SteepleChase Records is a jazz record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording concerts at Jazzhus Montmartre, where many American musicians performed, and was given permission by some of the artists to release the material commercially.SteepleChase Records, Allaboutjazz.com
SteepleChase became a haven for many artists who were without contracts with larger labels at the time. In 1987, the company started a subsidiary classical music label, Kontrapunkt.
Discography 1000/31000 Series The main series of albums released on the SteepleChase label beginning in 1972 had catalog numbers starting at SCS 1001. When compact discs were introduced in the late 1980s, catalog numbers added a 3 before the 1000 series number.Jazzlists: Steeplechase Records 1000/31000 series discography, accessed March 8, 2017 TitleArtistYear releasedCatalogue No.SCS/SCCD3NotesLive at MontmartreJackie McLean19721001Recorded live in Copenhagen, August 1972DuoKenny Drew and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen19731002Birdtown BirdsJoe Albany19731003Blues for HarveyJohnny Griffin19731004Paul Bley/NHØPPaul Bley and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen19731005The MeetingJackie McLean & Dexter Gordon19741006Everything I LoveKenny Drew19741007My Man: Live at Montmartre 1973Ben Webster19741008Ode to SuperJackie McLean featuring Gary Bartz19741009Duo 2Kenny Drew and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen19741010Flight to DenmarkDuke Jordan19741011ArrivalHorace Parlan19741012A Ghetto LullabyJackie McLean19741013HindsightKen McIntyre19741014In the TraditionAnthony Braxton19741015Dark BeautyKenny Drew19741016Catalonian FireTete Montoliu19741017I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole PorterLee Konitz and Red Mitchell19741018Two's CompanyJoe Albany and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen19741019The SourceJackie McLean & Dexter Gordon19741020Music for PerlaTete Montoliu19741021PerceptionConnie Crothers Trio19741022New York CallingJackie McLean and The Cosmic Brotherhood19741023Two LovesDuke Jordan19751024The ApartmentDexter Gordon19751025InvitationAndrew Hill19751026When Destiny CallsBilly Gault19751027AntiquityJackie McLean and Michael Carvin19751028Tete!Tete Montoliu19751029More Than You KnowDexter Gordon and Orchestra arranged and conducted by Palle Mikkelborg19751030Duo Live in ConcertKenny Drew and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen19751031VisitorCoronarias Dans19751032Firm RootsClifford Jordan and the Magic Triangle19751033If You Could See Me NowKenny Drew19751034Lone-LeeLee Konitz19751035Piano ManHilton Ruiz19751036Watch OutRené McLean19751037The CamelMichael Carvin19751038HomeKen McIntyre19751039Stable MableDexter Gordon Quartet19761040Jaywalkin|Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1976 |1041
|Peace |Walt Dickerson Trio |1976 |1042
|Free Spirits |Mary Lou Williams Trio |1976 |1043
|Divine Revelation |Andrew Hill |1976 |1044
|In the Tradition Volume 2 |Anthony Braxton |1976 |1045
|Duke's Delight |Duke Jordan |1976 |1046
|The Highest Mountain |Clifford Jordan and the Magic Triangle |1976 |1047
|Morning |Kenny Drew Trio |1976 |1048
|Open Horizon |Ken McIntyre |1976 |1049
|Swiss Nights Vol. 1 |Dexter Gordon Quartet |1976 |1050
|Call for the Fiddler |Claude Williams |1976 |1051
|Now Is the Time |Idrees Sulieman |1976 |1052
|Misty Thursday |Duke Jordan Quartet |1976 |1053
|Tête à Tete |Tete Montoliu |1976 |1054
|Double Bass |Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Sam Jones |1976 |1055
|No Blues |Horace Parlan Trio |1976 |1056
|Windows |Lee Konitz and Hal Galper |1976 |1057
|Swingin' Till the Girls Come Home |Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis |1976 |1058
|Don't Look Back |Nat Adderley Septet |1976 |1059
|Bouncin' with Dex |Dexter Gordon Quartet |1977 |1060
|Cunningbird |Jimmy Knepper Quintet |1977 |1061
|Time for a Change |Monnette Sudler Quartet/Quintet |1977 |1062
|Live in Japan |Duke Jordan |1977 |1063/64
|Live in Japan vol. 1 |Duke Jordan |1977 |31063
