Artists House


Artists House was a jazz and blues record company and label established in 1977 by John Snyder.

History

The label released music by artists that label founder John Snyder had worked with while running the Horizon subsidiary of A&M Records, including Jim Hall, Paul Desmond, Charlie Haden, and Ornette Coleman. The label was the first in North America to release an album by James Blood Ulmer. Artist House reportedly gave its recording artists control over music selection, production and packaging. In addition to working with jazz artists, Snyder also produced blues musicians including Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, James Cotton, and Etta James, and the blues-rock Derek Trucks Band.
Snyder released new blues band Scrapomatic in 2002. Artists House also released Nancy Harrow, Oteil & The Peacemakers, Jason Crosby, Bob Brookmeyer & Kenny Wheeler, Steve Haines Quintet, Vijay Lytev albums in 2003. Artists House released Nancy Harrow CD "The Cat Who Went to Heaven" in 2005. Snyder is currently president of Artists House Foundation.

Discography

Artists House released fourteen LPs between 1978 and 1981.
AH #LeaderAlbum
1Body Meta
2Paul Desmond
3 Mel Lewis QuartetThe Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet
4 and Hampton HawesAs Long as There's Music
5 and Red MitchellJim Hall/Red Mitchell
6 and Charlie HadenSoapsuds, Soapsuds
7Tales of Captain Black
8Pendulum
9From California with Love
1046th and 8th
11Once Upon a Summertime
12So in Love
13Are You Glad to Be in America?
14Where Flamingos Fly

Artists House relaunched in 2003 releasing CDs, DVDs and multimedia discs.
#LeaderAlbumNotes
AH 00001Winter Dreams
AH 00002Oteil and The PeacemakersThe Family Secret
AH 00003ScrapomaticScapomaticCD + DVD
AH 4Four Chords and Seven Notes AgoEnhanced CD + DVD
AH 5 and FriendsJazz for a Summer's Night
AH006 and Kenny WheelerIslandCD + Multichannel
AH 8 QuintetBeginner's Mind
AH9Blood Sutra