DELMARK RECORDS

Since 2020 Mud Morganfield has  released two singles and now his album PORTRAIT on Delmark Records.

Delmark Records is the oldest continuously operating jazz and blues independent record label in the United States. It was founded by Robert G. Koester in St. Louis, Missouri in 1953, originally under the name “Delmar.” In 1958, Koester and the label relocated to Chicago with the label’s current name: Delmark.

In May 2018 Delmark Records LLC purchased Delmark. Julia A. Miller became the CEO & President of the label and Elbio Barilari its artistic Director.

Throughout its history, Delmark has  released records by historical jazz artists such as Sun Ra, Sonny  Stitt, Jimmy Forrest, Wynton Kelly, Curtis Fuller, Roscoe Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Fred Anderson, Von & George Freeman, Ernest Dawkins, Ari Brown, Ken Vandermark, Jason Stein, Nicole Mitchell, Rob Mazurek, Paul Giallorenzo and so many more.

Delmark’s stellar blues catalogue includes, among others:  Junior Wells, Little Walter, T-bone Walker, Big Joe Williams, J. B. Hutto, Robert  Nighthawk, Luther Allison, Magic Sam, Jimmy Dawkins,  Jimmy Johnson, Sleepy John Estes, Arthur Crudup, Otis Rush, Roosevelt  Sykes, Carey & Lurrie Bell, Eddie C. Campbell, Big Time Sarah, Eddie Clearwater, Dave Specter, Steve Freund, Linsey Alexander, Tail Dragger, Studebaker John, Billy Flynn and Jimmy Burns.

SEVERN RECORDS

Mud Morganfield’s  previous  albums “They Call Me Mud” and “Son of the Seventh Son” have been released on Severn Records.

Severn Records is a label that includes many other artists of interntaional stature, including The Fabulous Thunderbirds and The Nighthawks.