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Scottish record label

Hep Records

Key facts

inception1974
instance ofrecord label
countryUnited Kingdom
genrejazz
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Founded
1974
Founder
Alastair Robertson
Distributor
Allegro Music Group
Genre
Jazz
Country of origin
Scotland
Location
Edinburgh
Official website
www.hepjazz.com

Hep Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Alastair Robertson (born March 3, 1941, in Aberdeen, Scotland) in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1974.

History

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, Don Redman and Sam Donahue. 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.

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