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.
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, then sold it to Prestige with backing from Bainbridge, a Japanese record company.
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.
In the 1980s, Progressive was acquired by George Buck and his Jazzology group and is owned by the George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation.
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
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