Basin Street Records
Basin Street Records is a Grammy Award-winning independent record label based in New Orleans, LA.
About
Basin Street Records was founded in 1998 by Mark Samuels and Tom Thompson. The creation of the record label arose out of a mutual agreement between the two to release a live album for New Orleans Jazz Trumpeter/Vocalist Kermit Ruffins, who was being managed by Tom Thompson at the time. Later that year, Mark Samuels bought out Tom Thompson’s interest in the company. He remains president of the company today.
From its inception through 2005, Basin Street Records signed eight Louisiana-based artists in addition to Kermit Ruffins.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused the company to temporarily cease operation, and eventually led to the closure of their office in downtown New Orleans. The company resumed operation afterwards, and has since signed three more artists.
The musicians of Basin Street Records represent a variety of styles of music, although most play some variety of jazz such as: Dixieland/New Orleans jazz, Latin jazz, New Orleans brass band music, as well as contemporary and modern jazz. Other musical styles represented include: blues, R&B, funk, indie rock, adult contemporary, and lounge music[1]
Awards
In 1998, the Basin Street Records release Los Hombres Calientes by the band of the same name won the Billboard Latin Music Award for “Best Latin Jazz Album”.[1]
The label has been named “Record Label of the Year” eight times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012) and “Music Business of the Year” three times (2002, 2003, 2012) by New Orleans publication OffBeat Magazine’s Best of the Beat Awards.[2][3][4]
In 2011, the Basin Street records release Rebirth of New Orleans by Rebirth Brass Band won the Grammy Award for “Best Regional Roots Music Album”.[5]
Artists/Bands
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Discography
Kermit Ruffins
| Album Title |
Year |
| The Barbecue Swingers Live |
1998 |
| Swing This! |
1999 |
| Big Easy |
2002 |
| Throwback |
2005 |
| Livin' A Tremé Life |
2009 |
| Christmas Time Is Here (Single) |
2008 |
| Have A Crazy Cool Christmas |
2009 |
| A Saints Christmas (Single) |
2009 |
| Happy Talk |
2010 |
| We Partyin' Traditional Style! |
2013 |
| #I'mSoNewOrleans |
2015 |
Los Hombres Calientes
| Album Title |
Year |
| Los Hombres Calientes |
1998 |
| Vol. 2 |
1999 |
| Vol. 3: New Congo Square |
2001 |
| Vol. 4: Vodou Dance |
2003 |
| Vol. 5: Carnival |
2005 |
Jason Marsalis
| Album Title |
Year |
| The Year of the Drummer |
1998 |
| Music in Motion |
2000 |
Irvin Mayfield
| Album Title |
Year |
| Irvin Mayfield |
1999 |
| How Passion Falls |
2001 |
| Half Past Autumn Suite |
2003 |
| Strange Fruit |
2005 |
| Love Songs, Ballads, and Standards |
2008 |
| A Love Letter To New Orleans |
2011 |
Dr. Michael White
| Album Title |
Year |
| A Song For George Lewis |
2000 |
| Jazz From The Soul Of New Orleans |
2002 |
| Dancing In The Sky |
2004 |
| Blue Crescent |
2008 |
| Adventures in New Orleans Jazz Part 1 |
2011 |
| Adventures in New Orleans Jazz Part 2 |
2012 |
Headhunters
| Album Title |
Year |
| Evolution Revolution |
2003 |
Henry Butler
| Album Title |
Year |
| The Game Has Just Begun |
2002 |
| Homeland |
2004 |
| PiaNOLA Live |
2008 |
Jon Cleary
| Album Title |
Year |
| Jon Cleary and the Absoluter Monster Gentlemen |
2002 |
| Pin Your Spin |
2004 |
Theresa Andersson
| Album Title |
Year |
| Shine |
2004 |
| Theresa Andersson |
2006 |
| I The River |
2008 |
| Hummingbird Go! |
2008 |
| Street Parade |
2012 |
Jeremy Davenport
| Album Title |
Year |
| We'll Dance 'Til Dawn |
2009 |
Rebirth Brass Band
| Album Title |
Year |
| Do It Again (Single) |
2011 |
| Why You Worried 'bout Me? (Single) |
2011 |
| Rebirth of New Orleans |
2011 |
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References
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