George Avakian
American record producer of Armenian descent (1919-2017) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 98
George Mesrop Avakian was an American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros.
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Dave Brubeck George produced Brubeck Time (1955)
Keith Jarrett George produced El Juicio and Birth
Paul Desmond George produced Take Ten and Desmond Blue
Miles Davis George produced 'Round About Midnight (1957)
Sonny Rollins George produced The Bridge and Sonny Rollins + 3
J. J. Johnson George produced Jay and Kai + 6 (1956)
Charles Lloyd George produced Discovery! and Dream Weaver
Buck Clayton George produced How Hi the Fi (1954)
Art Blakey George produced Drum Suite (1957)
Johnny Mathis George produced Johnny Mathis (1956)
Louis Armstrong George produced Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy (1954)
Ravi Shankar George produced The Sounds of India (1968)
Mahalia Jackson George produced The World's Greatest Gospel Singer (1955)
Odetta George produced Sometimes I Feel Like Cryin' (1962)
Kai Winding George produced Trombone Panorama (1957)
Rita Reys George produced The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Jeanne Lee George produced The Newest Sound Around (1962)
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Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S. recording industry. Avakian functioned as an independent producer and manager from the 1960s to the early 2000s and worked with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Ravi Shankar, and many other notable jazz musicians and composers.
