Ogun Records
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| Ogun Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Founder | Harry Miller Hazel Miller Keith Beal |
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Location | London |
Ogun Records is a jazz record label created in London in 1973 by South African expatriate bassist Harry Miller, his wife Hazel Miller, and sound engineer Keith Beal.[1] They recorded British avant-garde jazz musicians Keith Tippett, Mike Osborne, Elton Dean, Lol Coxhill, Harry Beckett, Trevor Watts and their collaborations with expatriate South Africans, including the Blue Notes, Chris McGregor, Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Louis Moholo, and Johnny Dyani in groups like McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Dean's Ninesense, and Miller's Isipingo.[2]
The label did not have any releases for several years, beginning in 1980, during which the Millers lived in the Netherlands. Harry Miller was killed in a car accident in 1983.[3] Hazel Miller started releasing new titles on LP in 1986, with help from John Jack of Cadillac Records, and in 1990 switched the format of releases to CD starting with Elton Dean's Unlimited Saxophone Company. Since then, almost every year has seen one to three new additions to the CD catalog. Most are new or unreleased recordings, and some are CD editions of the earlier LP releases.
Discography[edit]
LP[edit]
| Number | Performer | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| OG 100 | Brotherhood of Breath | Live at Willisau | 1974 |
| OG 200 | Harry Miller | Children at Play | 1974 |
| OG 300 | Mike Osborne Trio | Border Crossing | 1974 |
| OG 400 | S.O.S.: Alan Skidmore/Mike Osborne/John Surman | SOS | 1975 |
| OG 500 | Irene Schweizer/Rüdiger Carl/Radu Malfatti/Harry Miller/Paul Lovens | Ramifications | 1975 |
| OG 600 | Ovary Lodge: Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts/Harry Miller/Frank Perry | Ovary Lodge: Live at Nettlefold Hall | 1976 |
| OG 700 | Mike Osborne Trio | Mike Osborne Trio | 1976 |
| OG 800 | Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited | Memories of Bacares | 1976 |
| OG 900 | Elton Dean's Ninesense | Oh! for the Edge | 1976 |
| OG 010 | Nicra: Nick Evans/Radu Malfatti/Keith Tippett/Buschi Niebergall/Makaya Ntshoko | Listen/Hear | 1977 |
| OG 110 | Voice: Julie Tippetts/Maggie Nichols/Phil Minton/Brian Eley | Voice | 1977 |
| OG 210 | Mike Osborne/Stan Tracey | Tandem | 1977 |
| OG 310 | Harry Miller's Isipingo | Family Affair | 1977 |
| OG 410 | EDQ: Elton Dean/Keith Tippett/Chris Laurence/Louis Moholo | They All Be on This Old Road | 1977 |
| OG 510 | Lol Coxhill | Diverse | 1977 |
| OG 610 | Elton Dean/Joe Gallivan/Kenny Wheeler | The Cheque Is in the Mail | 1977 |
| OG 710 | Mark Charig with Keith Tippett & Ann Winter | Pipedream - Pipedream | 1977 |
| OG 810 | Mike Osborne Quintet | Marcel's Muse | 1977 |
| OG 910 | Elton Dean's Ninesense | Happy Daze | 1977 |
| OG 020 | Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited | Got It Made | 1977 |
| OG 120 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | The Longest Night Vol. 1 | 1978 |
| OG 220 | The Blue Notes | Blue Notes in Concert Volume 1 | 1978 |
| OG 320 | Radu Malfatti/Harry Miller | Bracknell Breakdown | 1978 |
| OG 420 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | The Longest Night Vol. 2 | 1978 |
| OG 520 | Louis Moholo Octet | Spirits Rejoice! | 1978 |
| OG 521 | Chris McGregor | In His Good Time | 1978 |
| OG 522 | Charles Austin/Roy Babbington/Joe Gallivan | Home from Home | 1978 |
| OG 523 | Harry Miller | In Conference | 1978 |
| OG 524 | Brotherhood of Breath | Procession (Live at Toulouse) | 1978 |
| OG 525 | Lol Coxhill | The Joy of Paranoia | 1978 |
| OG 526 | Trevor Watts String Ensemble | Cynosure | 1978 |
| OG 527 | Soft Head: Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean/Alan Gowen/Dave Sheen | Rogue Element | 1978 |
| OG 528 | Trevor Watts' Amalgam | Closer to You | 1979 |
| OG 529 | The Trio: John Surman/Barre Phillips/Stu Martin | By Contact | 1987 reissue of 1971 Japanese Columbia LP |
| OG 530 | Elton Dean/Harry Beckett/Nick Evans/Marcio Mattos/Liam Genockey | The Bologna Tape | 1985 |
| OG 531 | Paul Rutherford Trio | Bracknell '83 | 1986 |
| OG 532 | The Blue Notes: Chris McGregor/Dudu Pukwana/Louis Moholo | Blue Notes for Johnny | 1987 release |
| OG 533 | Louis Moholo Viva-la-Black | Viva-La-Black | 1988 |
| OGD 001/002 | The Blue Notes | Blue Notes for Mongezi | 1976 |
| OGD 003/004 | Keith Tippett's Ark | Frames: Music for an Imaginary Film | 1978 |
