Xanadu Records
Xanadu Records was a jazz record label founded in 1975 by Don Schlitten. It was most active during the 1970s and 1980s and stopped recording in the 1990s. The catalogue was bought by emusic in 1999, but no new music was produced.
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In 2007, the catalogue was bought by The Orchard, which entered an agreement in 2015 with Elemental Music to reissue some of the catalog as the Xanadu Master Edition Series. The partnership planned to include albums by Kenny Barron, Bob Berg, Al Cohn, Sonny Criss, Joe Farrell, Barry Harris, Dexter Gordon, Albert Heath, Jimmy Heath, Duke Jordan, Charles McPherson, and Cecil Payne.
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• Name — Xanadu Records • Parent — Sony Music Entertainment • Founded — 1975 • Founder — Don Schlitten • Defunct — 1999 • Status — Defunct • Distributor — The Orchard • Genre — Jazz • Country — U.S. • Url — xanadurecords.com
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• # — Leader — Album • 101 — Allyn, David — Don't Look Back • 102 — Powell, Bud — Bud in Paris • 103 — Noto, Sam — Entrance! • 104 — Chambers, Paul/Hampton Hawes — East/West Controversy, The • 105 — Criss, Sonny — Saturday Morning • 106 — Hines, Earl & Roy Eldridge — At the Village Vanguard • 107 — Guy, Joe & Hot Lips Page — Trumpet Battle at Minton's • 108 — Pepper, Art — The Early Show • 109 — Farlow, Tal — Fuerst Set • 110 — Cohn, Al — Play It Now • 111 — Hawkins, Coleman — Thanks for the Memory • 112 — Guy, Joe & Billie Holiday — Harlem Odyssey • 113 — Harris, Barry — Barry Harris Plays Tadd Dameron • 114 — Bishop, Walter Jr. — Bish Bash • 115 — McPherson, Charles — Beautiful! • 116 — Raney, Jimmy — The Influence • 117 — Pepper, Art — Late Show, The • 118 — Heath, Jimmy — Picture of Heath • 119 — Farlow, Tal — Second Set • 120 — Various Artists — Bebop Revisited 1 • 121 — Clark, Sonny — Memorial Album • 122 — Various Artists — International Jam Sessions • 123 — Various Artists — Sweets, Lips & Lots of Jazz • 124 — Various Artists — Bebop Revisited 2 • 125 — Dorham, Kenny — The Kenny Dorham Memorial Album • 126 — Monterose, J. R. — Straight Ahead • 127 — Noto, Sam — Act One • 128 — Tucker, Mickey — Triplicity • 129 — Jones, Sam — Cello Again • 130 — Harris, Barry — Live in Tokyo • 131 — McPherson, Charles — Live in Tokyo • 132 — Raney, Jimmy — Live in Tokyo • 133 — Most, Sam — Mostly Flute • 134 — Edwards, Teddy — The Inimitable Teddy Edwards • 135 — Cuber, Ronnie — Cuber Libre! • 136 — Cohn, Al & Dexter Gordon — True Blue • 137 — Cohn, Al & Dexter Gordon — Silver Blue • 138 — Cohn, Al — Al Cohn's America • 139 — Coker, Dolo — Dolo! • 140 — Raney, Jimmy — Solo • 141 — Most, Sam — Flute Flight • 142 — Coker, Dolo — California Hard • 143 — Tucker, Mickey — Sojourn • 144 — Noto, Sam — Notes to You • 145 — Cohn, Al & Jimmy Rowles — Heavy Love • 146 — Gray, Wardell — Live in Hollywood • 147 — Coleman, Earl — Song for You, A • 148 — Pepper, Art & Shorty Rogers — Popo • 149 — McPherson, Charles — New Horizons • 150 — Jones, Sam — Changes & Things • 151 — Marsh, Warne — Live in Hollywood • 152 — Butler, Frank — The Stepper • 153 — Coker, Dolo — Third Down • 154 — Harris, Barry — Barry Harris Plays Barry Harris • 155 — Dunbar, Ted — Opening Remarks • 156 — Cuber, Ronnie — The Eleventh Day of Aquarius • 157 — Rowles, Jimmy — We Could Make Such Beautiful Music Together • 158 — Mitchell, Billy — The Colossus of Detroit • 159 — Berg, Bob — New Birth • 160 — Most, Sam — From the Attic of My Mind • 161 — Hawes, Hampton — Memorial Album • 162 — Various Artists — Xanadu at Montreux '78 1 • 163 — Various Artists — Xanadu at Montreux '78 2 • 164 — Various Artists — Xanadu at Montreux '78 3 • 165 — Various Artists — Xanadu at Montreux '78 4 • 166 — Drew, Kenny — Home Is Where the Soul Is • 167 — Drew, Kenny — For Sure! • 168 — Noto, Sam — Noto-riety • 169 — Butler, Frank — Wheelin' and Dealin • 170 — McPherson, Charles — Free Bop! • 171 — Various Artists — Piano Players, The • 172 — Fruscella, Tony — Bebop Revisited 3 • 173 — Most, Sam & Joe Farrell — Flute Talk • 174 — Farrell, Joe — Skateboard Park • 175 — Coleman, Earl — There's Something About an Old Love • 176 — Sprague, Peter — Dance of the Universe • 177 — Harris, Barry — Tokyo 1976 4/1,12,14/76 • 178 — Coker, Dolo — All Alone • 179 — Cohn, Al — No Problem • 180 — Cohn, Al & Billy Mitchell — Xanadu in Africa • 181 — Dunbar, Ted — Secundum Artem • 182 — Mitchell, Billy — De Lawd's Blues • 183 — Sprague, Peter — The Path • 184 — Sprague, Peter — Bird Raga • 185 — Cohn, Al — Night Flight to Dakar • 186 — Eldridge, Roy — At Jerry Newman's • 187 — Mover, Bob — In the True Tradition • 188 — Barron, Kenny — Kenny Barron at the Piano • 189 — Hawkins, Coleman — Dutch Treat • 190 — Auld, Georgie — Homage • 191 — Harris, Bill — Memorial Album • 192 — Russell, Pee Wee — Over the Rainbow • 193 — Sprague, Peter — Message Sent on the Wind, The • 194 — Mover, Bob — Things Unseen! • 195 — Hawkins, Coleman — Jazz Tones • 196 — Dunbar, Ted — Jazz Guitarist • 197 — Green, Bennie/James Moody — Bebop Revisited 4 • 198 — Kelly, Wynton — Blues on Purpose • 199 — Norvo, Red — Time in His Hands • 200 — Criss, Sonny — Memorial Album • 201 — Various Artists — Anniversary • 202 — Monk, Thelonious — Live at the Village Gate • 203 — Hines, Earl — 57 Varieties • 204 — Thompson, Lucky — Brown Rose • 205 — Various Artists — Bebop Revisited 5 • 206 — Haig, Al — Live in Hollywood • 207 — Eckstine, Billy — I Want to Talk About You • 208 — Various Artists — Bebop Revisited 6 • 209 — Raney, Jimmy & Sonny Clark — Together • 210 — Gibbs, Terry — Bopstacle Course • 211 • 212 • 213 — Harris, Barry — The Bird of Red and Gold
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Yanow, Scott. All music guide to jazz : the experts' guide to the best jazz recordings. Miller Freeman Books. 1341. 1998. 0-87930-530-4.
- 2.Xanadu Records. www.xanadurecords.com.
- 3.Xanadu Master Edition Series. Elemental Music. 9 June 2015.
- 4.Elemental Music to Reissue 25 Albums Originally on Xanadu Label - JazzTimes. JazzTimes.
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