|Live in Japan vol. 2 |Duke Jordan |1977 |31064
|Introducing the Vibrations |Ken McIntyre |1977 |1065
|Remember Me |Frank Strozier |1977 |1066
|Reach Out! |Hal Galper Quintet |1977 |1067
|Pictures |Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Kenneth Knudsen |1977 |1068
|Onaje |Onaje Allan Gumbs |1977 |1069
|Serendipity |Walt Dickerson Trio |1977 |1070
|On Stage Vol. 1 |Clifford Jordan and The Magic Triangle |1977 |1071
|Jazz à Juan |Lee Konitz Quartet |1977 |1072
|Live at Montmartre |Stan Getz |1977 |1073/74
|Live at Montmartre vol. 1 |Stan Getz |1977 |31073
|Live at Montmartre vol. 2 |Stan Getz |1977 |31074
|Real Tchicai |John Tchicai Trio |1977 |1075
|Frank-ly Speaking |Horace Parlan Quintet |1977 |1076
|Lite Flite |Kenny Drew Quintet |1977 |1077
|Excition |Hilton Ruiz |1977 |1078
|Goin' Home |Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan |1977 |1079
|Biting the Apple |Dexter Gordon |1977 |1080
|Sheila |Sheila Jordan and Arild Andersen |1978 |1081
|Introducing Doug Raney |Doug Raney |1978 |1082
|Trio 1: Live at Montmartre |Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Trio |1978 |1083
|Words of Love |Tete Montoliu |1978 |1084
|First Set |Cedar Walton Quartet |1978 |1085
|Another World |Andy LaVerne Trio |1978 |1086
|Brighter Days for You |Monnette Sudler |1978 |1087
|Flight to Japan |Duke Jordan Trio |1978 |1088
|Divine Gemini |Walt Dickerson and Richard Davis |1978 |1089
|Swiss Nights Vol. 2 |Dexter Gordon |1978 |1090
|Witches, Goblins, etc. |Sadik Hakim |1978 |1091
|On Stage Vol. 2 |Clifford Jordan and The Magic Triangle |1978 |1092
|Trio 2 |Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1978 |1093
|New York Hilton |Hilton Ruiz Trio |1978 |1094
|This Is Buck Hill |Buck Hill Quartet |1978 |1095
|Just Friends |Louis Smith Quintet |1978 |1096
|Visitation |Sam Jones Quintet |1978 |1097
|Witchdoctor's Son |Johnny Dyani with John Tchicai and Dudu Pukwana |1978 |1098
|Embarkation |John McNeil Quintet |1978 |1099
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|For Us |Mike Richmond and Andy LaVerne |1979 |1101
|Live in Europe |Monnette Sudler Quartet |1979 |1102
|Duke's Artistry |Duke Jordan Quartet |1979 |1103
|On Stage Vol. 3 |Clifford Jordan and The Magic Triangle |1979 |1104
|Cuttin' Loose |Doug Raney Quintet |1979 |1105
|In Concert |Kenny Drew |1979 |1106
|That Old Feeling |Albert Dailey Trio |1979 |1107
|Tootie's Tempo |Tete Montoliu |1979 |1108
|Song for Biko |Johnny Dyani Quartet |1979 |1109
|Swiss Nights Vol. 3 |Dexter Gordon |1979 |1110
|A Lazy Afternoon |Shirley Horn Trio |1979 |1111
|To My Queen Revisited |Walt Dickerson |1979 |1112
|Second Set |Cedar Walton Quartet |1979 |1113
|Chasing the Sun |Ken McIntyre Trio |1979 |1114
|Landscape with Open Door |Pierre Dørge and Walt Dickerson |1979 |1115
|Parade |Joe Bonner Trio |1978 |1116
|Faun |John McNeil Quintet |1979 |1117
|Stolen Moments |Jimmy Raney and Doug Raney |1979 |1118
|Yes, Yes, Nonet |Lee Konitz Nonet |1979 |1119
|Pour Django |Boulou Ferré and Elios Ferré |1979 |1120
|Prancin''' |Louis Smith Quintet |1979 |1121
|The Touch of Your Lips|Chet Baker |1979 |1122
|Scope|Buck Hill Quartet |1979 |1123
|Blue Parlan|Horace Parlan |1979 |1124
|Dancing on the Tables|Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1979 |1125
|Visions|Walt Dickerson and Sun Ra |1979 |1126
|Lover Man|Duke Jordan |1979 |1127
|Look to the Sky|John McNeil and Tom Harrell |1979 |1128
|Ruby My Dear|Kenny Drew |1980 |1129
|To My Son|Walt Dickerson Trio |1980 |1130
|No Problem|Chet Baker & Duke Jordan Quartet |1980 |1131
|Ballad Round the Left Corner|Pierre Dørge Quartet |1980 |1132
|The Glass Room|John McNeil Quartet |1980 |1133
|Duets|Jimmy Raney and Doug Raney |1980 |1134
|Change a Pace|Duke Jordan Trio |1980 |1135
|Something Different|Dexter Gordon |1980 |1136
|I Wanna Talk About You|Tete Montoliu |1980 |1137
|Paths Beyond Tracing|David Friesen |1980 |1138
|Trouble in Mind|Archie Shepp and Horace Parlan |1980 |1139
|Gypsy Dreams|Boulou Ferré and Elios Ferré |1980 |1140
|Musically Yours|Horace Parlan |1980 |1141
