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| founder = Jean Georgakarakos<br />Jean-Luc Young<br />Fernand Boruso |
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| defunct = {{end date|1973}} |
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| genre = [[Free jazz]], [[Avant-garde jazz]] |
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| country = [[France]] |
| country = [[France]] |
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| location = [[Paris]] |
| location = [[Paris]] |
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'''BYG |
'''BYG Records''' was a French [[record label]] known for the '''Actuel''' series specializing in [[free jazz]]. However, the label released a handful of non-jazz recordings by artists such as [[Musica Elettronica Viva]], [[Freedom (band)|Freedom]] and [[Gong (band)|Gong]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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BYG Records was founded in March 1967 by [[Jean Georgakarakos]], Jean-Luc Young, and Fernand Boruso. The name of the label was formed from the initial letters of the founders' surnames. |
BYG Records was founded in March 1967 by [[Jean Georgakarakos]], Jean-Luc Young, and Fernand Boruso. The name of the label was formed from the initial letters of the founders' surnames. Georgakarakos had previously established himself as a record distributor and importer, while Young worked for [[Barclay Records]] and Boruso for [[Saravah]], the record label formed by Pierre Barouh. |
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The label invited American free jazz musicians to [[Paris]] to record in the summer of 1969, a time when they were receiving little support or attention in the United States. Many of these musicians were already overseas at the time, having appeared at the Pan-African Music Festival in [[Algiers]] in July 1969.<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-07-18/music/bridge-across-the-cliff Bridge across the cliff]. ''Village Voice'', 18 July 2000.</ref> (Jazz photographer Jacques Bisceglia was largely responsible for connecting the label and musicians, and the "B" in BYG is often wrongly held to refer to Bisceglia.) The resulting albums are an important repository of free jazz recordings from the period. |
The label invited American free jazz musicians to [[Paris]] to record in the summer of 1969, a time when they were receiving little support or attention in the United States. Many of these musicians were already overseas at the time, having appeared at the Pan-African Music Festival in [[Algiers]] in July 1969.<ref>[http://www.villagevoice.com/2000-07-18/music/bridge-across-the-cliff Bridge across the cliff]. ''Village Voice'', 18 July 2000.</ref> (Jazz photographer Jacques Bisceglia was largely responsible for connecting the label and musicians, and the "B" in BYG is often wrongly held to refer to Bisceglia.) The resulting albums are an important repository of free jazz recordings from the period. |
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BYG Actuel was also responsible for organising the Actuel festival, which took place in late October 1969 in the small Belgian town of Amougies. The festival was initially intended to take place in or near Paris, but was banned by the French authorities. It featured many leading exponents of progressive rock, such as [[Frank Zappa]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Captain Beefheart]], [[Soft Machine]], [[Ten Years After]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[The Nice]]. The festival was a popular success, with around 20,000 visitors over five nights, but it was a financial failure. In July 1970, Georgakarakos organised the Popanalia festival at Biot on the [[French Riviera]], but this was also financially unsuccessful. By 1972, financial problems had plagued BYG to the point where it virtually went underground. Georgakarakos and Young later formed their own record labels, [[Celluloid Records|Celluloid]] (Georgakarakos) and [[Charly Records|Charly]] (Young). In 2002 a compilation album featuring the best of the label, ''JazzActuel: a collection of avant garde/free jazz/psychedelia from the BYG/Actuel catalogue of 1969–1971'', was released by Charly (as a 3-CD set) and Get Back Records of Italy (as a 6-LP set). The collection was curated by [[Thurston Moore]] of [[Sonic Youth]] and journalist [[Byron Coley]].<ref>''Downbeat'', June 2002.</ref> |
BYG Actuel was also responsible for organising the Actuel festival, which took place in late October 1969 in the small Belgian town of Amougies. The festival was initially intended to take place in or near Paris, but was banned by the French authorities. It featured many leading exponents of progressive rock, such as [[Frank Zappa]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Captain Beefheart]], [[Soft Machine]], [[Ten Years After]], [[Yes (band)|Yes]] and [[The Nice]]. The festival was a popular success, with around 20,000 visitors over five nights, but it was a financial failure. In July 1970, Georgakarakos organised the Popanalia festival at Biot on the [[French Riviera]], but this was also financially unsuccessful. By 1972, financial problems had plagued BYG to the point where it virtually went underground. Georgakarakos and Young later formed their own record labels, [[Celluloid Records|Celluloid]] (Georgakarakos) and [[Charly Records|Charly]] (Young). In 2002 a compilation album featuring the best of the label, ''JazzActuel: a collection of avant garde/free jazz/psychedelia from the BYG/Actuel catalogue of 1969–1971'', was released by Charly (as a 3-CD set) and Get Back Records of Italy (as a 6-LP set). The collection was curated by [[Thurston Moore]] of [[Sonic Youth]] and journalist [[Byron Coley]].<ref>''Downbeat'', June 2002.</ref> |
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== Discography== |
== Discography == |
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(''Actuel'' series releases) |
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| 529301 |
| 529301 |
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| [[Don Cherry (jazz)|Cherry, Don]] |
| [[Don Cherry (jazz)|Cherry, Don]] |
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| ''Mu - First Part'' |
| ''[[Mu (album)|Mu - First Part]]'' |
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| 529302 |
| 529302 |
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| 529303 |
| 529303 |
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| [[Sunny Murray|Murray, Sunny]] |
