Muse Records


Muse Records was a jazz record company and label founded in New York City by Joe Fields in 1972.
Fields worked as an executive for Prestige Records in the 1960s. Several of the albums were previously released on Cobblestone Records. Muse also had another label, Onyx Records, which operated until 1978, when Fields and collaborator Don Schlitten ended their professional relationship.
In the late 1970s, Muse partnered with the Dutch Timeless Records to distribute Timeless Muse.
Muse was sold in 1996 to 32 Jazz, which repackaged and reissued a large amount of Muse recordings. In 2003, Savoy Jazz acquired the rights to the Muse catalog from 32 Jazz.
Fields later founded HighNote Records and Savant Records; many Muse artists later recorded for these labels as well.

Discography

From 1972 until 1995 Muse released around 500 albums.
CatArtistAlbumYear
5001Never Again!1972
5002Epistrophy & Now's the Time1972
5003The Free Slave1970
5004Strings & Swings1957, 1969
5005The Return of Don Patterson1972
500612!1972
5007There'll Be Some Changes Made1972
5008Muddy Waters Blues BandMud in Your Ear1967
5009Bridging a Gap1972
5010A Night At Boomers, Vol. 11973
5011Bliss! 1967
5012Profoundly Blue1973
5013Dom Um Romao1973
5014Green Blues 1961
5015 and Duke JordanBrooklyn Brothers1973
5016 and Zoot SimsBody and Soul1973
5017Donato Deodato1973
5018Sunset to Dawn1973
5019One, Two, Free1972
5020Feelin' It Together1973
5021Muddy Waters Blues BandChicken Shack1974
5022A Night At Boomers, Vol. 21973
5023The Champ1973
5024In My Youth1972
5025CatalystPerception1972
5026Pat Martino/Live!1972
5027Dealin1972
5028Love and Understanding1973
5029The Hands of Time1973
5030New York1973
5031Kwanza 1973
5032These Are Soulful Days1973
5033Ms. Bu1973
5034Bird Lives!1973
5035The Almoravid1971, 1973
5036West Africa1973
5037Musique du Bois1974
5038Essence1973
5039Consciousness1974
5040Black Love1974
5041Mark II1973
5042CatalystUnity1974
5043Things Are Getting Better1974
5044Peruvian Blue1974
5045Feelin's1974
5046Superbop1974
5047Rebirth1974
5048Headed and Gutted1974
5049Spirit of the Times1973
5052Breath of Life1974
5053Ease It! 1961
5054Commitment1967
5055Fast Last!1974
5056 and Francy BolandOpen Door1967
5057Journey to Enlightenment1974
5058The Moontrane1974
5059Firm Roots1974
5060Valley Land1974
5061Bird Gets the Worm1976
5062Nomusa1975
5063Still on the Planet1976
5064A Place Within1976
5065The Lifesaver1974
5066Speak Low 1961
5067Mellow1975
5068Crisscraft1975
5069CatalystA Tear and a Smile1975
5070Lucifer1975
5071Creative Construction CompanyCreative Construction Company1970
5072Our Island Music1976
5073Big Band Live at the Five Spot1975
5074Love Dance1975
5075Exit1976
5076Night of the Mark VII1975
5077Bodies' Warmth1975
5078Mark Murphy Sings1975
5079Let This Melody Ring On1975
5080Pinnacle1975
5081Rope-A-Dope1975
5082 and Eric KlossBattle of the Saxes1976
5083With Understanding 1971
5084Slow Down Baby1975
5085My Family1976
5086Hermeto 1972
5087 / Eddie TaylorStreet Talkin 1964
5088The Red Tornado1975
5089Out of Nowhere1975
5090We'll Be Together Again1976
5091'1975
5092Time Out of Mind1975
5093 and Jill McManusAs One1975
5094Motherland1975
5095Beggars and Stealers1969, 1975
5096Footprints 1972
5097Creative Construction CompanyCreative Construction Company Vol. II1970
5098' Big BandNight Flight1976
5099Ms. Jones to You1976
5100In the Alley1976
5101Crystal Reflections1976
5102Stolen Moments1978
5103Little Red's Fantasy1976