|Daybreak|Chet Baker, Doug Raney, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1980 |1142
|Midnight Moonlight|Duke Jordan |1981 |1143
|Listen|Doug Raney Quartet |1981 |1144
|Strings & Things|Dexter Gordon |1981 |1145
|I Hear You John|Walt Dickerson and Jimmi Johnsun |1981 |1146
|Out of This World|Teddy Edwards |1981 |1147
|Catalonian Nights Vol. 1|Tete Montoliu |1981 |1148
|Looking at Bird|Archie Shepp and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1981 |1149
|The Great Session|Duke Jordan Trio |1981 |1150
|Steps Up|Eddie Harris |1981 |1151
|Boston Concert|Tete Montoliu |1981 |1152/3
|Boston Concert vol. 1|Tete Montoliu |1981 |31152
|Boston Concert vol. 2|Tete Montoliu |1981 |31153
|Clean Sweep|John McNeil Quintet |1981 |1154
|Permutations|Chuck Marohnic |1981 |1155
|Lullaby for a Monster|Dexter Gordon |1981 |1156
|All Night Long|Shirley Horn Trio |1981 |1157
|Steppin' Into Beauty|Hilton Ruiz Trio/Quintet |1982 |1158
|My One and Only Love|Michael Urbaniak Jazz Trio |1982 |1159
|Easy to Love|Buck Hill Quartet |1982 |1160 |Recorded live at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1981 |- |Chocolate Cadillac|Red Mitchell Quintet |1982 |1161
|Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra|Pierre Dørge and the New Jungle Orchestra |1982 |1162
|Mbizo|Johnny Dyani Quartet |1982 |1163
|Violets for Your Furs|Shirley Horn |1982 |1164
|Thinking of You|Duke Jordan Trio |1982 |1165
|I'll Close My Eyes|Doug Raney Quintet |1982 |1166
|The Maestro|Horace Parlan |1982 |1167
|This Is Always|Chet Baker, Doug Raney, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1982 |1168
|Mama Rose|Archie Shepp and Jasper van't Hof |1982 |1169
|The House That Love Built|Frank Foster Quartet |1982 |1170
|Trinity|Boulou Ferré, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Elios Ferré |1983 |1171
|In Europe|Jack Walrath Quintet |1983 |1172
|Impressions|Buck Hill Quartet |1983 |1173 |Recorded live at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1981 |- |Ball at Louisiana Museum of Modern Art|John Tchicai and Pierre Dørge |1983 |1174
|Truth|Duke Jordan Trio |1983 |1175
|Suburban Fantasies|Joe Bonner and Johnny Dyani |1983 |1176
|Surprise Party|Bernt Rosengren Quartet/Quintet |1983 |1177
|Like Someone In Love|Horace Parlan Trio |1983 |1178
|Third Set|Cedar Walton Quartet |1983 |1179
|Someday My Prince Will Come|Chet Baker, Doug Raney, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1983 |1180
|All of Me|Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quartet |1983 |1181
|Devotion|Joe Bonner |1983 |1182
|I've Got the World on a String|John McNeil Trio/Quintet |1983 |1183
|Nardis|Jimmy Raney and Doug Raney |1983 |1184
|Face to Face|Tete Montoliu and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen |1984 |1185
|Afrika|Johnny Dyani |1984 |1186
|A Quiet Day in Spring|Larry Coryell and Michal Urbaniak |1984 |1187
|Brikama|Pierre Dørge and New Jungle Orchestra |1984 |1188
|Tivoli One|Duke Jordan Trio |1984 |1189
|Montreux|Ernie Wilkins' Almost Big Band |1984 |1190
|Blue and White|Doug Raney Quartet |1984 |1191
|Nica's Dream|Red Holloway |1984 |1192
|Tivoli Two|Duke Jordan Trio |1984 |1193
|Glad I Found You|Horace Parlan Quintet |1984 |1194
|Take Good Care of My Heart|Michal Urbaniak with Horace Parlan Trio |1984 |1195
|Dark Warrior|Khan Jamal Quartet |1984 |1196
|Three and One|Thad Jones Quartet |1985 |1197
|Half Note|Clifford Jordan |1985 |1198
|That's All|Tete Montoliu |1985 |1199
|Lazy Bird|Doug Raney Quintet |1985 |1200
|Three|Khan Jamal, Pierre Dørge and Johnny Dyani |1985 |1201
|Bird's Grass|Idrees Sulieman Quintet |1985 |1202
|The Garden of the Blues|Shirley Horn |1985 |1203
|Just Be There|Howard McGhee Quintet |1985 |1204
|Questions|Paul Bley Trio |1985 |1205
|The Shadow of Your Smile|Dexter Gordon Quartet |1985 |1206
|Diane|Chet Baker and Paul Bley |1985 |1207
|Even the Moon Is Dancing|Pierre Dørge and New Jungle Orchestra |1985 |1208
|Angolian Cry|Johnny Dyani Quartet |1985 |1209
|Relax and Enjoy|Boulou Ferré Quartet |1985 |1210
|Wait and See|Duke Jordan Trio |1985 |1211
|Guitar Guitar Guitar|Doug Raney Trio |1985 |1212