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Crescent Records was an American independent record label that produced jazz recordings from 1944 to 1946. It was the first record label founded by Nesuhi Ertegun, who started it with the express purpose of recording a band that was assembled to perform on CBS Radio's 1944 variety series, ''The Orson Welles Almanac''. Only one artist, Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, was released on the Crescent label, which was distributed by Hollywood's Jazz Man Record Shop. Although only eight discs were released, they are considered to be among the most important jazz recordings ever made. Crescent Records was in the vanguard of an international revival of traditional jazz in the 1940s. ==History== Crescent Records was founded by Nesuhi Ertegun in 1944, with the express purpose of recording the All Star Jazz Group featured on the CBS Radio program, ''The Orson Welles Almanac''.〔Ertegun, Nesuhi. Liner notes for ''Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band'', Good Time Jazz Records L-10 and L-11, 1953; also used for ''Tailgate! Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band'', Good Time Jazz Records L-12022, 1957.〕 Ertegun produced the four recording sessions; the label was owned by Marili Morden, proprietor of the Jazz Man Record Shop in Hollywood. Only eight discs were released on the Crescent label, all of them made by the group Ertegun renamed Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band.〔Ginell, Cary, ''Hot Jazz for Sale: Hollywood's Jazz Man Record Shop''. Lulu.com: Cary Ginell, 2010 ISBN 978-0-557-35146-6〕 Originally called the All Star Jazz Group, the group was put together in February 1944〔Whaley, Barton, ''Orson Welles: The Man Who Was Magic'', Lybrary.com, 2005. 〕 by Marili Morden at the request of Orson Welles. A passionate and knowledgeable fan of traditional jazz, Welles wanted an authentic New Orleans jazz band for his weekly variety show on CBS Radio. Within minutes Morden assembled Mutt Carey (trumpet), Ed Garland (bass), Kid Ory (trombone), Bud Scott (guitar), Zutty Singleton (drums), Buster Wilson (piano), and Jimmie Noone (clarinet, replaced by Barney Bigard after Noone's death). The All Star Jazz Group first performed on ''The Orson Welles Almanac'' March 15, 1944; its last performance was July 12, 1944, on the penultimate show in the series.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1944–45 Orson Welles Broadcasts )〕 Their performances on the Welles show were so popular that the band became a regular feature, launched Ory's comeback, and was an important force in reviving interest in New Orleans jazz.〔Bigard, Barney, and Martyn, Barry (ed.), ''With Louis and the Duke: The Autobiography of a Jazz Clarinetist''. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-19-520637-1〕 "Viewed in perspective," Ertegun later wrote, "they are among the most signficant jazz records ever made: they gave eloquent proof of the continuing vitality of New Orleans jazz at a time when such proof was needed. They also revealed that Kid Ory's trombone was more powerful and more exuberant than it had ever been before, and that the master from New Orleans was still improving after a life almost as long as the life of jazz."〔 Ertegun retired the Crescent label after he purchased Jazz Man Records in late 1946. The eight Crescent discs were reissued on the Jazz Man Records label (Jazz Man 21–28) between 1946 and 1947.〔 On January 15, 1952, Good Time Jazz Records purchased the Crescent masters and the rest of the Jazz Man catalog for $5,500.〔 The Crescent recordings were reissued on Good Time Jazz Records L-10 and L-11 (1953) and L-12022 (1957).〔 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「Crescent Records」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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