=Cobblestone CST 9006] 
5292Back Street 1982
5293Blues Train 1983
5294Nothing Butt... 1980
5295Some Things Speak for Themselves [=Seven Seas K28P-6067]1981
5296Future's Gold 1983
5297Brazil Song1983
5298In the Beginning 1965
5299In Transit 1982
5301Portraits 1983
5302A Way to Say Goodbye1984
5303Comin' Home 1984
5304Piercing [=Cobblestone CST 9016]1972
5305 and David FriesenEncounters1984
5306Variations in Blue 1984
5307 and Ira SullivanAlive in New York1980
5308Mark Murphy Sings the Nat King Cole Songbook1983
5309This Bud's for You... 1984
5310Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Sings the Blues 1978, 1982
5311I Left My Heart... 1978
5312Earle Warren and the Count's Men 1985
5313 and Frank FosterGenerations 1985
5314Shorter Ideas 1984
5315The Bash 1982
5316Ya Understand Me? [=Black & Blue 33810]1980
5317A la Carte 1983
5318Setting Standards 1983
5319Equipoise 1985
5320Murphy, Mark Sings the Nat King Cole Songbook Vol. 21983
5322Looking Ahead  
5323Constellation [=Cobblestone CST 9021]1972
5324Mean Streets – No Bridges 1987
5325Anyone Would Love You1985
5326Simply Eloquent 1986
5327Midnight Lady Called the Blues1986
5328The Return  
5329Solid 1986
5330The Legacy of Bobby Jones  
5331The Talk of the Town 1987
5332Members OnlyMembers Only 1987
5333Fine and Mellow 1986
5334Tune-Up! [=Cobblestone CST 9013]1972
5335Verses 1987
5336Hendricks, MicheleCarryin' On1987
5337Bowie, LesterHello Dolly [=Muse 5055]1974
5338Imagination 1987
5339Another Time, Another Space 1987
5340Waters, BennyFrom Paradise (Small's) to Shangri-La 1987
5341Arcane 1987
5344Basics 1987
5345Living Room1984
5346Intuition 1988
5347Jump 1988
5348Members OnlyThe Way You Make Me Feel 1988
5349Saxotic Stomp 1987
5350Toku Do 1987
5351I'll Be Seeing You 1987
5352First Time  
5355Beauty and the Beast1985, 1986
5356 and Zoot SimsBody and Soul [=Muse MR 5016]1973
5358Blues All Day Long 1988
5359Kerouac, Then and Now1986
5360Shining Hour 1989
5361The Reentry 1988
5362Wholly Trinity  
5363Keepin' Me Satisfied1988
5365Code Red 1990
5366 and Harvie SwartzOld Time Feeling [~Palo Alto PA 8038-N]1982
5367 with Joe HendersonAkio Sasajima with Joe Henderson  
5368The Next Plateau 1987
5369Brilliant Corners1988
5370Between Me and You 1988
5371Bird Lives! [=Muse MR 5034]1973
5372The Standard Bearer 1989
5373Hard Groovin' 1989
5374Another Real Good 'Un 1989, 1990
5375Come On Down 1990
5376 and Ron CarterSomething in Common1989
5377The Collective1989
5378The Plot Thickens
5379Sugar 1989
5380Hanging in the Balance 1989
5381A Time for Love 1989
5382Songs of Courage1991
5383Overview 1989
5384Capital Hill 1989
5385Sources of Inspiration 1989
5386In Passing 1989
5387Happy Ground 1989
5388Oasis 1989
5389Plaxico 1989
5390Lost and Found 1989
5392Asha 1989
5394To Reach a Dream 1988, 1989
5395Hot Tat 1989
5398 and Anthony CoxFalling Man1989
5399Revelation 1989
5400Starclimber [~Muse MR 5276]1982, 1990
5401Dakota Staton 1990
5402What Time It Be! 1990
5403Out of the Tradition 1990
5404Me and My Shadow1990
5405As Long as There's Music 1990
5406People Music 1990
5408I Just Can't Stop Loving You 1990, 1991
5409Whip Appeal1990
5410The Little Tiger 1990
5411Christmas with Etta Jones 1990
5412Destiny Express 1990
5413Gotstabe a Better Way!1988
5414No Detour Ahead 1992
5416The Buck Stops Here 1990
5417Time Remembered 1989
5418, Nat Simpkins and Houston PersonJust Friends1990
5419What a Way to Go1990
5420May I Come In 1990
5421 and Ron CarterNow's the Time1990
5422Gut Feelings 1990
5423Obsession 1990
5425Sandy Graham 1989
5426You Got Me Runnin 1990, 1991
5427Iridescence 1990
5428Hangin' with Smooth1990
5429The Champ [=Muse MR 5023]1973
5430Crystal Reflections [~Muse MR 5101]1976
5431Moonchild 1991
5432Walk On 1991
5433Why Not! 1990
5434Great Scott! 1991
5435 and Rufus ReidEllington a la Carte1983
5436I'll Close My Eyes1991
5437Telepathy 1992
5438Coming Out Swinging 1990
5439Big MaybelleThe Last of Big Maybelle  
5441Seth Air 1991
5443The Genius of the B3 [=Muse MR 5005]1972
5444Bop Redux [=Muse MR 5123]1977
5445Highest Mountain [=Muse MR 5076] 
5446Times Out of Mind [=Muse MR 5092] 
5447Cause and Effect 1991
5448 and Ron Carter Akioustically Sound1991
5449I'm Beginning to See the Light 1991
5450The Fountain 1991
5451The Party 1989
5454Nocturne Parisian 1991, 1992
5455Unforgettable1991
5456A Guitar Thing 1991
5457I'll Never Stop Loving You1992
5458Night Out 1990
5462Darling, Please Save Your Love for Me 1991
5463On the Edges of White1991
5466Blues and Other Love Songs 1992
5467Blues Nexus1993
5468Heart Strings 1993
5469The Traveler 1992
5470Somethin's Cookin' [~Muse MR 5218]1981
5471The Sands of Time [=Muse MR 5229]1980
5472The Moontrane [=Muse MR 5058]1974
5473Helen Humes and the Muse All-Stars [=Muse MR 5217] 
5474Reverse the Charges 1991, 1992
5475Serious Hang 1992
5476In the Spirit 1992
5477Short Takes  
5478Tenor Madness Too! 1992
5479Send One Your Love 1992
5480The Lion and His Pride 1991
5481I Ain't Jivin' I'm Jammin'1992
5482Possum Grease 1992
5483Impulse 1992
5484No Regrets 1992
5485Each One Teach One  
5488Star Eyes 
5489 and Mark MurphyOne for Junior1991
5492Late Night 1991
5493This Is Always 1992
5494The Chris White Project 1992
5495Jubilation 1992
5496Travelin' Light 1992
5497Organ-ized 1992
5499Ready 'n Able1995
5501Doodlin1992
5502Isn't This a Lovely Day 1992
5503This Is the Life 1993
5504Neck Peckin' Jammie1993
5505Soulful Sin 1993
5507Lafayette Is Here1992
5509Heart of the Forrest [=Palo Alto PAJ 8021]1978
5510Cookin' with Some Barbeque 1994
5511At Last 1993, 1995
5512In A-Chord 1994
5514Soul Eyes 1991
5515Thinking of You 1993
5516Secret Rhythms1993
5518Crunchin' 1993
5520The Thirteenth Moon 1994
5521Smokin' Jazz 
5522Car Tunes 1993
5523One with the Wind1993
5524Horn of Plenty 1993
5525With All Your Heart 1993
5527Love Is the Answer 1994
5528All About My Girl1994
5529Interchange 1994
5530Christmas with Houston Person and Friends 1994
5531Comin' Home1994
5533Munchin' 1993
5534 with Benny GreenMy Gentleman Friend 1994
5539Young Gunn 1994
5540 and Houston Person Horn to Horn1994
5541 and Melba MooreHappy Together 
5542The Oracle 1995
5543The Great City 1995
5544Resurgence  
5546Whirling  
5547Talk to Me Baby 
5552Nightwings  
5556A Night in Greenwich Village  
5558Live at Sandy's! [=Muse MR 5191 + MR 5236]1978
5566 and John SimonLegacy 
5567Something to Ponder 1994
5568I'll Get By  

