Cosmopolitan 300 - Kai Winding Quintet8/Warne Marsh

[JSngry]

And was there ever a Cosmopolitan 301, etc?

[jazztrain]

Perhaps it was related to the Cosmo label? See this, for example Cosmo label:

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The Cosmo label was "Manufactured By Cosmopolitan Records, Inc." in New York City.

Information from George Moonoogian:

Cosmopolitan Records, Inc.

745 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (10/45)

Moved to 545 Fifth Avenue (ca 1947)

President: Harry Bank

A & R: Herb Hendler

Sales: Eddie Heller

Cosmo recorded pop, rhythm & blues, country & western, and jazz.

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I also came across numerous references in Billboard to Harry Bank being the president of Cosmopolitan Records, Inc.

See also this which may or may not be related: Time article

And was there ever a Cosmopolitan 301, etc?

[JSngry]

Interesting. Thanks!

[Quasimado]

The listing from Jack Goodwin's Warne Marsh Discography:

51-0427 KAI WINDING QUINTET.

NYC, April 27, 1951.

Kai Winding, tb; Warne Marsh, ts; Billy Taylor, p; Jack Lesberg, b; Charlie Perry, d; Melvin Moore voc *

1 DEEP PURPLE * LD 8050 2:42

2 YOU'RE BLASÉ * LD 8051 2:43

3 I'M SHOOTING HIGH LD 8052 2:53

4 MOONSHOWER LD 8053 2:41

all R Xanadu 172 (tracks 3 & 4 Marsh solos only)

all CD Cool & Blue CD-110

1,3 R Cosmopolitan 300 : IAJRC LP-15 (as from 51-0527)

This raises some questions:

According to the above, only 1&3 were on Cosompolitan 300, which was presumeably a 78 rpm release(?).

Were these originally recorded on Cosmopolitan? (Are the LD prefix series Cosmopolitan productions, or those of another label)?

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[JSngry]

I'm presuming the LD designations to be matrix numbers.

[Quasimado]

I'm presuming the LD designations to be matrix numbers.

Agreed - so, were 2 & 4 ever released by Cosmopolitan - (your question, I guess ).

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[Big Beat Steve]

The liner notes of Xanadu 172 specifically state this session was recorded for Cosmopolitan.

Jepsen's discography (compiled before any reissues were released, as far as I can see) includes all four tracks but neither a matrix number nor a release label and number for tracks 2 and 4. Which seems to indicate that the existence of these tracks was known but that they had not been released.

[jazztrain]

Here's some information from the following Kai Winding website: Kai Winding

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51-03 KAI WINDING'S BAND - NYC - April 27, 1951

Kai Winding (tb); Warne Marsh (ts); Billy Taylor (p); Jack Lesberg (b); Charlie Perry (dm); Melvin Moore (vo).

DEEP PURPLE vMM

Cosmopolitan 300; IAJRC 15

I'M SHOOTING HIGH

Cosmopolitan 300; IAJRC 15

YOU'RE BLASE vMM

MOONSHOWER

Session complete on Xanadu 172.

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This is consistent with the suggestion that only two of the four titles were issued on 78.

The liner notes of Xanadu 172 specifically state this session was recorded for Cosmopolitan.

Jepsen's discography (compiled before any reissues were released, as far as I can see) includes all four tracks but neither a matrix number nor a release label and number for tracks 2 and 4. Which seems to indicate that the existence of these tracks was known but that they had not been released.

[jazztrain]

Heavy rain today. No lunch time walk, so, instead, a bit more Cosmopolitan/Cosmo research.

Here's a link to a numerical listing of the Cosmo label: Cosmo label listing

I had found some information in Billboard previously indicating that Hal McIntyre, Tony Pastor, Dallas Bartley, and Bobby Byrne had all made sessions for Cosmo. They all appear in the referenced listing.

The listing provides matrix numbers, none of which appears to be in a series consistent with the 8050 through 8053 numbering that is associated with the Kai Winding session.

All the matrix numbers listed (with the exception of the Trummy Young session) are in a 6000 series.

Note the lack of any Cosmo catalog numbers in the 300s. Perhaps the Kai Winding was in a different series for which Cosmopolitan used the full name instead of Cosmo?

Note also the intriguing inclusion of the Frankie Socolow pairing of Reverse the Charges/The Man I Love (Cosmo 902). Other information suggests that this session was issued on Duke 112 (but provides no matrix numbers). Another Socolow side (September in the Rain) that was on Duke 115 does not appear in the Cosmo listing. Was there any connection between the Duke label and Cosmo/Cosmopolitan? Can anyone confirm that the Frankie Socolow pairing was actually issued on Cosmo? Socolow played with Hal McIntyre who recorded for Cosmo, so there's some connection there.

More mysteries, but work calls...

I'm presuming the LD designations to be matrix numbers.