India Navigation was an American record company and independent record label that specialized in avant-garde jazz in the 1970s and 1980s. It was founded by Bob Cummins, a corporate lawyer who helped jazz musicians with legal matters.[1][2] Its catalogue included Arthur Blythe, Pharoah Sanders, Hamiet Bluiett, Chico Freeman, Cecil McBee, and the Revolutionary Ensemble.[2][3] In addition to this, some recordings of minimal music, such as Arnold Dreyblatt, Phill Niblock and Joseph Celli, or Tom Johnson, also appeared.
| India Navigation | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1972 |
| Founder | Bob Cummins |
| Status | Inactive |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Nyack, New York |
Discography
edit| Catalog | Artist | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1023 | Revolutionary Ensemble | Manhattan Cycles | 1972 |
| 1024 | Alan Braufman | Valley of Search | 1975 |
| 1025 | Hamiet Bluiett | Endangered Species | 1976 |
| 1026 | David Murray | Flowers for Albert | 1976 |
| 1027 | Pharoah Sanders | Pharoah | 1976 |
| 1028 | Leroy Jenkins | Solo Concert | 1977 |
| 1029 | Arthur Blythe | The Grip | 1977 |
| 1030 | Hamiet Bluiett | Birthright: A Solo Blues Concert | 1977 |
| 1031 | Chico Freeman | Chico | 1977 |
| 1032 | David Murray | Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club Vol. 1 | 1977 |
| 1033 | Joseph Jarman & Don Moye | Egwu-Anwu | 1978 |
| 1034 | Tisziji Muñoz | Rendezvous with Now | 1978 |
| 1035 | Chico Freeman | Kings of Mali | 1977 |
| 1036 | Anthony Davis | Song for the Old World | 1978 |
| 1037 | James Newton | Paseo del Mar | 1978 |
| 1038 | Arthur Blythe | Metamorphosis | 1977 |
| 1039 | Hamiet Bluiett | S.O.S. – We Have Come to Save You from Yourselves | 1977 |
| 1040 | Jay Hoggard | A Solo Vibes Concert | 1978 |
| 1041 | Anthony Davis/James Newton Quartet | Hidden Voices | 1979 |
| 1042 | Chico Freeman | The Outside Within | 1978 |
| 1043 | Cecil McBee | Alternate Spaces | 1979 |
| 1044 | David Murray | Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club Vol. 2 | 1977 |
| 1045 | Chico Freeman | Spirit Sensitive | 1979 |
| 1046 | James Newton | The Mystery School | 1979 |
| 1047 | Anthony Davis | Lady of the Mirrors | 1980 |
| 1048 | Amiri Baraka | New Music – New Poetry | 1980 |
| 1049 | Jay Hoggard | Mystic Winds, Tropic Breezes | 1980 |
| 1050 | Bob Neloms | Pretty Music | 1981 |
| 1051 | James Newton | Portraits | 1982 |
| 1052 | Chet Baker & Lee Konitz | In Concert | 1974 |
| 1053 | Cecil McBee | Flying Out | 1982 |
| 1054 | Ted Curson | Ted Curson & Co. | 1976 |
| 1055 | Dennis Moorman | Circle of Destiny | |
| 1056 | Anthony Davis | Variations in Dream-Time | 1982 |
| 1057 | Air | Air Song | 1975 |
| 1058 | Muhal Richard Abrams | Afrisong | 1975 |
| 1059 | Chico Freeman | The Search | 1982 |
| 1060 | Craig Harris | Aboriginal Affairs | 1983 |
| 1061 | Big Nick Nicholas | Big and Warm | 1983 |
| 1062 | Clarinet Summit | In Concert at the Public Theater | 1981 |
| 1063 | Chico Freeman | Morning Prayer | 1976 |
| 1064 | Air | Air Raid | 1976 |
| 1065 | Alvin Batiste | Musique d'Afrique Nouvelle Orléans | 1985 |
| 1066 | Big Nick Nicholas | Big Nick | 1985 |
| 1067 | Clarinet Summit | In Concert at the Public Theater Vol. 2 | 1981 |
| 1068 | Jay Hoggard | Riverside Dance | 1985 |
| 1069 | Alvin Batiste | Bayou Magic | 1988 |
| 1070 | Chico Freeman and Von Freeman | Freeman and Freeman | 1981 |
| 1071 | Chico Freeman | Still Sensitive | |
| 1072 | Hamiet Bluiett | Im/possible to Keep | 1977 |
| 3023 | Tom Johnson | Nine Bells | 1982 |
| 3024 | Arnold Dreyblatt | Nodal Excitation | 1982 |
| 3025 | Yoshi Wada | Lament for the Rise and Fall of the Elephantine Crocodile | 1981 |
| 3026 | Phill Niblock | Nothin' to Look at Just a Record | |
| 3027 | Phill Niblock & Joseph Celli | Niblock for Celli: Celli Plays Niblock | 1984 |
References
edit- ^ Ratliff, Ben (10 September 2000). "Bob Cummins, 68, a Producer In Manhattan's Loft-Jazz Scene". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ a b Kennedy, Gary (2002). Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 324. ISBN 1561592846.
- ^ "Bob Cummins: 1932-2000". www.jazzhouse.org. 2000. Retrieved 17 July 2016.