Flying Dutchman Records

{{Short description|Defunct American record label}}

{{Infobox record label

| name = Flying Dutchman Records

| image =

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| parent = Sony Music Entertainment

| founded = {{start date|1969}}

| founder = Bob Thiele

| fate =

| defunct = {{end date|1984}}

| status = Inactive

| distributor = Legacy Recordings

| genre = Jazz

| country = U.S.

| location = New York City

| url =

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Flying Dutchman Records was an American jazz record label, which was owned by music industry executive, producer and songwriter Bob Thiele.{{cite web|last1=Rudland|first1=Dean|title=Ace Records|url=https://acerecords.co.uk/features/label-profiles/flying-dutchman|website=acerecords.co.uk|access-date=9 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/bob_thiele.htm |title=Bob Thiele |publisher=Rockabilly.nl |access-date=2014-07-13}}

History

Initially distributed by Atlantic Records, Thiele made a five-album deal in 1972 with Mega Records to issue five albums in the Flying Dutchman Series.{{cite web|url=http://bsnpubs.com/tennessee/mega/mega.html |title=Mega Album Discography |publisher=Bsnpubs.com |access-date=2014-07-13}} The deal was not renewed and distribution shifted to RCA Records, which took over the label in 1976.[http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/various/various-flyingfunk.shtml] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616063316/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/various/various-flyingfunk.shtml |date=June 16, 2008 }}

The label released albums until 1984 when Thiele established Doctor Jazz Records.

Some of the musicians who recorded several albums for the label include singer Leon Thomas, saxophonist Gato Barbieri, arranger Oliver Nelson, saxophonist Tom Scott and pianist Lonnie Liston Smith. Gil Scott-Heron released three albums for the label, including his debut Small Talk at 125th and Lenox and Free Will.

Flying Dutchman had three sublabels, Amsterdam, BluesTime, and Contact.{{cite web|url=http://45-sleeves.com/USA/flyingdutchman/flyi-us.htm |title=Flying Dutchman Records USA |publisher=45-sleeves.com |access-date=2014-07-13}}

Flying Dutchman is independently owned and since 2011 has been distributed and marketed by Ace Records.[https://theaudiophileman.com/flying-dutchman-ace-gill-scott-heron FLYING DUTCHMAN: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE DOWNLOADABLE/], accessed August 27th 2020

Discography

=10100 Series=

Flying Dutchman Records commenced releasing LPs in 1969 with the 10100 Series that continued until 1973.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_FD_10100.htm Jazzlists: Flying Dutchman 10100 series discography], accessed November 11, 2019[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/flyingdutchman.pdf Both Sides Now: Flying Dutchman Label Discography], accessed November 11, 2019

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Catalog No.

! Album

! Artist

! Details

10101

|Soulful Brass #2

|{{sortname|Steve|Allen}}

|

10102

|Come and Stick Your Head In

|Spontaneous Combustion

|

10103

|Appleton Syntonic Menagerie

|{{sortname|Jon|Appleton}}

|

10104

|Emergency-Head Start

|{{sortname|Bob|Thiele}}

|

10105

|Ain't No Ambulances For No Nigguhs Tonight

|{{sortname|Stanley|Crouch}}

|

10106

|Hair to Jazz

|{{sortname|Tom|Scott|Tom Scott (saxophonist)}}

|

10107

|The Giant is Awakened

|{{sortname|Horace|Tapscott}}

|

10108

|Flight for Four

|{{sortname|John |Carter|John Carter (jazz musician)}} & Bobby Bradford Quartet

|

10109

|Hog Fat

|{{sortname|Jimmy|Gordon|nolink=1}}

|

10110

|Oh! Calcutta!

