Stomp Off

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| name = Stomp Off Records

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| founded = {{start date|1980}}

| founder = Bob Erdos

| genre = Jazz, ragtime

| country = U.S.

| location = York, Pennsylvania

| url = {{URL|www.stompoffrecords.com}}

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Stomp Off is an American jazz record company and label founded in 1980 by Bob Erdos in York, Pennsylvania.{{Cite Grove |last=Kennedy |first=Gary W. |date=2003 |title=Stomp Off |doi=10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J792700 }}{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=John S. |date=May 18, 1986 |title=Modern Jazzmen Revive the Past |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/05/18/arts/modern-jazzmen-revive-the-past.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 7, 2022}} The label's first release was Feelin' Devilish by Waldo's Gutbucket Serenaders.

It was described in 1986 as concentrating on "jazz in the styles of the 1920s or earlier, as played by contemporary musicians." Up to then, the recordings were released on LP only. The roster soon covered musicians from the US, Europe, and Japan.{{cite news |last=Wilson |first=John S. |date=November 18, 1984 |title=New Label Captures an Old Jazz Style |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/11/18/arts/new-label-captures-an-old-jazz-style.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 7, 2022}}

Erdos died on March 25, 2017.{{cite news |last=Senior |first=Andy |date=May 1, 2017 |title=Bob Erdos, 86, Championed Traditional Jazz |url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/bob-erdos-86-championed-traditional-jazz/ |work=Syncopated Times |access-date=August 7, 2022}} By that time, the label had released more than 430 albums, 80 of which were available by digital download.

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