[78-L] Name the band

[Steven C. Barr]

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From: "David Lewis" <uncledavelewis at hotmail.com>
> Han,
> I played "Climax Rag" during my talk at ARSC this year. I too have it on a 
> Blue Note LP but I see that the 78 was issued on the Climax label, and the 
> only Climax that I know is the 2-sided disc that Columbia marketed in the 
> early 1900s. What was Climax, who owned it and what relationship does it 
> have with Blue Note?
>
Climax was the original name of what later became Columbia (1900-01).
The label was was later revived by Columbia ("K" prefix) since they owned
the rights to the brand name...! The first Climax discs started the Columbia
catalog-number sequence; the subsequent Climax discs were issued by
Columbia and were two-sided. AFAIK, unless the name was re-used, it
has NO connection with Blue Note (I wait to be corrected?!)...?!

Steven C. Barr