Artists House was a jazz and blues record company and label established in 1977 by John Snyder.
History The label released music by artists that label founder John Snyder had worked with while running the Horizon subsidiary of A&M Records, including Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Charlie Haden, and Ornette Coleman. The label was the first in North America to release an album by James Blood Ulmer. Artist House reportedly gave its recording artists control over music selection, production and packaging. In addition to working with jazz artists, Snyder also produced blues musicians including Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, James Cotton, and Etta James, and the blues-rock Derek Trucks Band.
Snyder released new blues band Scrapomatic in 2002. Artists House also released Nancy Harrow, Oteil & The Peacemakers, Jason Crosby, Bob Brookmeyer & Kenny Wheeler, Steve Haines Quintet, Vijay Iyer albums in 2003. Artists House released Nancy Harrow CD "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" in 2005. Snyder is currently president of Artists House Foundation.
Discography Artists House released fourteen LPs between 1978 and 1981.Jazzlists: Artists House discography, accessed December 5, 2019 AH # Leader Album 1 Body Meta 2 Paul Desmond 3 Mel Lewis Quartet The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet 4 and Hampton Hawes As Long as There's Music 5 and Red Mitchell Jim Hall/Red Mitchell 6 and Charlie Haden Soapsuds, Soapsuds 7 Tales of Captain Black 8 Pendulum 9 From California with Love 10 46th and 8th 11 Once Upon a Summertime 12 So in Love 13 Are You Glad to Be in America? 14 Where Flamingos Fly Artists House relaunched in 2003 releasing CDs, DVDs and multimedia discs.All About Jazz: A Fireside Chat With Producer John Snyder, accessed December 5, 2019 # Leader AlbumNotesAH 00001Winter DreamsAH 00002 Oteil and The PeacemakersThe Family SecretAH 00003ScrapomaticScapomaticCD + DVD AH 4Four Chords and Seven Notes AgoEnhanced CD + DVD AH 5 and FriendsJazz for a Summer's NightAH006 and Kenny WheelerIslandCD + MultichannelAH 8 QuintetBeginner's MindAH9Blood Sutra
See also Free jazz blues rock Scrapomatic Derek Trucks
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