Progressive Records

Progressive Records
Progressive Records
Parent company	Jazzology
Founded	1950
Founder	Gus Statiras
Genre	Jazz
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	New Orleans, Louisiana
Official website	jazzology.com

Progressive Records is an American jazz record company and label owned by the Jazzology group. It produces reissues and compilations of musicians such as Sonny Stitt, Eddie Barefield, George Masso, and Eddie Miller.^[1]

History

Progressive Records was founded by Gus Statiras in New York in 1950. When the business declined, Savoy bought and reissued much of the label's catalog,^[2] then sold it to Prestige^[3]^[4] with backing from Bainbridge, a Japanese record company.^[5]

Progressive had a revival in the late 1970s when Statiras bought the label back from Fantasy, which by then had absorbed Prestige, which continued into the 1980s. Progressive's second era included recordings by Buddy DeFranco, Scott Hamilton, J. R. Monterose, and Al Haig.^[3]^[5]

In the 1980s, Progressive was acquired by George Buck and his Jazzology group and is owned by the George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation.^[6]^[4]

Roster

Catalogue

PCD-7001 The Horn, Ben Webster
PCD-7002 Love for Sale, Derek Smith Trio
PCD-7003 Figure & Spirit, Lee Konitz Quintet
PCD-7004 Arigato, Hank Jones
PCD-7009 Complete World Broadcasting Jam Sessions 1944 (contains alternate takes, incomplete Takes, false Starts), Pete Brown & His Orchestra
PCD-7014 Buddy DeFranco, Buddy DeFranco
PCD-7015 The Two Progressive Trumpet Spectaculars, Various Artists
PCD-7016 Let's Fall in Love, Jimmie Maxwell and His Jazz Gentlemen
PCD-7017 Milt Buckner With Illinois Jacquet, Buddy Tate, Sonny Payne, Joop Scholten, Milt Buckner
PCD-7018 The Good Life, Danny Moss, Jack Jacobs, The Fourteen Foot Band
PCD-7019 The Progressive Records All Star Tenor Sax and Trombone Spectaculars, Various Artists
PCD-7022 Introducing Ben Aronov, Ben Aronov
PCD-7024 Ornithology, Al Haig
PCD-7026 The Grand Appearance, Scott Hamilton
PCD-7028 Buddy Tate-Harry "Sweets" Edison, Buddy Tate, Harry "Sweets" Edison
PCD-7031 Bird Tracks, Roland Hanna
PCD-7034 Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim, Sonny Stitt & Sadik Hakim
PCD-7035 The Man I Love, The Derek Smith Quartet
PCD-7036 Hot Knepper and Pepper, Don Friedman
PCD-7037 Arnett Cobb Is Back, Arnett Cobb
PCD-7042 Harry (the Hipster) Gibson and His Band, Harry Gibson
PCD-7043 Invitation, The Don Friedman Trio
PRO-7047 Richard Carr String Variations, Richard Carr
PCD-7050 Hal Stein-Warren Fitzgerald Quintet, Hal Stein, Warren Fitzgerald
PRO-7051 John Donaldson Parousia, John Donaldson
PCD-7052 Dick Meldonian Quartet, Dick Meldonian
PCD-7053 The 1943 Trio World Jam Session Recordings, Stuff Smith
PCD-7054 Funky Butt, Arnett Cobb
PCD-7055 The Derek Smith Trio Plays Jerome Kern, Derek Smith
PCD-7059 The Magnificent Tommy Flanagan, Tommy Flanagan
PCD-7060 Mal 81, Mal Waldron
PRO-7062 Dick Meldonian-Sonny Igoe And Their Big Swing Jazz Band – Plays Gene Roland Music, Dick Meldonian, Sonny Igoe
PCD-7065 Two-Handed Stride, Judy Carmichael
PCD-7074 Sammy Price and His Blusicians, Sammy Price
PCD-7075 Something Wonderful, Ronny White Trio
PCD-7077 The Exciting Sax of Sammy Rimington, Sammy Rimington
PCD-7079 Peter Burman Presents Tubby Hayes, Tony Coe
PCD-7080 Bob Wilber-Dick Wellstood Duet, Bob Wilber, Dick Wellstood
PCD-7082 How Long Has This Been Going On?, Harry Allen
PCD-7084 Back to Basics, Milt Hinton Trio
PCD-7085 Blowing Up a Storm, Jack Millman
PCD-7086 Cullen Offer, Cullen Offer
PCD-7088 More Exciting Sax, Sammy Rimington
PCD-7090 A.K.A The Phantom, Ross Tompkins
PCD-7091 Feather Merchant, Cullen Offer
PCD-7092 Bill Charlap/Sean Smith, Bill Charlap, Sean Smith
PCD-7093 Claude Williams, Claude Williams
PCD-7094 The Dick Hafer Quartet, The Dick Hafer Quartet
PCD-7095 On the Edge, The Gene Estes Quartet
PCD-7096 Silhouettes, Joel Futterman