See also

External links

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. 855. 2. 2nd.
  2. Web site: HighNote/Savant Records . Allaboutjazz.com . 2014-05-21.
  3. Web site: Onyx Records Listing . Jazzdiscography.com . 1998-07-03 . 2014-05-21.
  4. Jim. Bessman . 32 Proves To Be A Prodigious Number For Producer/Label Head Joel Dorn . 40–41 . 18 January 1997 . . 13 October 2014 .
  5. Book: Gitler, Ira . Ira Gitler . Leonard Feather . Leonard Feather . The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz . Preface . https://books.google.com/books?id=CibYUWF-ZXkC&pg=PT21 . 2007 . 1999 . Page 21 in Google Books preview . Oxford University Press . 9780199729074 . 13 October 2014 .
  6. News: Al Jr. . Hunter . Jazz For The Masses 32 Records Is Carving Out A Niche With Reissued Tracks . . 4 March 1999 . 13 October 2014 .
  7. Web site: Christopher . Porter . Savoy Acquires Muse & Landmark Catalogs . 16 January 2003 . . 13 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018093318/http://jazztimes.com/articles/22216-savoy-acquires-muse-landmark-catalogs . 2014-10-18 . dead .
  8. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5000.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5000 to 5049
  9. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5050.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5050 to 5099
  10. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5100.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5100 to 5149
  11. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5150.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5150 to 5199
  12. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5200.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5200 to 5249
  13. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5250.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5250 to 5299
  14. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5300.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5300 to 5349
  15. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5350.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5350 to 5399
  16. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5400.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5400 to 5449
  17. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5450.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5450 to 5499
  18. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5500.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5500 to 5568