Okeh
OKeh was founded by Otto K. E. Heinemann when he set up his own recording studio and gramophone record pressing plant in New York City in September 1918. Heinemann formed the name of the record label “OKeh”, from his initials. OKeh began by issuing popular songs, dance numbers, and vaudeville skits similar to the fare of other labels, but Heineman also wished to experiment with music for audiences neglected by the larger record companies. OKeh produced lines of recordings in German, Czech, Polish, Swedish, and Yiddish for the USA’s immigrant communities.
In 1920, Ralph Peer’s recordings by African-American blues singer Mamie Smith were a surprise smash hit for Okeh. The company perceived the significant, little-tapped market for blues and jazz by African American artists. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bix Beiderbecke are only a few names of jazz greats that have recorded for the label. By 1926 Columbia Records bought the label and kept it running into the 60′s with jazz and R&B recordings.
In 1994, Sony Music reactivated the OKeh label as a new-age Blues label. Okeh’s first new signings included Keb’ Mo, Popa Chubby, and Little Axe. By 2000, the Okeh label was again retired, but in 2013 it saw its re-launch as a jazz label once again.
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Holding The Stage - Road Shows, Vol. 4 (Live)
Jazz - Released by Okeh on 6 Apr 2016
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If I Could Wrap up a Kiss - Silje's Christmas (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Okeh on 12 Nov 2010
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Je me suis fait tout petit
Jazz - Released by Okeh on 8 Dec 2017
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Let's Go to Sleep (Single version)
Vocal Jazz - Released by Okeh on 25 Jan 2019
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Recoloured - The Remix Album
Jazz - Released by Okeh on 28 Mar 2001
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Tiny Sparrow: The Bobby Scott Sessions
Soul - Released by Okeh on 22 Mar 2011
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Take A Look: The Clyde Otis Sessions
Soul - Released by Okeh on 21 Mar 2011
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That's OKeh (Highlights of 2013 & 2014)
Jazz - Released by Okeh on 11 Oct 2013
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What A Night! A Christmas Album
Christmas Music - Released by Okeh on 31 Oct 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo