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Michael Brooks (music historian)

Michael Brooks was a British-born music historian, archivist, consultant, and producer.

Biography
Brooks was born in Tooting, London, and moved to New York City in 1966. ==Discography==
Discography
Brooks' credits on many various projects include the following: ProducerDuke Ellington: The Essential Duke Ellington • Duke Ellington: Piano in the Background • Duke Ellington: Festival Session • Duke Ellington: Masterpieces by Ellington (Bonus Tracks) • Duke Ellington: OKeh Ellington • Duke Ellington: Blues in Orbit (Bonus Tracks) • Duke Ellington: Piano in the Foreground (Bonus Tracks) • Louis Armstrong: Essential Louis Armstrong • Louis Armstrong: Hot Fives, Vol. 1 • Louis Armstrong: Hot Fives & Hot Sevens, Vol. 2 • Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday Collection, Vol. 1 • Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 • Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday Collection, Vol. 4 • Billie Holiday: Love Songs, Vol. 2 • Billie Holiday: Blue Billie (Columbia) • Billie Holiday: Lady Day Swings! • Lester Young: Evening of a Basie-ite PREZ • Cab Calloway: Cab Calloway (Featuring Chu Berry) • Bix Beiderbecke: Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues • Charlie Christian: Genius of the Electric Guitar (Columbia Box Set) • Benny Goodman: The Essential Benny Goodman (Bluebird/Legacy) • Tommy Dorsey: The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing: Centennial Collection • Various Artists: PROGRESSIONS: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitars • Various Artists: Art Deco: The Crooners • Various Artists: Real Kansas City • Various Artists: Now That's Chicago! • Various Artists: Stars of the Apollo • Various Artists: Little Club Jazz: Small Groups in the 30s (New World Records) Liner Notes • Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday Collection, Vol. 1 • Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday Collection, Vol. 2 • Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday Collection, Vol. 3 • Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday Collection, Vol. 4 • Lester Young: Evening of a Basie-ite PREZ • Bix Beiderbecke: Vol. 1: Singin' the Blues • Various Artists: Art Deco: The Crooners • Various Artists: This Is Art Deco • Various Artists: Now That's Chicago! • Various Artists: Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955 Brooks' world music projects include the Sony Legacy reissue "Cuban Music: 1909-1951" and the Yiddish compilation "From Avenue A to the Great White Way." He also specialized in identifying obscure pre-1950 recordings and served as the project manager on the 19-hour PBS Ken Burns Presents Jazz compilation series of 22 single-discs, as well as a five-disc box set historical summary. ==Awards==
Awards
Brooks has been nominated for Grammy awards 16 times. His Grammy awards wins include: • 1978: Historical Reissue, The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3 • 1978: Album Notes, A Bing Crosby Collection, Volumes 1 and 2 • 1979: Historical Reissue, Billie Holiday, