Arabesque Records
Arabesque Records is an American record company and label specializing in jazz and classical music. It was founded by Ward Botsford with Caedmon Audio as a classical music label. In 1988 it was acquired by Botsford and Marvin Reiss, becoming an independent label, and in 1992 added jazz to its production, with early releases by Craig Handy and Carmen Lundy.
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Arabesque Records is an American record company and label specializing in jazz and classical music. It was founded by Ward Botsford with Caedmon Audio as a classical music label. In 1988 it was acquired by Botsford and Marvin Reiss, becoming an independent label, and in 1992 added jazz to its production, with early releases by Craig Handy and Carmen Lundy.
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Overview
Its catalogue grew to include Jane Ira Bloom, Bruce Brubaker, Thomas Chapin, Dave Douglas, Art Farmer, Billy Hart, Myra Melford, and Charles McPherson, and Horace Tapscott.
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Key facts
• Name — Arabesque Records • Founded — 1987 • Founder — Ward Botsford, Marvin Reiss • Genre — Jazz, classical • Country — U.S. • Location — New York City • Url — www.arabesquerecords.com
Jazz
Jazz
• Catalogue No: AJO — Artist — Album • 101 — Craig — Split Second Timing • 102 — Carmen — Moment to Moment • 103 — 8 Bold Souls — Sideshow • 104 — Leandro — E Por Que Nao? (And Why Not?) • 105 — Billy — Amethyst • 106 — Ray — Excursion • 107 — Jane Ira — Art and Aviation • 108 — String Trio of New York — Intermobility • 109 — Craig — Introducing Three for All + One • 110 — Thomas — I've Got Your Number • 111 — Ray — Continuum • 112 — Art & Tom Harrell — The Company I Keep • 113 — Charles — First Flight Out • 114 — 8 Bold Souls — Ant Farm • 115 — Thomas — You Don't Know Me • 116 — Barry — Straight Ahead • 117 — Charles — Come Play with Me • 118 — Art — The Meaning of Art • 119 — Horace — Aiee! The Phantom • 120 — Jane Ira — The Nearness • 121 — Charles — Kamau • 122 — Ray — Vignettes • 123 — Bert — Endless Fingers • 124 — Frank — Leo Rising • 125 — Marc — Listen • 126 — Dave — Tiny Bell Trio: Live in Europe • 127 — Marlon — Marlon's Mode • 128 — Horace — Thoughts of Dar es Salaam • 129 — Billy — Oceans of Time • 130 — Art — Silk Road • 131 — Ben — Dust • 132 — Dave — Stargazer • 133 — Lost Tribe — Many Lifetimes • 134 — Charles — Manhattan Nocturne • 135 — Jack — Trio Art • 136 — Adrienne — She's Dangerous • 137 — Justin — The Challenge • 138 — Patrick — Twelve Sacred Dances • 139 — Dave — Magic Triangle • 140 — Marc — The Antidote • 141 — Ray — 1-2-3-4 • 142 — Myra — Above Blue • 143 — Norman — One Step Closer • 144 — Jane Ira — The Red Quartets • 145 — Dave — Leap of Faith • 146 — Ted — Rhyme & Reason • 147 — Myra — Dance Beyond the Color • 148 — Ben — Excavation • 149 — Bobby — Live & In Clave!! • 150 — — • 151 — Donny — Seen from Above • 152 — Scott — The Magic Line • 153 — Tony — Sabino • 154 — Myra & Marty Ehrlich — Yet Can Spring • 155 — Jane Ira — Sometimes the Magic • 156 — Ted — Sidewalk Meeting • 157 — Hilton — Enchantment • 158 — Jane Ira — Chasing Paint • 159 — Myra — Where the Two Worlds Touch • 160 — Donny — The Way Through • 161 — — • 162 — — • 163 — — • 164 — John — Abacus • 165 — — • 166 — Rez — Snake Charmer • 180 — Steve Big Band — Excalibur • 189 — Steve — Out of the New
Classical (early issues)
Classical (early issues)
• Schubert and Schnabel – An Historical Recording, Volume IV., Therese Behr (1987) • Ralph Vaughan Williams - Sir Yehudi Menuhin Conducting the English Chamber Orchestra (1988) • The Complete Chopin Piano Works – Garrick Ohlsson, piano (1989) • Music of Alkan – Ronald Smith, piano (1985) • The Complete Piano Variations of Johannes Brahms – Ian Hobson, piano (1994) • George Gershwin: An American in Paris, Rhapsody in Blue, Concerto in F – London Symphony Orchestra, Mitch Miller, conductor, David Golub, piano (1992) • Mozart: Complete Works for Four Hands – Artur Balsam & Gena Raps, piano (1995) • Richard Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica; 4 Orchestral Songs – Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (1989) • Benjamin Britten: Illuminations; Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Simple Symphony - English Chamber Orchestra; Elisabeth Söderström, Soprano; Gilbert Levine, Conductor (1989) • Dmitri Shostakovitch: Symphony No. 1; Piano Concerto; Age of Gold Suite - Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra; Garrick Ohlsson, Piano; Gilbert Levine, Conductor (1989)
Classical (later issues)
Classical (later issues)
• Encore Rossini, Rockwell Blake • Inner Cities (2003), Alvin Curran, Bruce Brubaker, piano • Karol Szymanowski: Solo Piano Works, Emily White, piano (2009) • Chopin: 24 Etudes, op.10 and op.25, Matthew Cameron, piano (2015) • Schumann: Liederkreis (Kerner Lieder; Lenau Lieder and Requiem; Eichendorff Liederkreis), Sergey Schepkin with Darren Chase, baritone (2013) • Quynh Nguyen plays Schubert, Chopin (2004) • Matthew Cameron plays Romantic Favorites for Piano (2012) • Forgotten Americans Z6823, includes: "A Life," Ernst Bacon, Joel Krosnick, cello and Gilbert Kalish, piano. • La fedeltà premiata, Haydn, Z6751-3 (1999) • Schumann: Song Cycles Op. 24, 42 & 48 – Leon Fleisher, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, John Shirly-Quirk (2009) • Franz Schubert: String Quartets – Guarneri String Quartet, (2009)
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- 1.Kennedy, Gary. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1. Grove's Dictionaries Inc. 62. 2002. 1561592846.
- 2."Faculty Experts” , The New School. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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- S. Gribetz, "Label Watch: Arabesque's Dual Personality". Jazz Times vol. 22, no. 9 (1992), p. 24.
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