|{{sortname|Ron|Anthony}}

|

10111

|A Night at Santa Rita

|{{sortname|Robert|Scheer}}

|

10112

|My People

|{{sortname|Duke|Ellington}}

|

10113

|Newport News, Virginia

|{{sortname|Esther|Marrow|Queen Esther Marrow}}

|

10114

|Paint Your Wagon

|{{sortname|Tom|Scott|nolink=1}}

|

10115

|Spirits Known and Unknown

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas}}

|

10116

|Black, Brown and Beautiful

|{{sortname|Oliver|Nelson}}

|

10117

|The Third World

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri}}

|

10118

|Massacre at My Lai

|{{sortname|Pete|Hamill}}

|

10120

|3 Shades of Blue

|{{sortname|Johnny|Hodges}}

|with Leon Thomas and Oliver Nelson

10121

|Human Music

|{{sortname|Jon|Appleton}} and Don Cherry

|

10122

|Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1

|{{sortname|George|Russell|George Russell (composer)}}

|Also released on Sonet in Europe

10123

|Friends and Neighbors: Live at Prince Street

|{{sortname|Ornette|Coleman}}

|

10124

|Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature

|{{sortname|George|Russell|nolink=1}}

|

10125

|Esoteric Circle

|{{sortname|Jan|Garbarek}}

|

10126

|The 8th of July, 1969

|{{sortname|Gunter|Hampel}}

|

10127

|Murder at Kent State University

|{{sortname|Pete|Hamill|nolink=1}}

|

10128

|Self Determination Music

|{{sortname|John|Carter|nolink=1}} and Bobby Bradford

|

10130

|The Mayor and the People

|{{sortname|Carl B.|Stokes|Carl Stokes}}

|A Black Suite for String Quartet and Jazz Orchestra by Oliver Nelson

10131

|Small Talk at 125th & Lenox

|{{sortname|Gil|Scott-Heron}}

|

10132

|The Leon Thomas Album

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas|nolink=1}}

|

10133

|Soulful Brass #3

|{{sortname|Steve|Allen|nolink=1}}

|

10134

|Berlin Dialogue for Orchestra

|{{sortname|Oliver|Nelson|nolink=1}} and the "Berlin Dreamband"

|

10135

|El Exigente: The Demanding One

|{{sortname|Chico|Hamilton}}

|

10136

|SNCC's Rap

|{{sortname|H. Rap|Brown}} / Leon Thomas

|

10137

|The Great Comedy Album Starring Spiro T. Agnew

|{{sortname|Will|Jordan}}

|

10138

|Afrique

|{{sortname|Count|Basie}} and His Orchestra

|Arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson

10139

|Barefoot Boy

|{{sortname|Larry|Coryell}}

|

10140

|California Here I Come

{{sortname|Mike|Lipskin}} with {{sortname|Willie "The Lion"|Smith}}

|

10141

|Soul & Soledad

|{{sortname|Angela|Davis}}

|

10142

|Leon Thomas in Berlin

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas|nolink=1}} with Oliver Nelson

|

10143

|Pieces of a Man

|{{sortname|Gil|Scott-Heron|nolink=1}}

|

10144

|Fénix

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri|nolink=1}}

|

10145

|Sunshine Man

|{{sortname|Harold|Alexander|nolink=1}}

|

10146

|Classic Tenors

|{{sortname|Coleman|Hawkins}} / Lester Young

|Recorded December 1943

10147

|Here Comes Earl "Fatha" Hines

|{{sortname|Earl|Hines}}

|Reissue of 1966 Contact LP

10148

|Are You Ready?

|{{sortname|Harold|Alexander|nolink=1}}

|

10149

|Swiss Suite

|{{sortname|Oliver|Nelson|nolink=1}}

|

10150

|Shelly Manne & Co.

|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne}}

|Reissue of 1965 Contact LP compiling 1940s recordings

10151

|El Pampero

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri|nolink=1}}

|

10152

|Those Were the Days

|{{sortname|Bob|Thiele|nolink=1}}

|

10153

|Free Will

|{{sortname|Gil|Scott-Heron|nolink=1}}

|

10154

|Soul Is... Pretty Purdie

|{{sortname|Bernard|Purdie}}

|

10155

|Blues and the Soulful Truth

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas|nolink=1}}

|

10156

|Under Fire

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri|nolink=1}}

|

10157

|Song for Wounded Knee

|{{sortname|Richard|Davis|Richard Davis (double bassist)}}

|

10158

|Bolivia

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri|nolink=1}}

|

10159

|What a Wonderful World

|{{sortname|Bobby|Hackett}}

|

10161

|The Songs of Bessie Smith

|{{sortname|Teresa|Brewer}}, Count Basie and Thad Jones

|

10163

|Astral Traveling

|{{sortname|Lonnie|Liston Smith}} & The Cosmic Echoes

|

10164

|Facets: An Anthology

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas|nolink=1}}

|Compilation

10165

|The Legend of Gato Barbieri

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri|nolink=1}}

|Compilation

10166

|It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing

|{{sortname|Duke|Ellington}} and Teresa Brewer

|

10167

|Full Circle

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas|nolink=1}}

|

=BluesTime Series=

In 1969 Flying Dutchman established the BluesTime label to record blues music issuing ten albums between 1969 and 1970.[https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/bluestime.pdf Both Sides Now: Bluestime Subsidiary Label 9000 Series], accessed November 11, 2019[https://www.wirz.de/music/bluestim.htm Wirz' American Music: Flying Dutchman BluesTime Records discography], accessed November 11, 2019

