Michael Cuscuna

Michael Cuscuna continues to be among the essential figures within the reissue increase from the 1980s and 90s. When he creates a reissue, the emphasis is certainly on coherent product packaging, the reissuance of comprehensive periods and consistent top quality. Cuscuna performed drums, saxophone and flute in early stages but his objective right away was beginning his very own record label. He broadcast a jazz plan on WXPN, proved helpful for the ESP firm in the past due ’60s and composed for Jazz and Pop Mag and Downbeat. Cuscuna still left radio in the first ’70s and became a manufacturer for Atlantic (he previously earlier created a George Freeman time for Delmark), dealing with Dave Brubeck as well as the Artwork Outfit of Chicago. Various other jobs included a short stint at Motown, reissuing Impulse information for the ABC label, making pieces for Arista and Muse and focusing on the five-LP Wildflowers periods for Alan Douglas. Cuscuna was mixed up in Independence and Novus brands with Steve Backer in the past due ’70s. During 1975-81 he went an extensive plan where he unearthed ratings of important periods for Blue Take note. In 1983 Cuscuna and Charlie Lourie founded Mosaic, which includes since been named the #1 reissue label, reissuing comprehensive periods in luxurious limited-edition box pieces. Furthermore to Mosaic, Cuscuna provides continued making main contributions to various other reissue applications (including GRP’s Impulse series and Blue Note’s ongoing plan) and it has frequently been voted Manufacturer of the entire year in Downbeat’s Critics Poll.