5104Cosmos Nucleus1976
5105Remembering Me-Me1976
5106Raindrops: Live in New York 1972
5107The People's Groove1972, 1976
5108Invitation1976
5109Color Pool1975
5110Stolen Sweets1976
5111Red, White and Blues1976
5112 and Barry MilesTogether1976
5113Living on the Avenue1976
5114Angel Eyes1974, 1976
5115Harvest1977
5116The "Clean" Machine1978
5117In The Beginning 1965
5118My Black Flower1976
5119New York Afternoon1976
5120Iron City 1967
5121Movin' Up!1977
5122Total Submission 1972
5123Bop Redux1977
5124You Can't Name Your Own Tune1977
5125The Real Thing1977
5126Smokin 1969, 1977
5127The Live-liest1976
5128Inward Fire1977
5129Blues for Duke1975
5130Feelin' Red1978
5131 and Sonny TerryYou Hear Me Talkin1958-1961
5132 / Hank Mobley QuintetBreakthrough! 1972
5133The New Love1977
5134Shippin' Out1977
5135Home Free1977
5136The Big Horn1976
5138Jimmy 1972
5139The Woody Shaw Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage1976
5140 and Ted DunbarIn Tandem1975
5141Sweet Double Hipness1972
5142Soul Village1977
5143Jonathan Schwartz Sings Arthur Schwartz: Alone Together1977
5144Handcrafted1978
5145My Mother's Eyes1977
5146The Gator Horn1977
5147Now1978
5148Why Not...1978
5149Something in Common1977
5150Roadsong1977
5151Cubicle1978
5152Home1978
5153Goliath1977
5154Brief Encounter1977
5155Alto Madness1977
5156Mama Roots 1969, 1977
5157I Concentrate On You1977
5158Everything Must Change1977
5159Good Cookin1979
5160The Iron Men1977
5161Wild Flower1977
5162Bar Wars1977
5163The Adventurer1978
5164Now's the Time1979
5165 with Larry YoungDouble Exposure1978
5166Stretchin' Out1977
5167Good Vibrations1977
5168On a Gentle Note1977
5169Groovin' High1978
5170CatalystCatalyst 1972
5171Heartbeat1978
5172First Visit1978
5173Family Man1978
5174Mister Mysterious1978
5175If You Could See Me Now1978
5176Another Time, Another Place1978
5177 and Sonny TerryHootin1958-1961
5178The Nearness of You1977
5179 and Pat MartinoSingle Action1978
5180Way Out West1977
5181Infant Eyes1978
5182Reflectory1978
5183Hot House1977, 1978
5184Politely1981
5185Fast Hands1980
5186To Let You Know I Care1978
5188Manhattan Plaza1978
5190Everything Must Change1978
5191Live at Sandy's!1978
5192Keeper of the Flame1978
5193Sunstroke1978
5194Anthropo-Logic1978
5195Neptune 1971
5196Celebration1979
5197Thundering1978
5198Live at Sandy's1978
5199Suspicions1980
5200 and Von FreemanLockin' Horns1978
5201Pleasant Afternoon1978
5202The Heavy Hitter1979
5203Let the Minstrels Play On1978
5204Sonny's Back1980
5205Sittin' Here Thinkin1961
5206Horizon Drive1979
5207Hollywood Madness1979
5208Live at Sandy's1978
5209Live at the Village Vanguard1980
5210East Winds1979
5211Daybreak1979
5212Various ArtistsCryin' in the Morning
5213The Master...1980
5214Save Your Love for Me1980
5215Satisfaction Guaranteed1979
5216Kenny Burrell Live at the Village Vanguard1978
5217Helen Humes and the Muse All Stars1979
5218Somethin's Cookin1981
5219Memphis SlimI'll Just Keep On Singin' The Blues
5220Golden Lotus1980
5221Blue Shoe1979
5222Glowing1979
5223The Crawl1979
5224Higher Ground1979
5226Black Velvet Rose 1972
5227Flying Colors1980
5228In Style1981
5229Wrapped in Your Cloud1980
5230Golden Moments1959
5231Very PERSONal1980
5232 and Human Arts EnsembleP'NKJ'ZZ1981
5233Helen1980
5234Resurgence!1980
5235Jazz Caper1978
5236More...Live at Sandy's!1978
5237 and Richie ColeSide By Side1980
5238Artful Dancer1980
5239Broadway1980
5240In the Pocket1982
5241Kenny Burrell in New York1978
5242Ira Sullivan Does It All1981
