Storyville Records

Storyville Records is a large international record label based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializing in jazz and blues music. Besides its original material, Storyville Records has licensed and reissued many vintage jazz recordings that previously appeared on such labels as Paramount Records, American Music Records and Southland Records. Many Storyville gramophone records were pressed in Japan.

Storyville Records was founded in 1952 by Karl Emil Knudsen, a Danish jazz record collector. It is today owned by Edition Wilhelm Hansen, a subsidy under Music Sales Group.

History

Storyville Records was founded in 1950 by Karl Emil Knudsen, a jazz record collector, then working for the Copenhagen telephone company. Named after Storyville the famous historic red-light district of New Orleans, Louisiana, its main focus has always been on jazz and blues.

Storyville Records (George Wein's)

Storyville Records was a jazz record label founded by George Wein in Boston in the 1950s. It is not related to the Danish record label of the same name.

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