EmArcy Records is a jazz record label, formed in 1954 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records. The name is a phoenetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company. Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ...

During its 50s & 1960s heyday, legends such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Dinah Washington & Sarah Vaughan recorded with EmArcy. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Maxwell Lemuel Roach (born January 10, 1924-) is a jazz drummer and composer. ... Clifford Brown: Memorial Album on Blue Note Records. ... Julian Edwin Cannonball Adderley (September 15, 1928 - August 8, 1975), originally from Tampa, Florida was a jazz saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. ... Dinah Washington Dinah Washington (August 29, 1924 – December 14, 1963) an American blues, jazz, and gospel singer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The label name became dormant in 1962, when the parent company was bought by Philips and was replaced by Limelight for jazz releases, but it was revived in the 1980s when the catalog was under PolyGram's control, and has been intermittently used since. The label's catalog is now part of Universal Music Group's jazz holdings, The Verve Music Group. 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Philips Records is the record label of Dutch electronics giant Philips. ... Limelight Records is a a subsidiary of Mercury Records. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment (see Music Corporation of America), is the largest major label in the record industry. ... Verve Records is an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ...

See also

• Official Site
• List of record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External links

• Michael Fitzgerald Jaz Discography; Emarcy 36000 series
• Modern Jazz Discography: Emarcy Records discographies (via Mercury page)