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Hep Records

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Founder
  
Alastair Robertson

Genre
  
Jazz

Location
  
Edinburgh

Date founded
  
1974

Distributor(s)
  
Allegro Music Group

Country of origin
  
Scotland

Official website
  
www.hepjazz.com

Albums
  
Where You At? '41-'63, Jivin' the Jeep

Hep Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Alastair Robertson in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1974.

Hep started as a reissue label for material from radio transcription discs, mainly big band music from the 1940s. Other reissue material includes Fletcher Henderson, Andy Kirk, Jimmie Lunceford, and Don Redman. When it began to issue new recordings, it added Buddy DeFranco, Don Lanphere, and Eddie Thompson. Other musicians on the catalogue include Slim Gaillard, Boyd Raeburn, Spike Robinson, Slam Stewart, Joe Temperley, and Jessica Williams.

References

Hep Records Wikipedia