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Catalog No. (BTS)

! Album

! Artist

! Details

9001

|The Plaster Caster Blues Band

|{{sortname|The|Plaster Casters|nolink=1}}

|

9002

|The Real Boss of the Blues

|{{sortname|Joe|Turner|Big Joe Turner}}

|

9003

|Super Black Blues

|{{sortname|T-Bone|Walker}} / Joe Turner / Otis Spann

|

9004

|Every Day I Have the Blues

|{{sortname|T-Bone|Walker|nolink=1}}

|

9005

|The Return of Harmonica Slim

|Harmonica Slim

|

9006

|Sweet Giant of the Blues

|{{sortname|Otis|Spann}}

|

9007

|The Original Cleanhead

|{{sortname|Eddie “Cleanhead”|Vinson|Eddie Vinson}}

|

9008

|Just the Blues

|Malcolm & Chris

|

9009

|Super Black Blues Volume II

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas}} / T-Bone Walker / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson / Joe Turner

|Two record set recorded live at Carnegie Hall in 1970

9010

|Blue Rocks

|{{sortname|Otis|Spann}} / T-Bone Walker /Joe Turner / Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson

|

1378

|Dues Paid: The Bluestime Story 1968-1971

|Various Artists

|Compilation

=Amsterdam=

The Amsterdam subsidiary label was established in 1970 and concentrated of popular music including the recordings of Thiele's wife Teresa Brewer.[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/amsterdam.pdf Both Sides Now:Amsterdam Subsidiary Label 12000 Series], accessed November 25, 2019

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Catalog No. (AMS)

! Album

! Artist

! Details

12001

|Bossa Nova de Paris

|{{sortname|Valentino|Marcel|nolink=1}}

|

12002

|Never Again

|{{sortname|Golda|Meir}} and Various Artists

|Audio documentary on Israel through the voices of its leaders and people narrated by David Perry

12003

|Love Poems for the Very Married

|{{sortname|Lois|Wyse}}

|Music arranged and conducted by Tom Scott

12004

|Return from the Dead

|Dirty John's Hot Dog Stand with Kenny Paulson

|

12005

|Heavy Equipment

|Euclid

|

12006

|I Love You Better Now

|{{sortname|Lois|Wyse|nolink=1}}

|

12007

|The Minx (Soundtrack)

|{{sortname|The|Cyrkle}}

|

12008

|Here’s That Band Again: Dick Jurgens Plays His Hits

|{{sortname|Dick|Jurgens}}

|

12009

|Louis Armstrong and His Friends

|{{sortname|Louis|Armstrong}}

|

12010

|Leave Them a Flower

|{{sortname|Wally|Whyton}}

|

12011

|Here’s That Band Again Today

|{{sortname|Dick|Jurgens|nolink=1}}

|

12012

|Singin’ a Doo Dah Song

|{{sortname|Teresa|Brewer}}

|

12013

|Music, Music, Music

|{{sortname|Teresa|Brewer|nolink=1}}

|

12014

|Playing on the Moon

|{{sortname|Biscuit|Davis|nolink=1}}

|

12015

|Teresa Brewer in London

|{{sortname|Teresa|Brewer|nolink=1}}

|

=Reggae Series=

In 1970 Flying Dutchman established the Reggae label to record reggae music issuing four albums.[https://www.wirz.de/music/bluestim.htm Wirz' American Music: Reggae Records discography], accessed November 11, 2019

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Catalog No. (RS)

! Album

! Artist

! Details

15001

|The Reggae Beat

|Superman

|

15002

|Super Reggae

|{{sortname|The|Liquidators|nolink=1}}

|

15003

|Reggae Thing

|{{sortname|The|Ironmen|nolink=1}}

|

15004

|Doin’ the Reggae

|Heavy Reggae Machine

|

=Mega Records=

Five albums produced under the Flying Dutchman Productions banner were released by the Mega label in 1972[https://www.bsnpubs.com/new/reggae.pdf Both Sides Now: Mega Records produced under the Flying Dutchman Productions banner], accessed November 11, 2019[https://www.bsnpubs.com/tennessee/mega/mega.html Both Sides Now: Mega Album Discography], accessed November 11, 2019

