American classical and jazz record label

MusicMasters Records

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Key facts

instance ofrecord label

countryUnited States

genrejazz

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Parent company: Musical Heritage Society
Founded: 1981
Founder: Albert NissimJeffrey NissimRobert Nissim
Distributor: The Orchard
Genre: JazzClassical
Country of origin: U.S.
Location: Monmouth County, New Jersey
Official website: www.themusicalheritagesociety.com

MusicMasters was a record label that was based in Ocean Township, New Jersey.

History

MusicMasters was founded in the late 1970s by Albert Nissim and his sons Robert and Jeffrey, who owned the Musical Heritage Society, which had previously only licensed European recordings for sale via mail-order.

MusicMasters produced recordings from 1981 until 1999, which were sold by mail-order and retail by the Music Heritage Society.

Initially, MusicMasters produced classical records, but began releasing jazz in 1985, when they obtained the rights to previously unreleased Yale University Library recordings by Benny Goodman.

In 2008, arrangements were made to make MusicMasters recordings available via the Orchard, a global distributor of digital audio and video.

Awards

John Browning won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Performance for a MusicMasters recording of Samuel Barber's solo piano music. Benny Carter won two individual Grammy Awards for MusicMasters recordings.

Artists

This section contains a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the MusicMasters label.

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