Ogun Records

Jazz record label

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Record label

Ogun Records

Founded| 1973 (1973)
Founder| Harry Miller
Hazel Miller
Keith Beal
Genre| Avant-garde jazz
Country of origin| UK
Location| London

Ogun Records is a jazz record label created in London in 1973 by South African expatriate bassist Harry Miller, his wife Hazel Miller, and sound engineer Keith Beal.[1] They recorded British avant-garde jazz musicians Keith Tippett, Mike Osborne, Elton Dean, Lol Coxhill, Harry Beckett, Trevor Watts and their collaborations with expatriate South Africans, including the Blue Notes, Chris McGregor, Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Louis Moholo, and Johnny Dyani in groups like McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Dean's Ninesense, and Miller's Isipingo.[2]

The label did not have any releases for several years, beginning in 1980, during which the Millers lived in the Netherlands. Harry Miller was killed in a car accident in 1983.[3] Hazel Miller started releasing new titles on LP in 1986, with help from John Jack of Cadillac Records, and in 1990 switched the format of releases to CD starting with Elton Dean's Unlimited Saxophone Company. Since then, almost every year has seen one to three new additions to the CD catalog. Most are new or unreleased recordings, and some are CD editions of the earlier LP releases.

## Discography

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### LP

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Number | Performer | Title | Year

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OG 100 | Brotherhood of Breath | Live at Willisau | 1974
OG 200 | Harry Miller | Children at Play | 1974
OG 300 | Mike Osborne Trio | Border Crossing | 1974
OG 400 | S.O.S.: Alan Skidmore/Mike Osborne/John Surman | SOS | 1975
OG 500 | Irene Schweizer/Rüdiger Carl/Radu Malfatti/Harry Miller/Paul Lovens | Ramifications | 1975
OG 600 | Ovary Lodge: Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts/Harry Miller/Frank Perry | Ovary Lodge: Live at Nettlefold Hall | 1976
OG 700 | Mike Osborne Trio | All Night Long. The Willisau Concert | 1976
OG 800 | Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited | Memories of Bacares | 1976
OG 900 | Elton Dean's Ninesense | Oh! for the Edge | 1976
OG 010 | Nicra: Nick Evans/Radu Malfatti/Keith Tippett/Buschi Niebergall/Makaya Ntshoko | Listen/Hear | 1977
OG 110 | Voice: Julie Tippetts/Maggie Nichols/Phil Minton/Brian Eley | Voice | 1977
OG 210 | Mike Osborne/Stan Tracey | Tandem | 1977
OG 310 | Harry Miller's Isipingo | Family Affair | 1977
OG 410 | EDQ: Elton Dean/Keith Tippett/Chris Laurence/Louis Moholo | They All Be on This Old Road | 1977
OG 510 | Lol Coxhill | Diverse | 1977
OG 610 | Elton Dean/Joe Gallivan/Kenny Wheeler | The Cheque Is in the Mail | 1977
OG 710 | Mark Charig with Keith Tippett & Ann Winter | Pipedream \- Pipedream | 1977
OG 810 | Mike Osborne Quintet | Marcel's Muse | 1977
OG 910 | Elton Dean's Ninesense | Happy Daze | 1977
OG 020 | Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited | Got It Made | 1977
OG 120 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | The Longest Night Vol. 1 | 1978
OG 220 | The Blue Notes | Blue Notes in Concert Volume 1 | 1978
OG 320 | Radu Malfatti/Harry Miller | Bracknell Breakdown | 1978
OG 420 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | The Longest Night Vol. 2 | 1978
OG 520 | Louis Moholo Octet | Spirits Rejoice! | 1978
OG 521 | Chris McGregor | In His Good Time | 1979
OG 522 | Charles Austin/Roy Babbington/Joe Gallivan | Home from Home | 1979
OG 523 | Harry Miller | In Conference | 1978
OG 524 | Brotherhood of Breath | Procession (Live at Toulouse) | 1978
OG 525 | Lol Coxhill | The Joy of Paranoia | 1978
OG 526 | Trevor Watts String Ensemble | Cynosure | 1978
OG 527 | Soft Head: Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean/Alan Gowen/Dave Sheen | Rogue Element | 1978
OG 528 | Trevor Watts' Amalgam | Closer to You | 1979
OG 529 | The Trio: John Surman/Barre Phillips/Stu Martin | By Contact | 1987 reissue of 1971 Japanese Columbia LP
OG 530 | Elton Dean/Harry Beckett/Nick Evans/Marcio Mattos/Liam Genockey | The Bologna Tape | 1985
OG 531 | Paul Rutherford Trio | Bracknell '83 | 1986
OG 532 | The Blue Notes: Chris McGregor/Dudu Pukwana/Louis Moholo | Blue Notes for Johnny | 1987 release
OG 533 | Louis Moholo Viva-la-Black | Viva-La-Black | 1988
OGD 001/002 | The Blue Notes | Blue Notes for Mongezi | 1976
OGD 003/004 | Keith Tippett's Ark | Frames: Music for an Imaginary Film | 1978
OGD 007/008 | Keith Tippett Septet | A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating With Only My Will for an Anchor | 1986

### CD

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Number | Performer | Title | Year

