Debut Records

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Debut Records was an independent jazz label co-founded in the early 1950s by bassist and composer Charles Mingus to give artists greater creative control over their recordings.

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Debut Records canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf independent record label
record label
activeInDecade 1950s
associatedMovement modern jazz
post-bop
associatedWith Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop
businessCharacteristic artist-run label
limited pressings
small catalog size
catalogReissuedBy Fantasy Records
OJC (Original Jazz Classics)
ceasedOperationsInDecade 1960s
countryOfOrigin United States
distributionModel independent distribution
foundedBy Celia Mingus
Charles Mingus
Max Roach
foundedWithPurpose to give artists greater creative control over their recordings
to provide an alternative to major jazz labels
genre jazz
inception 1952
influenced later artist-owned jazz labels
locationFounded New York City
notableFounderRole Celia Mingus managed business operations
Charles Mingus was a bassist
Charles Mingus was a composer
Max Roach was a drummer
notableRelease Jazz Workshop (Charles Mingus) recordings
Jazz at Massey Hall
Mingus at the Bohemia
The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach
notableReleaseType live albums
studio albums
releasedRecordingBy Al Cohn
Art Farmer
Buddy DeFranco
Charles Mingus
Duke Jordan
J. J. Johnson
linked to: J.J. Johnson

Jazz Workshop ensembles
John LaPorta
Kenny Dorham
Lee Konitz
Lou Donaldson
Max Roach
Miles Davis
Paul Bley
Roach–Mingus Quintet
linked to: Max Roach Quintet

Tal Farlow
Teo Macero
Thad Jones
Zoot Sims

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Charles Mingus recordLabel Debut Records
Charles Mingus coFounded Debut Records
Oscar Pettiford recordLabel Debut Records