| OGD 007/008 | Keith Tippett Septet | A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating With Only My Will for an Anchor | 1986 |
CD[edit]
| Number | Performer | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogun OGCD 001 | Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Live at Willisau | 1994 |
| Ogun OGCD 002 | Elton Dean | Unlimited Saxophone Company | 1990 |
| Ogun OGCD 003 A | Louis Moholo | Viva-La-Black Exile | 1991 |
| Ogun OGCD 003 B | Louis Moholo | Viva-La-Black Exile (remaster) | 2011 |
| Ogun OGCD 005 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | Corner to Corner | 1995 |
| Ogun OGCD 006 | Louis Moholo's Viva-La-Black | Freedom Tour 1993 Live in South Africa | 1994 |
| Ogun OGCD 007 | The Blue Notes | Legacy: Live in South Afrika 1964 | 1995 |
| Ogun OGCD 008 | Lol Coxhill | Coxhill on Ogun: The Joy of Paranoia/Diverse | 1998 |
| Ogun OGCD 009 | Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto | Bush Fire | 1996 |
| Ogun OGCD 010/011 | Keith Tippett's Ark | Frames: Music for an Imaginary Film | 1996 |
| Ogun OGCD 012 | Francine Luce | Bò kay la vi-a | 1999 |
| Ogun OGCD 013 | Soft Head: Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean/Alan Gowen/Dave Sheen | Rogue Element: Expanded Edition | 1996 |
| Ogun OGCD 014 | Louis Moholo/Pule Pheto/Mervyn Africa/Keith Tippett | Mpumi | 2002 |
| Ogun OGCD 015 | Mike Osborne Trio & Quintet | 2004 | |
| Ogun OGCD 016 | Louis Moholo/Stan Tracey | Khumbula (Remember) | 2005 |
| Ogun OGCD 017/018 | Louis Moholo | Bra Louis Bra Tebs/Spirits Rejoice! | 2005 |
| Ogun OGCD 019 | S.O.S.: Alan Skidmore/Mike Osborne/John Surman | SOS | 2006 |
| Ogun OGCD 020 | Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts/Louis Moholo/Canto Generàl | Viva La Black Live at Ruvo Jazz Festival | 2007 |
| Ogun OGCD 021 | Ovary Lodge: Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts/Harry Miller/Frank Perry | Ovary Lodge: Live at Nettlefold Hall | 2007 |
| Ogun OGCD 022/023 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | Corner to Corner + The Longest Night vols. 1 & 2 | 2007 |
| Ogun OGCD 024–028 | The Blue Notes | The Ogun Collection: compilation; contains Legacy Live in South Afrika 1964, Blue Notes for Mongezi (expanded), Blue Notes in Concert (expanded), and Blue Notes for Johnny (expanded) | 2008 |
| Ogun OGCD 029 | Mike Osborne Trio | All Night Long | 2008 |
| Ogun OGCD 030 | Keith Tippett Septet | A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating With Only My Will for an Anchor | 2009 |
| Ogun OGCD 031 | Louis Moholo Unit | An Open Letter to My Wife Mpumi | 2009 |
| Ogun OGCD 032 | Elton Dean's Ninesense | Happy Daze/Oh! For the Edge | 2009 |
| Ogun OGCD 033 | Mark Charig with Keith Tippett & Ann Winter | Pipedream | 2010 |
| Ogun OGCD 034 | Couple in Spirit: Keith & Julie Tippett | Live at the Purcell Room | 2010 |
| Ogun OGCD 035 | Louis Moholo/Dudu Pukwana/Johnny Dyani/Rev. Frank Wright | Spiritual Knowledge and Grace | 2011 |
| Ogun OGCD 036 | Keith Tippett Octet | From Granite to Wind | 2011 |
| Ogun OGCD 037 | The Blue Notes | Before the Wind Changes: Live in Waregem 1979 | 2012 |
| Ogun OGCD 038 | Chris McGregor | In His Good Time: Expanded Edition | 2012 |
| Ogun OGCD 039 | Alexander Hawkins & Louis Moholo | Keep Your Heart Straight | 2012 |
| Ogun OGCD 040 | Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Procession (Live at Toulouse): Expanded Edition | 2013 |
| Ogun OGCD 041 | Harry Miller's Isipingo | Different Times, Different Places: 1973/1976 | 2013 |
| Ogun OGCD 042 | Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit | For the Blue Notes | 2014 |
| Ogun OGCD 043 | Louis Moholo-Moholo Quartet | 4 Blokes | 2014 |
| Ogun OGCD 044 | Canto Generàl Featuring Louis Moholo-Moholo | Rebel Flames | 2015 |
| Ogun OGCD 045 | Harry Miller's Isipingo | Different Times, Different Places: Volume 2 | 2016 |
| Ogun OGCD 046 | Elton Dean Quintet | Welcomet (Live in Brazil, 1986) | 2017 |
| Ogun OGCD 047 | Louis Moholo-Moholo's Five Blokes | Uplift the People | 2018 |
| Ogun OGCD 048 | Elton Dean Quartet | They All Be On This Old Road | 2021 |
| Ogun OGCD 101 | The Dedication Orchestra | Spirits Rejoice | 1992 |
| Ogun OGCD 102/103 | The Dedication Orchestra | Ixesha (Time) | 1994 |
| Ogun HMCD 1/2/3 | Harry Miller | 1941-1983 The Collection: Children at Play/Family Affair/Bracknell Breakdown/In Conference/Down South | 1999 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Adams, Simon (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 185. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ Independent labels, efi.group.shef.ac.uk
- ^ Martinelli, Francesco. "Harry Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2016.