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Ogun OGCD 001 | Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Live at Willisau | 1994
Ogun OGCD 002 | Elton Dean | Unlimited Saxophone Company | 1990
Ogun OGCD 003 A | Louis Moholo | Viva-La-Black Exile | 1991
Ogun OGCD 003 B | Louis Moholo | Viva-La-Black Exile (remaster) | 2011
Ogun OGCD 005 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | Corner to Corner | 1995
Ogun OGCD 006 | Louis Moholo's Viva-La-Black | Freedom Tour 1993 Live in South Africa | 1994
Ogun OGCD 007 | The Blue Notes | Legacy: Live in South Afrika 1964 | 1995
Ogun OGCD 008 | Lol Coxhill | Coxhill on Ogun: The Joy of Paranoia/Diverse | 1998
Ogun OGCD 009 | Louis Moholo/Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Pule Pheto/Gibo Pheto | Bush Fire | 1996
Ogun OGCD 010/011 | Keith Tippett's Ark | Frames: Music for an Imaginary Film | 1996
Ogun OGCD 012 | Francine Luce | Bò kay la vi-a | 1999
Ogun OGCD 013 | Soft Head: Hugh Hopper/Elton Dean/Alan Gowen/Dave Sheen | Rogue Element: Expanded Edition | 1996
Ogun OGCD 014 | Louis Moholo/Pule Pheto/Mervyn Africa/Keith Tippett | Mpumi | 2002
Ogun OGCD 015 | Mike Osborne Trio & Quintet | 2004
Ogun OGCD 016 | Louis Moholo/Stan Tracey | Khumbula (Remember) | 2005
Ogun OGCD 017/018 | Louis Moholo | Bra Louis Bra Tebs/Spirits Rejoice! | 2005
Ogun OGCD 019 | S.O.S.: Alan Skidmore/Mike Osborne/John Surman | SOS | 2006
Ogun OGCD 020 | Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts/Louis Moholo/Canto Generàl | Viva La Black Live at Ruvo Jazz Festival | 2007
Ogun OGCD 021 | Ovary Lodge: Keith Tippett/Julie Tippetts/Harry Miller/Frank Perry | Ovary Lodge: Live at Nettlefold Hall | 2007
Ogun OGCD 022/023 | John Stevens/Evan Parker | Corner to Corner + The Longest Night vols. 1 & 2 | 2007
Ogun OGCD 024–028 | The Blue Notes | The Ogun Collection: compilation; contains Legacy Live in South Afrika 1964, Blue Notes for Mongezi (expanded), Blue Notes in Concert (expanded), and Blue Notes for Johnny (expanded) | 2008
Ogun OGCD 029 | Mike Osborne Trio | All Night Long | 2008
Ogun OGCD 030 | Keith Tippett Septet | A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating With Only My Will for an Anchor | 2009
Ogun OGCD 031 | Louis Moholo Unit |  An Open Letter to My Wife Mpumi | 2009
Ogun OGCD 032 | Elton Dean's Ninesense | Happy Daze/Oh! For the Edge | 2009
Ogun OGCD 033 | Mark Charig with Keith Tippett & Ann Winter | Pipedream | 2010
Ogun OGCD 034 | Couple in Spirit: Keith & Julie Tippett | Live at the Purcell Room | 2010
Ogun OGCD 035 | Louis Moholo/Dudu Pukwana/Johnny Dyani/Rev. Frank Wright | Spiritual Knowledge and Grace | 2011
Ogun OGCD 036 | Keith Tippett Octet | From Granite to Wind | 2011
Ogun OGCD 037 | The Blue Notes | Before the Wind Changes: Live in Waregem 1979 | 2012
Ogun OGCD 038 | Chris McGregor | In His Good Time: Expanded Edition | 2012
Ogun OGCD 039 | Alexander Hawkins & Louis Moholo | Keep Your Heart Straight | 2012
Ogun OGCD 040 | Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath | Procession (Live at Toulouse): Expanded Edition | 2013
Ogun OGCD 041 | Harry Miller's Isipingo | Different Times, Different Places: 1973/1976 | 2013
Ogun OGCD 042 | Louis Moholo-Moholo Unit | For the Blue Notes | 2014
Ogun OGCD 043 | Louis Moholo-Moholo Quartet | 4 Blokes | 2014
Ogun OGCD 044 | Canto Generàl Featuring Louis Moholo-Moholo | Rebel Flames | 2015
Ogun OGCD 045 | Harry Miller's Isipingo | Different Times, Different Places: Volume 2 | 2016
Ogun OGCD 046 | Elton Dean Quintet | Welcomet (Live in Brazil, 1986) | 2017
Ogun OGCD 047 | Louis Moholo-Moholo's Five Blokes | Uplift the People | 2018
Ogun OGCD 048 | Elton Dean Quartet | They All Be On This Old Road | 2021
Ogun OGCD 101 | The Dedication Orchestra | Spirits Rejoice | 1992
Ogun OGCD 102/103 | The Dedication Orchestra | Ixesha (Time) | 1994
Ogun HMCD 1/2/3 | Harry Miller | 1941-1983 The Collection: Children at Play/Family Affair/Bracknell Breakdown/In Conference/Down South | 1999

## See also

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* List of record labels

## References

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1. ^ Adams, Simon (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 185\. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
2. ^ Independent labels, efi.group.shef.ac.uk
3. ^ Martinelli, Francesco. "Harry Miller". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2016.