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American label executive and marketing manager.
General manager of [l63138].
Starting in the mid-50s, working for [l19591] and [l34094], he bacame in the 60s,
Director of Publicity and Advertising for, sequentially, [l4898], [l681] and [l1866].
Before his retirement in 1991, he held the position of [l19936] senior vice president.
As record collector, he owned one of the largest know private collection of jazz and blues,
that counted about 250,000 items, donated to the Library of Congress in 2003.

Born: April 17, 1923 in Patterson, New Jersey
Died: September 17, 2007 in Southbury, Connecticut


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Různí
The Story Of Stax Records
2020, LP, Album, Mono, RE, RM, 180 + LP, Album, Mono, RE, Stax, Volt, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Otis Redding
The Definitive Studio Album Collection
2017, LP, Album, Mono, RE + LP, Album, Mono, RE + LP, Al, Rhino Records (2), Rhino Records (2), ,
Soul
Gil Mellé Quartet*
The Complete Prestige Recordings 1956-1957
2008, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records
Joe Tex
Hold What You've Got / The New Boss
2001, CD, Comp, Connoisseur Collection
Don Covay
Mercy / See-Saw
2000, CD, Comp, Koch Records
Sergio Mendes*
The Swinger From Rio / The Beat Of Brazil
1999
Hubert Laws
The Laws Of Jazz / Flute By-Laws
1994
Gil Melle Quartet*
Melle Plays Primitive Modern / Quadrama
1991
Moondog
More Moondog / The Story Of Moondog
1991
Louis Armstrong
Volume V - Louis In New York
1990
Count Basie
The Essential Count Basie, Volume 3
1988
Irving Berlin
A Hundred Years (All-Star Performances Of 21 Classic Songs)
1988
Charlie Christian
The Genius Of The Electric Guitar
1987
Count Basie
The Essential Count Basie, Volume 1
1987
Gil Melle Quartet*
Quadrama
1986, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Hubert Laws
The Laws Of Jazz
1981, LP, Album, RE, Atlantic
Artie Shaw
Clarinet Magic With The Big Band And Strings (Volume 1)
1978, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Big Band
Různí
It Had To Be You: Popular Keyboard From The Days Of The Speakeasy To The Television Era
1977, LP, Comp, New World Records,
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson
1973, ,
Big Band/Swing
Booker T. E The MG's*
A Woman, A Lover, A Friend
1967, LP, Comp, Atlantic, Atlantic
Ben E. King
Spanish Harlem
1967, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Sergio Mendes*
The Swinger From Rio
1966
Booker T. & The MGs*
Soul Dressing
1965
Herbie Mann
My Kinda Groove
1965, ,
Bossa Nova/Cool Jazz
Solomon Burke
The Best Of Solomon Burke
1965
Joe Tex
Hold What You've Got
1965
Různí
Murray The K's Greatest Holiday Show Live From The Brooklyn Fox
1965, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Vocal
Don Covay & The Goodtimers
Mercy!
1965
Herbie Mann & João Gilberto
Herbie Mann & Joao Gilberto With Antonio Carlos Jobim
1965, ,
Bossa Nova/Latin Jazz
Ben E. King
Ben E. King's Greatest Hits
1964
Různí
Apollo Saturday Night
1964
Bobby Darin
Winners
1964
Otis Redding
Pain In My Heart
1964, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Nino And April*
Nino And April Sing The Great Songs
1964
Ben E. King
Seven Letters
1964
Rufus Thomas
Walking The Dog
1964
The Drifters
The Good Life With The Drifters
1964
Bent Fabric
The Drunken Penguin
1964
Hubert Laws
The Laws Of Jazz
1964
Různí
Saturday Night At The Uptown
1964, Vinyl, ,
Soul
Mr. Acker Bilk* With The Leon Young String Chorale
Great Themes From Great Foreign Films
1964
The Drifters
Under The Boardwalk
1964
Mr. Acker Bilk* With The Leon Young String Chorale
A Touch Of Latin
1964
Bent Fabric
Organ Grinder's Swing
1964
Mel Tormé
Songs Of New York
1964, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Solomon Burke
Rock 'N Soul
1964, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Solomon Burke
If You Need Me
1963, ,
Soul
Gus Cannon
Walk Right In
1963
The Shadows
Surfing With The Shadows
1963, ,
Beat
Různí
The Treasure Chest Of Goldies
1963
Bent Fabric
Alley Cat
1962, Vinyl, ,
Ragtime/Honky Tonk/Easy Listening
Ben E. King
Don't Play That Song!
1962
The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band*
Jazz Is Universal
1962, ,
Big Band
Booker T. & The M.G.s*
Green Onions
1962, Vinyl MGM Pressing, ,
Soul
Moondog
More Moondog
1957, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Experimental/Minimal/Modern Classical/Tribal
Teo Macero With The Prestige Jazz Quartet
Teo
1957, Vinyl, ,
Bop
Barbara Lea
Barbara Lea With The Johnny Windhurst Quintets
1956, Vinyl, ,
Vocal/Swing
Moondog
Moondog
1956, ,
Modern Classical/Big Band/Experimental
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney 1955 (Vol. 2)
1955, 7", EP, Metronome
Teddy Charles N. D. Quartet* Introducing J. R. Montrose*
Teddy Charles N. D. Quartet
1955, ,
Cool Jazz
Phil Woods New Jazz Quintet Featuring Jon Eardley
Encores
1955
The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet
1955
Billy Taylor Trio
In Concert At Town Hall, December 17, 1954
1955
The Billy Taylor Trio*
A Touch Of Taylor
1955
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Vol. 3 La Ronde
1955
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Vol. 2: Django / Milano / One Bass Hit
1955
Jimmy Raney
Jimmy Raney 1955
1955
Různí
St. Louis Jazz 1925-1927
LP, Comp, Herwin Records,
Ben E. King
Sings For Soulful Lovers / Seven Letters
CD, Comp, RE, DBK Works
Otis Redding
Trilogy - Three Classic Albums
,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Bix Beiderbecke
The Bix Beiderbecke Story
The Drifters
Save The Last Dance For Me / The Good Life With The Drifters
Různí
Yazoo's History Of Jazz
Albert Ayler
Spirits
2011