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Limelight Records was a jazz record label and subsidiary of Mercury Records started in 1962. The catalogue included music by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Milt Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, and Oscar Peterson. Originally headed by Quincy Jones, its activities were directed by the producer Jack Tracy. Though mainly a jazz label, it also released rock, experimental, electronic, and Indian music. The label's masters are now controlled by Verve Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group, which has reissued some of the Limelight releases on CD.

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  • Limelight Records (de)
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  • Limelight Records waren ein Sub-Label von Mercury Records überwiegend für Jazz. Das Sublabel wurde 1963 von Quincy Jones initiiert und von Jack Tracy geleitet. Anfangs veröffentlichten sie bekannte Jazzmusiker wie Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Milt Jackson, Oscar Peterson, Les McCann, Roland Kirk, Earl Hines, Chet Baker, Eric Dolphy, Benny Carter und Gerry Mulligan. Ende der 1960er Jahre wechselten sie den Schwerpunkt zu elektronischer und experimenteller Musik, indischer Musik und psychedelischem Rock. Der Katalog ist heute bei Verve, die einige der Alben neu auf CD herausbrachten. (de)
  • Limelight Records was a jazz record label and subsidiary of Mercury Records started in 1962. The catalogue included music by Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Earl Hines, Milt Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, and Oscar Peterson. Originally headed by Quincy Jones, its activities were directed by the producer Jack Tracy. Though mainly a jazz label, it also released rock, experimental, electronic, and Indian music. The label's masters are now controlled by Verve Records and The Island Def Jam Music Group, which has reissued some of the Limelight releases on CD. (en)
  • Limelight Records was een Amerikaans platenlabel van platenmaatschappij Mercury Records dat zich richtte op het uitbrengen van jazz-albums. Aan het hoofd stond jazzmusicus en producer Quincy Jones. Onder leiding van producer bracht het label live- en studio-opnames uit van Art Blakey, , Dizzy Gillespie, Roland Kirk, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk en Chet Baker. Eind jaren zestig verschenen ook enkele platen met meer experimentele muziek, psychedelische muziek en funk. In totaal kwamen er 71 albums uit. Het opgenomen materiaal is nu in handen van Verve Records, die inmiddels verschillende releases op cd heeft uitgebracht. (nl)
  • Limelight Records är ett dotterbolag till Mercury Records. Ett bolag startat av Quincy Jones, med förekommande av Art Blakey, , Dizzy Gillespie, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker och många andra dolda framstående jazzmusiker. Några av Limelights serier har blivit återutgivna på CD. Att få tag i de gamla original Limelight-utgåvorna är väldigt svårt idag att finna. (sv)
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