Delmark Records
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Delmark Records is a pioneering independent Chicago-based blues and jazz label known for recording influential artists like Magic Sam and helping define the city’s electric blues sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delmark Records canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues record label
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independent record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activity |
publishing
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recording ⓘ reissuing historical recordings ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene |
Chicago blues scene
ⓘ
Chicago jazz scene ⓘ |
| basedIn | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| distribution | independent distribution channels ⓘ |
| focus |
avant-garde jazz
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modern jazz ⓘ traditional blues ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Delmar Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Bob Koester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1953 ⓘ |
| founder | Bob Koester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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jazz ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | Bob Koester as producer ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | derived from Delmar Street in St. Louis ⓘ |
| hasReissueProgram | yes ⓘ |
| hasReputation | pioneering independent Chicago-based blues and jazz label ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Chicago blues recordings
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Chicago jazz recordings ⓘ documenting electric Chicago blues sound ⓘ |
| movedTo | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Anthony Braxton
NERFINISHED
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Buddy Guy NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ J. B. Hutto NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Dawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ Magic Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ Otis Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Jr. Lockwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Roscoe Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLocation | St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Delmark Records, LLC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasedAlbum |
Black Magic
NERFINISHED
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Hoodoo Man Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Sound (Roscoe Mitchell album) NERFINISHED ⓘ West Side Soul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
electric blues
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improvised music ⓘ postwar Chicago blues ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.