Jazzland Records
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Jazzland Records is the name of at least two record labels:
- The first Jazzland Records is an American jazz label founded in 1960 by Bill Grauer and Orrin Keepnews, as a subsidiary of their Riverside Records company. Originally used to re-package earlier Riverside releases; subsequently the label was used for original releases, in particular for a series of records produced by Julian Cannonball Adderley. It is now part of the Concord Music Group; they absorbed Fantasy Records in 2004.
- The second Jazzland Records is a Norwegian jazz and nu-jazz label based in Oslo, Norway. It was founded in 1997 by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft to release his "New Conception Of Jazz". It is currently a subsidiary of Universal Music Group.
Its roster includes Bugge Wesseltoft, Sidsel Endresen, Wibutee, Beady Belle, Audun Kleive, Eivind Aarset and Atomic, amongst others.