Palo Alto Records was a
jazz record company and label that released most of its discography in the 1980s.[1] The label was founded in 1981 by Jim Benham, who lived in
Palo Alto, California. He played trumpet in a big band and was chairman of the Benham Capital Management Group.
Herb Wong, an educator and disc jockey in San Francisco, was artistic director until 1985. The Palo Alto office closed that year, but the label moved to
Studio City.[2] Palo Alto also operated a sublabel, TBA Records, which recorded
Alvin Hayes,
George Howard, and
Rare Silk.
Discography
8001: Full Faith & Credit Big Band – Debut (1980)
8002: Paul Robertson – The Song Is You (1980)
8003: Full Faith & Credit Big Band – Jazz Faire (1981)
8004:
Barone Brothers – Blues and Other Happy Moments (1979)
^Kernfeld, Barry (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 221.
ISBN1-56159-284-6.
Palo Alto Records was a
jazz record company and label that released most of its discography in the 1980s.[1] The label was founded in 1981 by Jim Benham, who lived in
Palo Alto, California. He played trumpet in a big band and was chairman of the Benham Capital Management Group.
Herb Wong, an educator and disc jockey in San Francisco, was artistic director until 1985. The Palo Alto office closed that year, but the label moved to
Studio City.[2] Palo Alto also operated a sublabel, TBA Records, which recorded
Alvin Hayes,
George Howard, and
Rare Silk.
Discography
8001: Full Faith & Credit Big Band – Debut (1980)
8002: Paul Robertson – The Song Is You (1980)
8003: Full Faith & Credit Big Band – Jazz Faire (1981)
8004:
Barone Brothers – Blues and Other Happy Moments (1979)
^Kernfeld, Barry (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 221.
ISBN1-56159-284-6.