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EmArcy

EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by Bob Shad for the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.

During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan recorded for EmArcy.

Today, it is a European jazz label owned by Universal Music Group. The catalogue is managed by the Island Records subsidiary.

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Imprint
Area
United States
Founded
1954
Last updated: May 23rd, 2014