Swan Records (jazz label)

Swan Records (aka Swan Recording Co. Inc.) was an American record company and label founded and folded in 1946. Sometime before 1959, Swan went out of business. In 1950, Mercury Records acquired 16 masters once owned by Swan, all being of Phil Napoleon. In 1946, Swan listed its address at 1600 Broadway, Room 1003, New York, New York.

The The Jazz Discography by Tom Lord lists 18 recording sessions that took place from January to April 1946. Les Schriber, Sr., who had founded Black & White Records in 1943 and sold it in 1945, went to work for Swan, but left sometime around October 1946. Sometime around November 1946, Swan appointed Jesse J. Trilling as Secretary-Treasurer of Swan.

Don Redman and His Orchestra

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Sal Franzella Quintet

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Don Redman and His Orchestra

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