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Featured Artist: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
The Columbia Symphony Orchestra was a name linked to numerous ensembles recording at different times for Columbia Records. The name itself was an artifact from a time in which record labels and radio networks assembled and named their own orchestras, or used the name as a "cover" for the use of an orchestra that was contracted elsewhere.
For purposes that concern us here, the "Columbia Symphony Orchestra" name was used by Columbia Masterworks in the 1950's on New York...
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Billie Holiday Celebrated With Brand New 'Lady Day'
For various cultural and commercial reasons, Billie Holiday's later years with Commodore, American Decca, and Verve have garnered more attention than the early years of her career, not only in recent...
October 08, 2001
'Essential' Set, Reissues Celebrate Cash's 70th
To commemorate the upcoming 70th birthday of country music legend Johnny Cash (Feb. 26), Columbia Legacy will release a new compilation, "The Essential Johnny Cash," and reissue five of his vintage...
January 08, 2002
More Monk Titles Receive Overhaul
Columbia/Legacy Jazz's restoration of its catalog of albums by jazz legend Thelonious Monk will be extended next month with four additional titles. Due Aug. 19, each has been digitally remastered and...
July 19, 2003
Mariah Carey Jumps To Virgin From Columbia
Mariah Carey had exited Columbia Records and signed with Virgin Records, Billboard Bulletin reports. The pop superstar and Columbia issued a joint statement yesterday (April 2) confirming Carey has...
April 03, 2001
Twins Evan & Jaron Go 'Crazy'
As they are identical twins, it would be easy to imagine that Evan & Jaron, whose self-titled Columbia disc comes out Sept. 12, do everything together. But that isn't the case."It's weird; we
August 28, 2000
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Dream Theater Debuts Atop Euro Chart
Europe welcomes a new bestseller on the composite European Top 100 Albums chart, as New York rock outfit Dream Theater's "Black Clouds and Silver Linings" (Roadrunner) opens its account at No. 1.
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