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Richard Bock

real name Richard Eugene Bock

Richard Bock is credited on 3,263 releases across 615 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,263

Credits

615

Albums

8

Decades active

262

In collections

Biography

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American West Coast jazz producer, engineer, and record label owner.
Born January 22, 1927 in Syracuse, New York; Died February 6, 1988 in Los Angeles, California.
He co-founded Pacific Jazz Records with jazz drummer Roy Harte. He also went by "Dick Bock".
He served as producer of hundreds of sessions in cool jazz and West Coast jazz for Pacific Jazz, working with Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Art Pepper, Chico Hamilton, Jim Hall, Bud Shank, Buddy Rich, Wes Montgomery, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Les McCann, Gerald Wilson, and the Jazz Crusaders.
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Credited work

3,263 releases · 615 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Production · 3,205
  • Engineering · 569
  • Other credits · 327
  • Performance · 10
  • Mastering · 4

Studios: Pacific Jazz Studios · World Pacific Studios · Capitol Studios · Forum Theatre, Los Angeles

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