Founded 1972 (1972) Country of origin Denmark Official website steeplechase.dk Founder Nils Winther | Genre Jazz Location Copenhagen Headquarters Copenhagen, Denmark | |
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Albums Goin' Home, Firm Roots, Trouble in Mind, Cables Fables, Flight to Denmark Artists Dexter Gordon, Duke Jordan, Kenny Drew, Billy Hart, Archie Shepp | ||
SteepleChase Records is a jazz record company and label based in Copenhagen, Denmark. SteepleChase was founded in 1972 by Nils Winther, who was a student at Copenhagen University at the time. He began recording performances at Jazzhus Montmartre, where many American expatriates played, and was given permission by some of the artists to release the material on record.
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SteepleChase became a haven for many artists who had lost contracts with larger labels after the 1960s. In 1987 the label also started the classical label Kontrapunkt.
1000/31000 Series
The main series of albums released on the Steeplechase label beginning in 1972 had catalog numbers starting at SCS 1001 and when compact discs were introduced in the late 1980's catalog numbers added a 3 before the 1000 series number.
6000 Classics Series
The SteepleChase 6000 Classics series released 36 albums of archive material between 1978 and 2005.