Doctor Jazz Records was established by Bob Thiele in 1983 to release new material, historical recordings, and albums previously released on his Flying Dutchman, Signature, Hanover, Amsterdam and Bob Thiele Music labels.[1] Some of these releases had Signature labels.[2] The label ceased to release albums in 1987 and Thiele established Red Baron Records in 1991.[3][4][5]
Discography
edit| Catalog No. (FW or W2X for 2LP) | Album | Artist | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38445 | Arnie Lawrence and Treasure Island | Arnie Lawrence | |
| 38446 | Classic Tenors | Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young | |
| 38447 | Dreams of Tomorrow | Lonnie Liston Smith | |
| 38448 | On the Road Again | Teresa Brewer and Stephane Grappelli | |
| 38521 | Teresa Brewer at Carrnegie Hall | Teresa Brewer | Two record set |
| 38534 | I Dig Big Band Singers | Teresa Brewer | |
| 38727 | Live at Carnegie Hall | Stephane Grappelli | |
| 38728 | Shelly Manne and his Friends | Shelly Manne | Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10150 |
| 38729 | Steve Allen’s Hip Fables | Al "Jazzbo" Collins and Slim Gaillard | |
| 38810 | We Love You Fats | Teresa Brewer and Earl “Fatha” Hines | |
| 38836 | The Songs of Bessie Smith | Teresa Brewer and Count Basie | Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10161 |
| 38851 | Classic Pianos | Erroll Garner / Earl "Fatha" Hines / James P. Johnson / Art Hodes | |
| 39137 | All Star Road Band | Duke Ellington | Two record set |
| 39150 | June Night | Svend Asmussen | |
| 39204 | Gato…Para Los Amigos!! | Gato Barbieri | |
| 39418 | Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip | Anita O’Day | Reissue of Bob Thiele Music 1 0595 |
| 39419 | A Melody from the Sky | Flip Phillips | |
| 39420 | Silhouettes | Lonnie Liston Smith | |
| 39421 | Teresa Brewer in London | Teresa Brewer | Reissue of the Amsterdam AMS 12015. This album is on the Signature Label. |
| 38447 | Dreams of Tomorrow | Lonnie Liston Smith | |
| 39519 | Classic Tenors Volume 2 | Coleman Hawkins / Dickie Wells / Julian Dash / Eddie Davis | |
| 39520 | Afrique | Count Basie | Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10138 |
| 39521 | Live at Carnegie Hall and Montreux, Switzerland | Teresa Brewer | Two record set |
| 39524 | Oily Rags | Oily Rags | This album is on the Signature label. Reissue of BSL 1 0598. |
| 39876 | The 20’s Score Again | Bob Thiele and his Orchestra | Reissue of Signature BSL 1 0555 |
| 40012 | All Star Road Band Volume 2 | Duke Ellington | Two record set |
| 40029 | Hot and Bothered (A Re-Creation) | Mercer Ellington | |
| 40030 | Happy Reunion | Duke Ellington | |
| 40031 | The Cotton Connection | Teresa Brewer with Mercer Ellington | |
| 40063 | Rejuvenation | Lonnie Liston Smith | |
| 40064 | That’s a Plenty | Yank Lawson | Reissue of the Bob Thiele Music BBM 1 0941 |
| 40111 | Acoustical Suspension | Teo Macero | |
| 40112 | A Touch of Ragtime | George Segal and the Imperial Jazz Band | This album is on the Signature Label and is a reissue of Signature BSL 1 0654 |
| 40113 | Teresa Brewer at Christmas Time | Teresa Brewer | This album is on the Signature Label and is a reissue of Coral CRL 57144 |
| 40155 | Moving Lines | Don Sebesky | |
| 40183 | Apasionado | Gato Barbieri | |
| 40231 | American Music Box Volume 1: The Songs of Irving Berlin | Teresa Brewer | |
| 40232 | Midnight Cafe (A Few More For The Road) | Teresa Brewer | |
| 40233 | On the Good Ship Lollipop | Teresa Brewer and Svend Asmussen | |
| 40234 | What a Wonderful World | Bobby Hackett | Reissue of Flying Dutchman FDS 10159 |
| 40349 | Setting Standards | Phil Mattson and the PM Singers | |
| 40350 | Air Play | Benny Goodman | Two record set |
| 40358 | Whatever Happened to Johnny Bothwell | Johnny Bothwell | Reissue of Bob Thiele Music 1 |
| 40359 | New Mood Indigo | Duke Ellington | |
| 40525 | Now’s the Time | Ray Bryant | Reissue of Hanover SM 6008 |
| 40526 | Love Strokes | Gary Lemel and Bill Marx | |
| 40527 | Jubilee | Phil Mattson and the PM Singers | |
| 40550 | Soul of Toots Thielemans | Toots Thielemans | |
| 40612 | Make Someone Happy | Lonnie Liston Smith | |
| 40706 | Feel the Good Music of Doctor Jazz | Various Artists | |
| 40950 | Big Three | Coleman Hawkins / Lester Young / Ben Webster | |
| 40951 | Good News | Teresa Brewer | |
| 40952 | Oh Lord, Let Me Do No Wrong | Pharoah Sanders | |
| 45256 | What a Wonderful World | Teresa Brewer | This is on the Signature label |
References
edit- ^ Both Sides Now: Doctor Jazz Label Discography, accessed November 26, 2019
- ^ Both Sides Now: Signature Label Discography, accessed November 26, 2019
- ^ Bob Thiele Los Angeles Times obituary
- ^ "Bob Thiele, 73, Record Producer for Jazz Legends (Published 1996)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-06-22.
- ^ Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 382. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.