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Antilles Records

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Antilles Records
Parent companyIsland Records
Founded1975 (1975)
FounderJeff Walker
StatusActive
Distributor(s)Verve
GenreJazz
Country of originU.S.

Antilles Records was a record label founded as a division of Island Records. It began as a jazz label, recording Joanne Brackeen, Biréli Lagrène, and Phil Woods,[1] though its catalogue did expand to include eclectic musicians like Brian Eno and Robert Fripp. It was the first to introduce the Slits and Nick Drake to American audiences. One of its founders was Jeff Walker, an employee at Island and the first A&R director for Antilles.[2]

In the 1990s, Antilles recorded Peter Apfelbaum, Johnny Griffin, Frank Morgan, Steve Turre, and Randy Weston. PolyGram bought Island, Seagram bought Polygram, and by the end of the decade Antilles stopped recording jazz.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Gary (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 60. ISBN 1561592846.
  2. ^ "Articles, interviews and reviews from Jeff Walker: Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Allmusic
  4. ^ "The Albion Country Band - Battle Of The Field". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2016.