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Air Lore, You Know the Number, Rag - Bush and All, Rhythm in Mind, Tributaries

Novus Records (later Arista Novus and RCA Novus) was an American jazz record label run by Steve Backer. Backer worked at Impulse! Records until 1974, when Clive Davis, founder of Arista Records, asked him to oversee the jazz division at Arista.

Backer left Arista in the early 1980s, worked for Windham Hill Records, and then went to RCA to run Novus. Novus's roster included Muhal Richard Abrams, Warren Bernhardt, Steve Coleman, Larry Coryell, Oliver Lake, Steve Lacy, James Moody, Hilton Ruiz, and Henry Threadgill. Beginning in 1989, Backer signed Marcus Roberts, Roy Hargrove, Danilo Pérez, Antonio Hart, and Christopher Hollyday. The label closed in the mid-1990s. The catalogue is now managed by Sony Masterworks through its Masterworks Jazz imprint.

3000-N (RCA) series

  • 3000: Muhal Richard Abrams – Lifea Blinec
  • 3001: Warren BernhardtSolo Piano
  • 3002: Air – Open Air Suit
  • 3003: Oliver Lake – Life Dance of Is
  • 3004: Baird Hersey – Looking for That Groove
  • 3005: Larry Coryell – European Impressions
  • 3006: Ran BlakeRapport
  • 3007: Muhal Richard Abrams – Spiral Live at Montreux 1978
  • 3008: Air – Montreux Suisse
  • 3009: Mike Mainieri & Warren Bernhardt – Free Smiles
  • 3010: Oliver Lake – Shine
  • 3011: Warren Bernhardt – Floating
  • 3012: Michael GregoryGifts
  • 3013: Henry Threadgill – X-75 Volume 1
  • 3014: Air – Air Lore
  • 3015: Michael GregoryHeart and Center
  • 3016: Baird Hersey – Have You Heard?
  • 3017: Larry Coryell – Tributaries
  • 3018: John ScofieldWho's Who?
  • 3019: Ran BlakeFilm Noir
  • 3020: Warren Bernhardt – Manhattan Update
  • 3021: Pharoah Sanders & Norman ConnorsBeyond a Dream
  • 3022: John ScofieldBar Talk
  • 3023: Steve Khan – Evidence
  • 3024: Larry Coryell – Standing Ovation
  • 3025: Henry Threadgill – Easily Slip Into Another World
  • 3032: Michael Shrieve & Steve RoachThe Leaving Time
  • 3084: OpafireOpafire featuring Zachary Norman E.
  • 3115: John Hicks, Cecil McBee & Elvin JonesPower Trio
  • 63119: Steve Coleman and Five Elements – Black Science
  • 63125: Steve Coleman – Rhythm in Mind
  • 63144: Steve Coleman and Five Elements – Drop Kick
  • 63153: Mulgrew MillerHand in Hand
  • 63160: Steve Coleman and Five Elements – The Tao of Mad Phat
  • 63171: Mulgrew MillerWith Our Own Eyes
  • 63176: Opafire – Without a Trace
  • 63188: Mulgrew Miller – Getting to Know You
  • References

    Novus Records Wikipedia


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