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In 1978, some jazz fans in Brussels decided to pool their resources in order to record artists that had little chance of being signed by a major label. So they created their own label, giving artists access to production while reflecting the music of the day. The local scene is bursting with jazz talent. The major performers such as Jacques Pelzer, Bobby Jaspar, Toots Thielemans and Philip Catherine confirm this. Other players moved to Brussels. The American sax-player JR Montrose, for example, lived here for nearly twenty years. Other meteors left gems in their trail, such as Oklahoma’s trumpet player Chet Baker with Crystal Bells (1983) or Philip Catherine with his carte blanche album, Oscar (1990) – an absolute must
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Recent Releases
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Positive: Music For Sextet And String Quartet
Michel Herr
Igloo Records
2019 -
The Optimist
Toine Thys
Igloo Records
2019 -
Untitled #0
Flat Earth Society
Igloo Records
2019 -
Positive / Music for sextet and string quartet
Michel Herr
Igloo Records
2019 -
Behind The Darkness
Jean-Paul Estiévenart
Igloo Records
2019 -
Sketches Of Nowhere
Antoine Pierre
Igloo Records
2019 -
SHIFTED
Lieven Venken
Igloo Records
2018 -
Urbex - Urbex
Antoine Pierre
Igloo Records
2016 -
Grizzly
Toine Thys
Igloo Records
2015 -
a raveling
De Beren Gieren
Igloo Records
2013