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'''Roost Records''' (also known as '''Royal Roost Records''') was a [[record label]] established in [[1949 in music|1949]] by [[music producer]] [[Teddy Reig]], primarily to record [[jazz music|jazz]], taking its secondary name from the [[New York City|New York]] club with which it was associated. The saxophonist [[Stan Getz]], early in his career, was the most celebrated musician to record for the label, though recordings by guitarist [[Johnny Smith]] are also highly regarded. [[Johnny Smith]] was the biggest-selling artist on the Roost label.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Moonlight in Vermont: The Official Biography of Johnny Smith|last = Flanagan|first = Lin|publisher = Centerstream Publishing|year = 2015|isbn = 978-1-57424-322-2|location = Anaheim Hills|pages = 85}}</ref> |
'''Roost Records''' (also known as '''Royal Roost Records''') was a [[record label]] established in [[1949 in music|1949]] by [[music producer]] [[Teddy Reig]], primarily to record [[jazz music|jazz]], taking its secondary name from the [[New York City|New York]] club with which it was associated. The saxophonist [[Stan Getz]], early in his career, was the most celebrated musician to record for the label, though recordings by guitarist [[Johnny Smith]] are also highly regarded. [[Johnny Smith]] was the biggest-selling artist on the Roost label.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Moonlight in Vermont: The Official Biography of Johnny Smith|last = Flanagan|first = Lin|publisher = Centerstream Publishing|year = 2015|isbn = 978-1-57424-322-2|location = Anaheim Hills|pages = 85}}</ref> |
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It was acquired by [[Morris Levy]] in [[1958 in music|1958]] and incorporated into [[Roulette Records]]. |
It was acquired by [[Morris Levy]] in [[1958 in music|1958]] and incorporated into [[Roulette Records]]. |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[List of record labels]] |
* [[List of record labels]] |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 04:06, 14 October 2015
Roost Records (also known as Royal Roost Records) was a record label established in 1949 by music producer Teddy Reig, primarily to record jazz, taking its secondary name from the New York club with which it was associated. The saxophonist Stan Getz, early in his career, was the most celebrated musician to record for the label, though recordings by guitarist Johnny Smith are also highly regarded. Johnny Smith was the biggest-selling artist on the Roost label.[1]
It was acquired by Morris Levy in 1958 and incorporated into Roulette Records.
See also
References
- ^ Flanagan, Lin (2015). Moonlight in Vermont: The Official Biography of Johnny Smith. Anaheim Hills: Centerstream Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-57424-322-2.