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Audiophile Records is an American record label founded in 1947 by Ewing Dunbar Nunn (1900–1977). During his ownership, the company was based in Saukville, Wisconsin. At the death of Nunn in 1977, Audiophile had produced nearly 100 albums, most of which were traditional jazz. == Succession of ownership == The Cullum Family : Nunn retired from Northern Signal in 1965, which gave him more time to devote to Audiophile, and, he and wife moved to San Antonio. In 1969, he sold Audiophile to musicians James Albert Cullum, Sr. (1914–1973) and son, James Albert Cullum, Jr. (born 1941), who also owned Happy Jazz Records. Nunn continued, however, as chief engineer for Audiophile and Happy Jazz. : Jim Sr. and Jim Jr. were jazz enthusiasts and talented musicians — the father a clarinetist, the son a cornetist. They had formed a dixieland band in 1962 called the Happy Jazz Band that enjoyed popularity at venues along the San Antonio River Walk. Their band operated under the auspices of Happy Jazz, Inc., which, in addition to acquiring Audiophile Records, had before that founded Happy Jazz Records (record label) and The Landing, a restaurant on the San Antonio River Walk where The Happy Jazz Band performed. Jim Sr. was the vice president, Jim Jr. was president, and Jim Sr's wife, Mary Conoly Cullum ''(née'' Prendergast; 1915–1994) was the corporate secretary and chief of operations.〔''Jim Cullum Sr., 59, Jazz Enthusiast, Dies,'' Dallas Morning News, June 8, 1973, Sec. E, pg. 9〕〔(''Happy Jazz Label Builds Reputation By Building Up the Classic Sounds, )'' Billboard Magazine, August 9, 1972, pps. T–28 & T–37〕 When Jim Sr. had died in 1973, Nunn continued to serve as chief engineer while Jim Jr. ran the company.〔 Nunn, in July 1977, the month he died, was still hard at work at the studio — recording Jim Cullum's band — despite being in a wheelchair.〔 : The Happy Jazz Band had recorded albums with Audiophile Records while Nunn owned the label, including the following: : * ''Happy landing!'', Happy Jazz Band, Audiophile Records (1969) The George H. Buck, Jr. Jazz Foundation, Inc. : Sometime after the death of Jim Cullum, Sr. (in the mid–1970s), The George H. Buck, Jr., Jazz Foundation, Inc. (a non-profit Louisiana corporation) acquired Audiophile Records and moved its headquarters to the foundation's hometown, New Orleans. The GHB Jazz Foundation is the owner of Jazzology Records. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Audiophile Records」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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