| [[Sunny Murray|Murray, Sunny]] |
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| '' |
| ''[[Homage to Africa]]'' |
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| 529304 |
| 529304 |
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| 529309 |
| 529309 |
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| [[Jimmy Lyons|Lyons, Jimmy]] |
| [[Jimmy Lyons|Lyons, Jimmy]] |
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| ''Other Afternoons'' |
| ''[[Other Afternoons]]'' |
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| 529310 |
| 529310 |
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| 529312 |
| 529312 |
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| [[Alan Silva|Silva, Alan]] |
| [[Alan Silva|Silva, Alan]] |
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| ''Luna Surface'' |
| ''[[Luna Surface]]'' |
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| 529313 |
| 529313 |
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| 529316 |
| 529316 |
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| [[Andrew Cyrille|Cyrille, Andrew]] |
| [[Andrew Cyrille|Cyrille, Andrew]] |
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| ''What About?'' |
| ''[[What About?]]'' |
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| 529317 |
| 529317 |
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| 529319 |
| 529319 |
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| Coursil, Jacques |
| [[Jacques Coursil|Coursil, Jacques]] |
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| ''Way Ahead'' |
| ''[[Way Ahead (Jacques Coursil album)|Way Ahead]]'' |
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| 529320 |
| 529320 |
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| 529321 |
| 529321 |
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| [[Grachan Moncur III|Moncur III, Grachan]] |
| [[Grachan Moncur III|Moncur III, Grachan]] |
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| ''New Africa'' |
| ''[[New Africa (album)|New Africa]]'' |
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| 529322 |
| 529322 |
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| 529323 |
| 529323 |
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| [[Clifford Thornton|Thornton, Clifford]] |
| [[Clifford Thornton|Thornton, Clifford]] |
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| ''Ketchaoua'' |
| ''[[Ketchaoua (album)|Ketchaoua]]'' |
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| 529324 |
| 529324 |
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| 529331 |
| 529331 |
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| Cherry, Don |
| Cherry, Don |
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| ''Mu - Second Part'' |
| ''[[Mu (album)|Mu - Second Part]]'' |
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| 529332 |
| 529332 |
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| Murray, Sunny |
| Murray, Sunny |
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| ''(Never Give a Sucker) |
| ''[[An Even Break (Never Give a Sucker)]]'' |
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| 529333 |
| 529333 |
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| 529336 |
| 529336 |
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| [[Frank Wright (jazz musician)|Wright, Frank]] |
| [[Frank Wright (jazz musician)|Wright, Frank]] |
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| ''One for John'' |
| ''[[One for John]]'' |
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| 529337 |
| 529337 |
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| 529342-4 |
| 529342-4 |
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| Silva, Alan |
| Silva, Alan |
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| ''Seasons'' |
| ''[[Seasons (Alan Silva album)|Seasons]]'' |
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| 529345 |
| 529345 |
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| 529348 |
| 529348 |
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| Murray, Sunny |
| Murray, Sunny |
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| ''Sunshine'' |
| ''[[Sunshine (Sunny Murray album)|Sunshine]]'' |
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| 529349 |
| 529349 |
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| Coursil, Jacques |
| Coursil, Jacques |
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| ''Black Suite'' |
| ''[[Black Suite]]'' |
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| 529350 |
| 529350 |
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| Jones, Arthur |
| Jones, Arthur |
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| ''Scorpio'' |
| ''[[Scorpio (Arthur Jones album)|Scorpio]]'' |
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| 529351 |
| 529351 |
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| [[Gong (band)|Gong]] |
| [[Gong (band)|Gong]] |
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| ''[[Camembert Electrique]]'' |
| ''[[Camembert Electrique]]'' |
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(''Pop Blues'' series releases) |
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| 529501 |
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| [[The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation]] |
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| ''Watchin' Chain'' |
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==Website== |
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BYG Records launched its own website in 2020: http://www.bygrecords.com/ |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 5 December 2023
BYG Records | |
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Founded | 1967 |
Founder | Jean Georgakarakos Jean-Luc Young Fernand Boruso |
Defunct | 1973 |
Genre | Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz |
Country of origin | France |
Location | Paris |
BYG Records was a French record label known for the Actuel series specializing in free jazz. However, the label released a handful of non-jazz recordings by artists such as Musica Elettronica Viva, Freedom and Gong.
History
[edit]BYG Records was founded in March 1967 by Jean Georgakarakos, Jean-Luc Young, and Fernand Boruso. The name of the label was formed from the initial letters of the founders' surnames. Georgakarakos had previously established himself as a record distributor and importer, while Young worked for Barclay Records and Boruso for Saravah, the record label formed by Pierre Barouh.
