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32 Records
Founded	1995 (1995)
Founder	Joel Dorn, Robert Miller
Defunct	2001 (2001)
Genre	Jazz, blues, rhythm and blues, pop
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	New York City

32 Records was a record label established in 1995 by record producer Joel Dorn and attorney Robert Miller. Its 32 Jazz imprint released a successful series of compilation albums. It was named for Dorn's favorite sports number. It also released new material by artists such as The Jazz Passengers and established 32 R&B, 32 Blues, 32 Groove, and 32 Pop subsidiaries.

32 Records acquired the holdings of the Muse and Landmark labels, and established the 32 Jazz subsidiary in 1997 with the aim of re-issuing numerous jazz recordings. During the late 1990s, 32 Jazz released a successful series of inexpensive "Jazz for…" compilations. The first of these, Jazz for a Rainy Afternoon, was released in 1997 in conjunction with Elle. In 1999, it had become the top jazz label in the Billboard charts, before Verve Music Group merged its Verve and GRP holdings into a single output.

By 2000, Miller had become CEO of CDBeat, which owned 32 Records as a subsidiary. In March 2000, Dorn resigned from the company and formed Label M later that year. Upon Dorn's departure, CDBeat announced that it would discontinue 32 Records by March 2001, although in June 2000 it hired producer Todd Barkan to replace Dorn. CDBeat, in turn, would become Spinrocket and then ConnectivCorp. Savoy Jazz acquired the rights to the Muse and Landmark catalogs from 32 Records in October 2003, and by the end of the year, ConnectivCorp had merged with Majesco Entertainment.

Partial discography

Source: "32 Jazz: A Checklist"

References

1. ^ Bessman, Jim (18 January 1997). "32 Proves To Be A Prodigious Number For Producer/Label Head Joel Dorn". Billboard. pp. 40–41. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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5. ^ Graybow, Steve (3 July 1999). "The Great Compilation Controversy". Billboard. p. 43. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
6. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (3 July 1999). "Jazz Through June: Year-To-Date Charts". Billboard. p. 46. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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8. Jacobs, Qa'id. Groove Jammy: Rare Groove Classics from the Muse Catalog at AllMusic
9. ^ "32 Records Announces Hiring of Todd Barkan, Noted Jazz Producer" (Press release). New York: 32 Records. 5 July 2000. Archived from the original on 19 February 2001. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
10. Lichtman, Irv (18 March 2000). "Newsline". Billboard. p. 92. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
11. ^ Waller, Don (12 July 2000). "Indie 32 taps Barkan; Dorn forms Label M". Variety. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
12. CDBeat.com, Inc. (31 March 2000). "FORM 10-KSB". p. 3. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
13. Margolis, Bob (24 August 2000). "Producer Todd Barkan On The Past And Future Of Jazz". MTV. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
14. Spinrocket.com, Inc. (11 September 2000). "Form 8-K". Exhibit 99.1. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
15. Porter, Christopher (16 January 2003). "Savoy Acquires Muse & Landmark Catalogs". JazzTimes. Archived from the original on 2014-10-18. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
16. ConnectivCorp (5 January 2004). "Form 8-K". Item 8. Archived from the original on 2018-04-02. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
17. Greater Than the Sum of His Parts at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
18. A Standing Eight at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
19. Left Hook, Right Cross at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
20. "32 Jazz: a Checklist". Saturn Web. 1999-08-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

External links

• 32 Records discography at Discogs

• American jazz record labels
• Defunct record labels of the United States