5243Hold It Right There!1978
5244 and Abbey LincolnThe Maestro1980
5245Cool C1981
5246Line Up1980
5247Sweet Poppa Lou1981
5248Sparkling1981
5249Hard Blowin1978
5250Tenor for the Times1981
5251River Journey1981
5252Someone to Watch Over Me1981
5253Bop for Kerouac1981
5255Storyteller1981
5256Textures1981
5257Looking Through the Eyes of Love1981
5258Love1981, 1982
5259Focus1980
5260Heavy Juice1982
5261Moon Bird1981
5262Love Me With All Your Heart1983
5263Yet To Come1981
5264Listen to the Dawn1980
5265Bleecker Street1981
5266I'll Remember1959
5267Hi Jinx at the Vanguard1980
5268Bugle Boy Bop1977
5269The Last Stitt Sessions Vol. 11982
5270Alive!1981
5271Good Vibes1981
5272Xocia's Dance1981
527320/201981
5274 and Ira SullivanNight and Day1981
5275Interpretations1982
5276Starclimber1982
5279 and Milt HintonJust the Two of Us1981
5280The Last Stitt Sessions Vol. 21982
5281Groovin' High1981
5282Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Roomful of Blues1982
5283Still Hard Times1982
5286The Artistry of Mark Murphy1982
5287 and Hank JonesStephane Grapelli and Hank Jones 1979
5288Jimmy Witherspoon Sings the Blues
5289Always on My Mind1985
5290The 3R's1979
5291Doors
5292Back Street1982
5293Blues Train1983
5294Nothing Butt...1980
5295Some Things Speak for Themselves 1981
5296Future's Gold1983
5297Brazil Song1983
5298In the Beginning1965
5299In Transit1982
5301Portraits1983
5302A Way to Say Goodbye1984
5303Comin' Home1984
5304Piercing 1972
5305 and David FriesenEncounters1984
5306Variations in Blue1984
5307 and Ira SullivanAlive in New York1980
5308Mark Murphy Sings the Nat King Cole Songbook1983
5309This Bud's for You...1984
5310Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Sings the Blues1978, 1982
5311I Left My Heart...1978
5312Earle Warren and the Count's Men1985
5313 and Frank FosterGenerations1985
5314Shorter Ideas1984
5315The Bash1982
5316Ya Understand Me? 1980
5317A la Carte1983
5318Setting Standards1983
5319Equipoise1985
5320Murphy, Mark Sings the Nat King Cole Songbook Vol. 21983
5322Looking Ahead
5323Constellation 1972
5324Mean Streets – No Bridges1987
5325Anyone Would Love You1985
5326Simply Eloquent1986
5327Midnight Lady Called the Blues1986
5328The Return
5329Solid1986
5330The Legacy of Bobby Jones
5331The Talk of the Town1987
5332Members OnlyMembers Only1987
5333Fine and Mellow1986
5334Tune-Up! 1972
5335Verses1987
5336Hendricks, MicheleCarryin' On1987
5337Bowie, LesterHello Dolly 1974
5338Imagination1987
5339Another Time, Another Space1987
5340Waters, BennyFrom Paradise to Shangri-La1987
5341Arcane1987
5344Basics1987
5345Living Room1984
5346Intuition1988
5347Jump1988
5348Members OnlyThe Way You Make Me Feel1988
5349Saxotic Stomp1987
5350Toku Do1987
5351I'll Be Seeing You1987
5352First Time
5355Beauty and the Beast1985, 1986
5356 and Zoot SimsBody and Soul 1973
5358Blues All Day Long1988
5359Kerouac, Then and Now1986
5360Shining Hour1989
5361The Reentry1988
5362Wholly Trinity
5363Keepin' Me Satisfied1988
5365Code Red1990
5366 and Harvie SwartzOld Time Feeling 1982
5367 with Joe HendersonAkio Sasajima with Joe Henderson
5368The Next Plateau1987
5369Brilliant Corners1988
5370Between Me and You1988
5371Bird Lives! 1973
5372The Standard Bearer1989
5373Hard Groovin1989
5374Another Real Good 'Un1989, 1990
5375Come On Down1990
5376 and Ron CarterSomething in Common1989
5377The Collective1989
5378The Plot Thickens-
5379Sugar1989
5380Hanging in the Balance1989
5381A Time for Love1989
