[78-L] Length of jazz recordings

[Royal Pemberton]

Wasn't there a few Commodore 78s in the early 1940s that were part 1/part
2?  Or did those records simply take a break at where they knew they were
running out of time on a 12" side?


On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:10 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

> What were the first labels to break the pattern of limiting jazz
> recordings to three minutes, the standard length for 78 rpm singles? Once
> the LP was introduced, the technology was there to include longer versions
> of songs, but many still stuck to the three-minute barrier, possibly hoping
> that jazz records would cross over and be marketed as singles to the record
> buying public. I'm guessing Clef and Prestige were the first - (Granz
> through his JATP concert recordings). Was anyone else recording longer
> tracks on a regular basis before these two labels? And I'm not talking abou
> 12-inch singles. I'm talking about 8-10 minute tracks that allow the
> performers to solo for two to three choruses or more at a time, not just an
> eight-or-sixteen bar solo.
>
> Cary Ginell
> originjazz at aol.com
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