Sittin' in With
Sittin' in With (sometimes Sittin' in) was an American jazz and blues record label run by Bob Shad. It was active from 1948 to 1952. Shad and his brother Morty founded the label in 1948 in New York City, and released swing jazz, mainstream jazz, blues, and R&B music.
Sittin' in With
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Sittin' in With (sometimes Sittin' in) was an American jazz and blues record label run by Bob Shad. It was active from 1948 to 1952. Shad and his brother Morty founded the label in 1948 in New York City, and released swing jazz, mainstream jazz, blues, and R&B music.
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Shad later went on to work with Jax Records, EmArcy Records, and Mainstream Records.
• Ray Abrams • Chu Berry • Beryl Booker • Goree Carter • Ray Charles • Earl Coleman • Leroy Dallas • Julian Dash • Champion Jack Dupree • Stan Getz • Wardell Gray • Big John Greer • Al Haig • John Hardee • Peppermint Harris • Smokey Hogg • Lightnin' Hopkins • Dave Lambert • Brownie McGhee • Elmore Nixon • Buddy Stewart • Arbee Stidham • Sonny Terry • Charlie Ventura • Curley Weaver • James Wayne
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Sittin' in With established.
1948
Sittin' in With was established or created on 1 January 1948.
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Sittin' in With was established or created on 1 January 1948. Situated in United States. Recorded as record label.
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- OpenAlex bibliographic index, 12 indexed publications naming Sittin' in With.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1301238: Sittin' in With
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- “Sittin' in With”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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