Basin Street Records is a Grammy Award-winning independent record label based in New Orleans, LA.
About
Basin Street Records was founded in 1997 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. In mid 1998 Mark Samuels bought out Tom Thompson’s interest in the company. He remains president of the company today.
From its inception through 2016, Basin Street Records has signed twelve Louisiana-based artists.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina flooded Basin Street Records' office and Mark Samuels' home. The company never stopped its operations although the 6 full time staff all went their separate ways. Mark continued to operate the company from "computers in coffee shops" while rebuilding his home and office in New Orleans.
The artist roster in order of signing includes: Kermit Ruffins, Los Hombres Calientes, Jason Marsalis, Irvin Mayfield, Dr. Michael White, The Headhunters, Henry Butler, Jon Cleary, Theresa Andersson, Jeremy Davenport, Rebirth Brass Band and Davell Crawford. Four of the artists are Grammy award nominees (3 of those have won Grammys).
The musicians of Basin Street Records represent a variety of styles of music, although most play some variety of jazz such as: Traditional 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” ten times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) 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 |
| In A World of Mallets |
2012 |
| The 21st Century Trad Band |
2014 |
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 |
| A New Orleans Creole Christmas |
2014 |
| New Orleans Jazz Playhouse |
2015 |
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 (EP) |
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 |
| Move Your Body |
2014 |
Davell Crawford
| Album Title |
Year |
| Piano in the Vaults Preview (EP) |
2013 |
| My Gift to You |
2013 |
| Piano in the Vaults, Vol. 1 |
2016 |
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