Tempo Records was an independent British jazz record label.
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The label was founded in 1946 by Ron Davies, and Colin Pomroy, with premises on Piccadilly Arcade, London (run by Stephen Appleby).[1][2]
This label had two periods of activity. In the late 1940s and early 1950s Tempo re-released a series of discs of recordings made c. 1930 for Paramount and a series of discs of musicians working in the revivalist idiom recorded for the marque.[3]
From about 1955, after the label was sold, modernists such as Jimmy Deuchar,[4] Tubby Hayes,[5] and Dizzy Reece[6] were recorded. The last recording session took place in late 1960, and the label was shut down.
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edit- ^ Freund Schwartz, Roberta (29 April 2016). How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues Style in the United Kingdom. Routledge. pp. 30–. ISBN 978-1-317-12094-0. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Gordon, Edmund (2017). The Invention of Angela Carter: A Biography. Oxford University Press. pp. 43–. ISBN 978-0-19-062684-6. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ www.78rpmcommunity.com The 78rpm Community: Tempo Records Complete Catalogue, February 1952 Archived 8 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Collar, Matt. "The Complete Tempo Recordings: 1955-1958 - Jimmy Deuchar". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Complete Tempo Recordings 1955-59 - Tubby Hayes". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ Porter, Christopher (1 October 2004). "Dizzy Reece: Progress Report - JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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