thumb|1947 Jack McVea phonograph record produced by the Black And White label

Black & White Records was an American record company and label founded by Les Schreiber in 1943. It specialized in jazz and blues. When the label was sold to Paul and Lillian Reiner, it moved from New York City to Los Angeles. The catalog included music by Art Hodes, Cliff Jackson, Lil Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Wilbert Baranco, Erroll Garner, Jack McVea, and Willie "The Lion" Smith.

Ralph Bass was the recording director. The name was chosen to indicate that black and white musicians were signed to the label.

References

  • "Open the Door, Richard" (lyrics)
  • "Open the Door, Richard" (notes to Jack McVea arrangement)
  • "The Black and White Label," by Bert Whyatt (né Bertram James Whyatt; 1920–2013), The Discophile (Harlow, Essex), No. 7, August 1949, pg. 10; , <div style="margin-left:2em">Note: Discophile was absorbed January 1959 by Matrix (), a jazz record research newsletter that ran until 1975</div>
  • "Small Label Gems of the Forties" (liner notes), by Dieter Salemann, Vol. 2, Solid Sender, Germany SOL513 (1980)

Inline citations

Citations from Billboard magazine

  • Black & White Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project