American Music Records

American Music Records is a jazz record company and label that was established by Bill Russell in 1944.[1]

Russell produced new recordings and reissues, concentrating on New Orleans jazz musicians such as Bunk Johnson, George Lewis, Baby Dodds, and Wooden Joe Nicholas. In 1957 Storyville Records produced American Music's reissues on vinyl LP, as did the Japanese label Dan. Starting in 1989, George Buck's Jazzology group began releasing the back catalog on its American Music CD series.[2][3]

Roster

Musicians on the "Yellow Series" of American Music Records included:

Musicians on other series included:

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