Fascinating!
I wonder if Rudy Van Gelder was able to record any of those sessions. Years ago I inquired of him about recording “The Boston Brass” for a small record label I was running out of the Band Instrument Capital of the World. He did the project, but the band side-stepped the label (due to funding issues on my part) and recorded jazz tunes. My hope was that the content would be classical in nature.
Another artist (from NYC Greenwich Village) with a release on the same label recently came out with “Greene Street.” He’s a guitarist who has put out several albums over the years. A bit esoteric for the hasty listener, but I find his tone and approaches to be refreshing, with each album having a distinct character of its own.
I’ve had the privilege of assisting a handful of fine jazz artists in the release of their music, but the expenses for promotion causes problems to the extent they are not known well enough.
Brass, jazz, and blues are/were to be the genres represented, throwing open an incredible range of potential content. 21 releases from 1997 to 2015 or so. Most jazz, a few blues, and no brass. Oh well. The label has been mothballed for now.
If I may, in the interest of promoting commerce AND good music, I'd recommend you skip on over to Bandcamp. It is a very innovative and DIY platform whereby musicians and labels can release content directly to the world. It has a search and listen function (If you want, you can search under Free Jazz) where you can decide ahead of time if you like it, and purchasing is very simple.
I have no ownership interest in this platform nor to I derive any benefit from promoting it...other than I want music to grow and thrive and not die under the weight of vapid new pop and lethargic old people. Good luck.