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| - | Kellee Patterson is an American singer born just outside Chicago. | + | '''Black Jazz Records''' was a [[jazz]] [[record label]] founded in [[Oakland, California]] [http://www.allrecordlabels.com/db/0/3000.html] during the early 1970's by jazz pianist Gene Russell[http://www.allrecordlabels.com/db/0/3000.html]. |
| - | Kellee Patterson's rise into the public eye came in 1971 when she was the first [[black woman]] to become [[Miss Indiana]] when she entered the [[Miss America]] pageant with merits for her singing talents. Her singing started professionally when she was 16. | + | ==History== |
| + | Russell founded the label as an alterative to traditional jazz invoking a more political and spiritual tone often with funk overtones. Black Jazz released various types of music including, [[funk]], [[free jazz]] and [[soul jazz]]. According to a 1974 Billboard Magazine, one of the label's more successful artists, [[Doug Carn]], sold more records than [[Dave Brubeck]] and [[Ramsey Lewis]]. The label existed for six years during its first run and ended following the death or Russell. | ||
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| + | ==Artists== | ||
| + | [[Gene Russell]] - Piano<br> | ||
| + | [[Rudolph Johnson]] - Saxophone<br> | ||
| + | [[Calvin Keys]] - Guitar<br> | ||
| + | [[Walter Bishop, Jr.]] - Piano<br> | ||
| + | [[Chester Thompson]] - Organ<br> | ||
| + | [[Henry Franklin]] - Bass<br> | ||
| + | [[Doug Carn]] - Piano, Organ, Keyboards<br> | ||
| + | [[Jean Carn]] - Vocalist<br> | ||
| + | [[Kellee Paterson]] - Vocalist<br> | ||
| + | The Awakening - Instrumental Group | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[List of record labels]] | ||
| - | She has recorded for [[Fleet Records]], [[Shadybrook Records]], [[EMI Records]], Hubbub Records and [[Black Jazz Records]]. | ||
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Black Jazz Records was a jazz record label founded in Oakland, California [1] during the early 1970's by jazz pianist Gene Russell[2].
History
Russell founded the label as an alterative to traditional jazz invoking a more political and spiritual tone often with funk overtones. Black Jazz released various types of music including, funk, free jazz and soul jazz. According to a 1974 Billboard Magazine, one of the label's more successful artists, Doug Carn, sold more records than Dave Brubeck and Ramsey Lewis. The label existed for six years during its first run and ended following the death or Russell.
Artists
Gene Russell - Piano
Rudolph Johnson - Saxophone
Calvin Keys - Guitar
Walter Bishop, Jr. - Piano
Chester Thompson - Organ
Henry Franklin - Bass
Doug Carn - Piano, Organ, Keyboards
Jean Carn - Vocalist
Kellee Paterson - Vocalist
The Awakening - Instrumental Group
See also