The label invited American free jazz musicians to Paris to record in the summer of 1969, a time when they were receiving little support or attention in the United States. Many of these musicians were already overseas at the time, having appeared at the Pan-African Music Festival in Algiers in July 1969.[1] (Jazz photographer Jacques Bisceglia was largely responsible for connecting the label and musicians, and the "B" in BYG is often wrongly held to refer to Bisceglia.) The resulting albums are an important repository of free jazz recordings from the period.
BYG Actuel was also responsible for organising the Actuel festival, which took place in late October 1969 in the small Belgian town of Amougies. The festival was initially intended to take place in or near Paris, but was banned by the French authorities. It featured many leading exponents of progressive rock, such as Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, Captain Beefheart, Soft Machine, Ten Years After, Yes and The Nice. The festival was a popular success, with around 20,000 visitors over five nights, but it was a financial failure. In July 1970, Georgakarakos organised the Popanalia festival at Biot on the French Riviera, but this was also financially unsuccessful. By 1972, financial problems had plagued BYG to the point where it virtually went underground. Georgakarakos and Young later formed their own record labels, Celluloid (Georgakarakos) and Charly (Young). In 2002 a compilation album featuring the best of the label, JazzActuel: a collection of avant garde/free jazz/psychedelia from the BYG/Actuel catalogue of 1969–1971, was released by Charly (as a 3-CD set) and Get Back Records of Italy (as a 6-LP set). The collection was curated by Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth and journalist Byron Coley.[2]
Discography
[edit](Actuel series releases)
Catalogue number
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Artist | Album |
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529301 | Cherry, Don | Mu - First Part |
529302 | Art Ensemble of Chicago | A Jackson in Your House |
529303 | Murray, Sunny | Homage to Africa |
529304 | Shepp, Archie | Yasmina, a Black Woman |
529305 | Gong | Magick Brother |
529306 | Jones, Arthur | Africanasia |
529307 | Puig, Michel | Stigmates |
529308 | Greene, Burton | Aquariana |
529309 | Lyons, Jimmy | Other Afternoons |
529310 | Jack, Alan | Bluesy Mind [never issued] |
529311 | Shepp, Archie | Poem for Malcolm |
529312 | Silva, Alan | Luna Surface |
529313 | Bley, Paul | Ramblin' |
529314 | Acting Trio | Acting Trio |
529315 | Braxton, Anthony | B-Xo/N-0-1-4-7a |
529316 | Cyrille, Andrew | What About? |
529317 | Kuhn, Joachim | Sounds of Feelings |
529318 | Shepp, Archie | Blasé |
529319 | Coursil, Jacques | Way Ahead |
529320 | Burrell, Dave | Echo |
529321 | Moncur III, Grachan | New Africa |
529322 | Terroade, Kenneth | Love Rejoice |
529323 | Thornton, Clifford | Ketchaoua |
529324 | Ame Son | Catalyse |
529325 | Freedom | Freedom at Last |
529326 | Musica Elettronica Viva | The Sound Pool |
529327 | Marietan, Pierre & Terry Riley | Germ-Keyboard Study 2 |
529328 | Art Ensemble of Chicago | Message to Our Folks |
529329 | Art Ensemble of Chicago | Reese and the Smooth Ones |
529330 | Burrell, Dave | La Vie de Bohème |
529331 | Cherry, Don | Mu - Second Part |
529332 | Murray, Sunny | An Even Break (Never Give a Sucker) |
529333 | Moncur, Grachan | Aco Dei De Madrugada |
529334 | Redman, Dewey | Tarik |
529335 | Musica Elettronica Viva | Leave the City |
529336 | Wright, Frank | One for John |
529337 | Sharrock, Sonny | Monkey-Pockie-Boo |
529338 | Shepp, Archie | And The Full Moon Ensemble Live In Antibes Vol. 1 |
529339 | Shepp, Archie | And The Full Moon Ensemble Live In Antibes Vol. 2 |
529340 | Sun Ra | The Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 2 |
529341 | Sun Ra | The Solar-Myth Approach Vol. 1 |
529342-4 | Silva, Alan | Seasons |
529345 | Allen, Daevid | Banana Moon |
529346 | Kuhn, Joachim | Paris is Wonderful |
529347 | Braxton, Anthony | This Time... |
529348 | Murray, Sunny | Sunshine |
529349 | Coursil, Jacques | Black Suite |
529350 | Jones, Arthur | Scorpio |
529351 | Shepp, Archie | Live at the Pan-African Festival |
529352 | Lacy, Steve | Moon |
529353 | Gong | Camembert Electrique |
(Pop Blues series releases)
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Artist | Album |
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529501 | The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation | Watchin' Chain |
Website
[edit]BYG Records launched its own website in 2020: http://www.bygrecords.com/
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bridge across the cliff. Village Voice, 18 July 2000.
- ^ Downbeat, June 2002.