El refugio del swing cuando el mundo miraba para otro lado.
New York, United States · 1970 · Fundado por Hank O'Neal
Hank O’Neal dejó su puesto en la CIA para fundar Chiaroscuro en Nueva York en 1970, buscando rescatar el jazz clásico y el swing cuando el negocio ya miraba hacia el jazz fusión y el rock. Su primer lanzamiento, un disco de piano solista de Earl Hines, marcó el tono: grabaciones íntimas, portadas en blanco y negro por pura economía y un respeto absoluto por los veteranos. Chiaroscuro no buscaba inventar nada nuevo; importaba sostener un lenguaje que se estaba perdiendo, dándole espacio a los que todavía tenían mucho para tocar.
Figuras: Earl Hines · Mary Lou Williams · Bobby Hackett · Ruby Braff · Milt Hinton · Teddy Wilson
| Ano | Artista | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ryo Kawasaki | Ring Toss |
| 2023 | Earl Hines | Quintessential Recording Session |
| 2023 | Tarika Blue | Tarika Blue (Special blue vinyl reissue) |
| 2022 | Buck Clayton | A Buck Clayton Jam Session Vol. 3: Jazz Party Time |
| 2021 | Paul Bacon | Girl Crazy |
| 2013 | Inventions Trio | Life's A Movie |
| 2013 | Phil Woods | New Celebration |
| 2006 | Various Artists | Chiaroscuro Christmas |
| 2004 | Dave Glasser | Begin Again |
| 2004 | Don Friedman | Hot House |
| 2004 | Various Artists | For Dancers Only: A Lindy Hop Compilation |
| 2003 | John Bunch | English Songbook, An |
| 2003 | John Bunch | Tony's Tunes |
| 2003 | Junior Mance | Music of Thelonious Monk |
| 2003 | Mike Jones Trio | Live At The Green Mill |
| 2002 | Mike Jones | Stretches Out |
| 2000 | Phil Woods | Voyage |
| 2000 | Gene Bertoncini | Just the Two of Us |
| 2000 | Jack Wilkins | Reunion |
| 2000 | Henry Johnson | An Evening At Sea |
| 2000 | Junior Mance Trio | Mance |
| 2000 | Kenny Davern | Live At the Floating Jazz Festival |
| 2000 | John Eaton | Live At Steinway Hall |
| 1999 | Jesse Green | Sylvan Treasures |
| 1998 | Sean Smith Quartet | Live! |
| 1998 | Red Holloway | S.R.O |
| 1997 | Johnny Frigo | Live At the Floating Jazz Fe |
| 1997 | Junior Mance | Floating Jazz Festival Trio |
| 1997 | The Terry Gibbs / Buddy DeFranco Quintet | Wham! |
| 1997 | The Jay McShann Trio | Hootie! |
| 1997 | Mike Jones | Live At Steinway Hall |
| 1997 | Junior Mance And The Floating Jazz Festival Trio | The Music of Duke Ellington |
| 1996 | Gene Bertoncini | With Bill Charlap and Sean Smith |
| 1996 | Bill Charlap | Gerry Mulligan Songbook |
| 1996 | New York Swing | Live At 96 Floating Jazz Festival |
| 1996 | Jayl Leonhart | Great Duets |
| 1996 | Virginia Mayhew | Nini Green |
| 1995 | Gene Bertoncini | Jobim/someone To Light Up My |
| 1995 | Junior Mance | The Floating Jazz Festival Trio |
| 1995 | John Eaton | Made In America |
| 1995 | Frank Wess | Surprise, Surprise (2 Cd Set) |
| 1995 | Johnny Costa | Dream |
| 1995 | Kenny Davern | John & Joe |
| 1995 | Bob Wilber | Summit Reunion/yellow Dog Bl |
| 1995 | The Red Holloway Quartet | Live At the Floating Jazz Festival |
| 1995 | Urbie Green | Sea Jam Blues |
| 1995 | Kenny Davern | Spanish Eyes |
| 1994 | Bill Charlap | Along With Me |
| 1994 | Terry Gibbs | Play That Song |
| 1994 | Junior Mance Trio | Blue Mance |
| 1994 | Nat Adderley Quintet | Nat Adderley Quintet: Live |
| 1994 | Flip Phillips | At the Helm |
| 1994 | The Trio | The Trio |
| 1994 | Jon Gordon | Spark |
| 1994 | Mike Jones | Runnin' Wild |
| 1994 | Louie Bellson Quintet | Salute |
| 1993 | Johnny Costa | Costa Plays Gershwin |
| 1993 | Bob Wilber | Bob Wilber and the Scott Hamilton Quartet |
| 1993 | Mike Jones | Oh! Look At Me Now |
| 1993 | Jesse Green | Sea Journey |
| 1992 | Johnny Costa | Flying Fingers |
| 1992 | Clark Dorothy Donegan Trio | Live At The Floating Jazz Festival 1992 |
| 1992 | Roger Kellaway | Meets the Duo |
| 1992 | Jay McShann | Some Blues |
| 1992 | Jon Gordon Quartet | Jon Gordon Quartet |
| 1992 | Flip Phillips | Try A Little Tenderness |
| 1992 | Jesse Green | Lift Off |
| 1992 | Bob Wilber | Summit Reunion |
| 1991 | Dorothy Donegan | Incredible Dorothy Donegan Trio |
| 1991 | Jay McShann | My Baby With the Black Dress |
| 1990 | Milt Hinton | Old Man Time |
| 1990 | Johnny Costa | Classic Costa |
| 1990 | Al Grey | Live At Floating Jazz Fest |
| 1990 | Dorothy Donegan | Live At Floating Jazz Festival |
| 1990 | Bob Wilber | Summit Reunion (1989) |
| 1989 | Gene Bertoncini | Two In Time |
| 1989 | Milt Hinton | The Basement Tapes |
| 1989 | Jay McShann | Last of the Whorehouse Piano |
| 1989 | John Eaton | John Eaton: Indiana On My M |
| 1989 | George Young | Old Times |