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Chris Albertson

real name Christiern Gunnar Albertson

Chris Albertson is credited on 530 releases across 243 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2019 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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530

Credits

243

Albums

6

Decades active

279

In collections

Biography

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New York City-based jazz journalist, writer and record producer (born: October 18, 1931 in Reykjavik, Iceland - died: New York City, April 24, 2019). He worked for radio stations in the USA and for the in London and was a record producer for (their "Living Legends" series), and among others. He was the author of a Bessie Smith biography ("Bessie") first published in 1972 (Stein & Day; revised edition, Yale UP, 2003) and produced a multi-volume edition of the her recordings for Columbia. He hosted "The Jazz Set" for PBS and later wrote the scripts for several television documentaries.

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Credited work

530 releases · 243 albums · active 1960–2019

  • Other credits · 473
  • Production · 187
  • Engineering · 7
  • Performance · 2

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Stea-Phillips · The Birdhouse · Plaza Sound Studios

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