PCD-7097 Bob Wilber: A Man and His Music, Bob Wilber
PCD-7098 Shades of Things to Come, Jack Millman
PCD-7100 King of Kansas City, Claude Williams
PCD-7101 The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet Vol. 1, The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet
PCD-7102 The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet Vol. 2, The Harry Allen-Keith Ingham Quintet
PCD-7103 Ross Tompkins, Ross Tompkins
PCD-7104 Cullen Offer, Tenor Saxophone; George Oldziey, Piano; Dan Hall, Bass, Cullen Offer, George Oldziey, Dan Hall
PCD-7105 Jane Jarvis, Piano Jay Leonhart, Bass, Jane Jarvis, Jay Leonhart
PCD-7106 A Tribute to Benny Goodman By Ken Peplowski, Shoeless John Jackson Quartet
PCD-7107 Celebrates the Music of Harold Arlen - Solo Piano, Ross Tompkins
PCD-7108 Echoes of New Orleans, Al Grey
PCD-7109 The Brooklyn Four Plus One, The Brooklyn Four Plus One
PCD-7110 Zoot Sims, Zoot Sims
PCD-7111 Ronnie Bedford, Ronnie Bedford
PCD-7112 Vibes a la Red, Red Norvo Combo
PCD-7113 John's Bunch, John Bunch
PCD-7114 The Best Thing for You Would Be The Cullen Offer Quartet, Cullen Offer Quartet
PCD-7116 Mundell Lowe All Stars With Roger Kellaway & Jimmy Rowles, California Guitar
PCD-7118 Featuring Deane and The Jazz Masters, Deane's Basics
PCD-7120 Milt Hinton, Milt Hinton
PCD-7121 The Second Time Around, Red Norvo Combo
PCD-7122 From the Top, The Condoli Brothers
PCD-7123 quadrumvirate, Ronnie Bedford & Friends
PCD-7124 The Three Horns of Herb Steward, Marky's Vibes, Herb Steward
PCD-7132 Red Norvo in New York, Red Norvo Quintet
PCD-7134 The John Bunch Quintet, The John Bunch Quintet
PCD-7135 No Holds Barred, Dave McKenna
PCD-7136 Ronnie Bedford Quartet, Ronnie Bedford
PCD-7137 Butch Miles Salutes Chick Webb, Butch Miles
PCD-7138 November, Jack Reilly Trio
PCD-7139 Passport to Brooklyn, Passport to Brooklyn
PCD-7140 George Chisholm's All Stars, George Chisholm
PCD-7141 Kenny Baker's All Stars/The Dick Morrissey Quartet, Kenny Baker, Dick Morrissey
PCD-7142 Mary Lou Williams: The Circle Recordings, Mary Lou Williams
PCD-7144 Peter Comton Big Band/Pat Hawes & His Band, Peter Comton, Pat Hawes
PCD-7145 Warren Chiasson, Warren Chiasson
PCD-7146 Quiet Storm in New Orleans, Warren Battiste
PCD-7147 I'll Play for You, Bill Watrous Quartet and The Bill Watrous Combo in Hollywood
PCD-7148 High On an Open Mike, Charlie Ventura
PCD-7149 Constellation, The Struggles All-Stars
PCD-7150 The George Masso Sextet With Eddie Miller, George Masso
PCD-7151 The Eddie Barefield Sextet, Eddie Barefield

References

^ "Progressive Records Catalog". www.jazzology.com.
^ Davis, John S. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Jazz. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 296.
^ ^a ^b "Gus Statiras: 1923-2004". www.jazzhouse.org.
^ ^a ^b Gardner, Mark (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 331. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
^ ^a ^b "Various US labels (2) - jazz album covers". www.birkajazz.com.
^ Yanow, Scott (1998). "Labels". In Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Yanow, Scott (eds.). All Music Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-530-4.

[1] "Progressive Records Catalog". www.jazzology.com.

[Davis-2] Davis, John S. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Jazz. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 296.

[Gus_Statiras-3] "Gus Statiras: 1923-2004". www.jazzhouse.org.

[New_Grove-4] Gardner, Mark (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 331. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.

[birkajazz-5] "Various US labels (2) - jazz album covers". www.birkajazz.com.

[All_Music-6] Yanow, Scott (1998). "Labels". In Erlewine, Michael; Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Yanow, Scott (eds.). All Music Guide to Jazz (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Miller Freeman Books. ISBN 0-87930-530-4.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]