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Catalog No. (M)

! Album

! Artist

! Details

31-1012

|You Can't Make Love Alone

|{{sortname|Eddie “Cleanhead”|Vinson|Eddie Vinson}}

|

51-5000

|Fairyland

|{{sortname|Larry|Coryell}}

|

51-5001

|Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)

|{{sortname|Pretty|Purdie|Bernard Purdie}} and the Playboys

|

51-5002

|Let’s Dance Again

|{{sortname|Benny|Goodman}} and His Orchestra

|Recorded in 1969

51-5003

|Gold Sunrise on Magic Mountain

|{{sortname|Leon|Thomas}}

|

=RCA Distributed Series=

Starting in 1974, Flying Dutchman albums were released and distributed by RCA using their numbering system.[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/drjazz.pdf Both Sides Now: Doctor Jazz Label Discography], accessed November 26, 2019

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Catalog No.

! Album

! Artist

! Details

0549

|Old Rags

|{{sortname|The|New Sunshine Jazz Band|nolink=1}}

|

0550

|Yesterdays

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri}}

|

0591

|Cosmic Funk

|{{sortname|Lonnie Liston|Smith}} & The Cosmic Echoes

|

0592

|Oliver Edward Nelson in London with Oily Rags

|{{sortname|Oliver|Nelson}}

|

0613

|The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

|{{sortname|Gil|Scott-Heron|nolink=1}}

|Compilation

0825

|Skull Session

|{{sortname|Oliver|Nelson|nolink=1}}

|

0827

|Onsaya Joy

|{{sortname|Groove|Holmes|Richard Holmes (organist)}}

|

0829

|Strike Up the Band

|{{sortname|Bobby|Hackett}} with Zoot Sims and Bucky Pizzarelli

|

0830

|Cesar 830

|Cesar

|

0833

|Tom Scott in L.A.

|{{sortname|Tom|Scott|nolink=1}}

|Compilation

0834

|Expansions

|{{sortname|Lonnie Liston|Smith|nolink=1}} & The Cosmic Echoes

|

0964

|I Saw Pinetop Spit Blood

|{{sortname|Bob|Thiele}} and His Orchestra

|

1082

|Bird and Dizzy: A Musical Tribute

|{{sortname|Elek|Bacsik}}

|

1120

|Nightwings

|{{sortname|Bucky|Pizzarelli}} and Joe Venuti

|

1145

|Hot Coles

|{{sortname|Shelly|Manne}}

|

1146

|Six Million Dollar Man

|{{sortname|Richard "Groove"|Holmes|nolink=1}}

|

1147

|El Gato

|{{sortname|Gato|Barbieri|nolink=1}}

|

1196

|Visions of a New World

|{{sortname|Lonnie Liston|Smith|nolink=1}} & The Cosmic Echoes

|

1197

|Dumpy Mama

|{{sortname|Sonny|Stitt}}

|

1239

|The French Market Jazz Band

|{{sortname|The|French Market Jazz Band|nolink=1}}

|

1371

|The World's Greatest Jazz Band of Yank Lawson & Bob Haggart In Concert

|{{sortname|Yank|Lawson}} and Bob Haggart

|

1372

|Scott Joplin Interpretations

|{{sortname|Mike|Wofford}}

|

1378

|Buck & Bud

{{sortname|Bud|Freeman}} and Bucky Pizzarelli

|

1449

|A Dream Deferred

|{{sortname|Oliver|Nelson|nolink=1}}

|

1460

|Reflections of a Golden Dream

|{{sortname|Lonnie Liston|Smith|nolink=1}} & The Cosmic Echoes

|

1461

|Sometime Other Than Now

|{{sortname|Steve|Marcus}}

|

1537

|I'm in the Mood for Love

|{{sortname|Richard|Holmes|nolink=1}}

|

1538

|Stomp Off Let's Go

|{{sortname|Sonny|Stitt}}

|

2568

|Three Waves

|{{sortname|Steve|Kuhn}} Trio

|Reissue of 1966 Contact LP

References

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