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George Avakian

George Avakian is credited on 2,855 releases across 393 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,855

Pressings credited

393

Albums

8

Decades active

502

In collections

Biography

George Mesrop Avakian (March 15, 1919 – November 22, 2017) was an American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive. Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros. Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S. recording industry. Avakian functioned as an independent producer and manager from the 1960s to the early 2000s and worked with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Ravi Shankar, and many other notable jazz musicians and composers.

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Credited work

2,855 releases · 393 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Production · 1,820
  • Other credits · 1,783
  • Performance · 15
  • Engineering · 4
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Webster Hall · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Atlantic Studios

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