5382Songs of Courage1991
5383Overview1989
5384Capital Hill1989
5385Sources of Inspiration1989
5386In Passing1989
5387Happy Ground1989
5388Oasis1989
5389Plaxico1989
5390Lost and Found1989
5392Asha1989
5394To Reach a Dream1988, 1989
5395Hot Tat1989
5398 and Anthony CoxFalling Man1989
5399Revelation1989
5400Starclimber 1982, 1990
5401Dakota Staton1990
5402What Time It Be!1990
5403Out of the Tradition1990
5404Me and My Shadow1990
5405As Long as There's Music1990
5406People Music1990
5408I Just Can't Stop Loving You1990, 1991
5409Whip Appeal1990
5410The Little Tiger1990
5411Christmas with Etta Jones1990
5412Destiny Express1990
5413Gotstabe a Better Way!1988
5414No Detour Ahead1992
5416The Buck Stops Here1990
5417Time Remembered1989
5418, Nat Simpkins and Houston PersonJust Friends1990
5419What a Way to Go1990
5420May I Come In1990
5421 and Ron CarterNow's the Time1990
5422Gut Feelings1990
5423Obsession1990
5425Sandy Graham1989
5426You Got Me Runnin1990, 1991
5427Iridescence1990
5428Hangin' with Smooth1990
5429The Champ 1973
5430Crystal Reflections 1976
5431Moonchild1991
5432Walk On1991
5433Why Not!1990
5434Great Scott!1991
5435 and Rufus ReidEllington a la Carte1983
5436I'll Close My Eyes1991
5437Telepathy1992
5438Coming Out Swinging1990
5439Big MaybelleThe Last of Big Maybelle
5441Seth Air1991
5443The Genius of the B3 1972
5444Bop Redux 1977
5445Highest Mountain
5446Times Out of Mind
5447Cause and Effect1991
5448 and Ron CarterAkioustically Sound1991
5449I'm Beginning to See the Light1991
5450The Fountain1991
5451The Party1989
5454Nocturne Parisian1991, 1992
5455Unforgettable1991
5456A Guitar Thing1991
5457I'll Never Stop Loving You1992
5458Night Out1990
5462Darling, Please Save Your Love for Me1991
5463On the Edges of White1991
5466Blues and Other Love Songs1992
5467Blues Nexus1993
5468Heart Strings1993
5469The Traveler1992
5470Somethin's Cookin 1981
5471The Sands of Time 1980
5472The Moontrane 1974
5473Helen Humes and the Muse All-Stars
5474Reverse the Charges1991, 1992
5475Serious Hang1992
5476In the Spirit1992
5477Short Takes
5478Tenor Madness Too!1992
5479Send One Your Love1992
5480The Lion and His Pride1991
5481I Ain't Jivin' I'm Jammin1992
5482Possum Grease1992
5483Impulse1992
5484No Regrets1992
5485Each One Teach One
5488Star Eyes
5489 and Mark MurphyOne for Junior1991
5492Late Night1991
5493This Is Always1992
5494The Chris White Project1992
5495Jubilation1992
5496Travelin' Light1992
5497Organ-ized1992
5499Ready 'n Able1995
5501Doodlin1992
5502Isn't This a Lovely Day1992
5503This Is the Life1993
5504Neck Peckin' Jammie1993
5505Soulful Sin1993
5507Lafayette Is Here1992
5509Heart of the Forrest 1978
5510Cookin' with Some Barbeque1994
5511At Last1993, 1995
5512In A-Chord1994
5514Soul Eyes1991
5515Thinking of You1993
5516Secret Rhythms1993
5518Crunchin1993
5520The Thirteenth Moon1994
5521Smokin' Jazz
5522Car Tunes1993
5523One with the Wind1993
5524Horn of Plenty1993
5525With All Your Heart1993
5527Love Is the Answer1994
5528All About My Girl1994
5529Interchange1994
5530Christmas with Houston Person and Friends1994
5531Comin' Home1994
5533Munchin'1993
5534 with Benny GreenMy Gentleman Friend1994
5539Young Gunn1994
5540 and Houston PersonHorn to Horn1994
5541 and Melba MooreHappy Together
5542The Oracle1995
5543The Great City1995
5544Resurgence
5546Whirling
5547Talk to Me Baby
5552Nightwings
5556A Night in Greenwich Village
5558Live at Sandy's! 1978
5566 and John SimonLegacy
5567Something to Ponder1994
5568I'll Get By''