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Michael Cuscuna, Jazz Producer, Record Label Founder, Blue Note Discogropher Dies at 75
MOSAIC CO-FOUNDER SET THE STANDARD FOR JAZZ REISSUE COMPILATIONS
Sad to report that record producer, Mosaic Records co-founder, reissue supervisor and Blue Note discographer/historian Cuscuna passed away yesterday. He was 75 and had been fighting cancer for a number of years. Until very recently he was doing well.
Cuscuna began his storied music career in the late '60s as a disc jockey and music journalist, writing for Down Beat and Jazz and Pop magazines. He moved on to producing records in the mid 1970s for Capitol, Arista, Atlantic, Motown and of course later on Blue Note. He won three Grammys including "Best Historical Album Producer" in 1993 and 2002.
In 1983 he co-founded Mosaic Records with his business partner Charlie Lourie. His access to Blue Note, Roulette and other labels helped produce a series of "completists" box sets from artists that included Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and of course Miles Davis, along with other, lesser known jazz artists that set the standard for reissue box sets.
He was a key player in the 1980s Blue Note revival during which he focused on releasing previously unissued records in the Blue Note and other label catalogs and he supervised the release of more than 100 reissued albums..."
Amazing life and contributions. What also stuck me was he had Yusef Lateef play at his wedding!
RIP
Michael Cuscuna, Jazz Producer, Record Label Founder, Blue Note Discogropher Dies at 75
MOSAIC CO-FOUNDER SET THE STANDARD FOR JAZZ REISSUE COMPILATIONS
Sad to report that record producer, Mosaic Records co-founder, reissue supervisor and Blue Note discographer/historian Cuscuna passed away yesterday. He was 75 and had been fighting cancer for a number of years. Until very recently he was doing well.
Cuscuna began his storied music career in the late '60s as a disc jockey and music journalist, writing for Down Beat and Jazz and Pop magazines. He moved on to producing records in the mid 1970s for Capitol, Arista, Atlantic, Motown and of course later on Blue Note. He won three Grammys including "Best Historical Album Producer" in 1993 and 2002.
In 1983 he co-founded Mosaic Records with his business partner Charlie Lourie. His access to Blue Note, Roulette and other labels helped produce a series of "completists" box sets from artists that included Count Basie, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans and of course Miles Davis, along with other, lesser known jazz artists that set the standard for reissue box sets.
He was a key player in the 1980s Blue Note revival during which he focused on releasing previously unissued records in the Blue Note and other label catalogs and he supervised the release of more than 100 reissued albums..."
Amazing life and contributions. What also stuck me was he had Yusef Lateef play at his wedding!
RIP
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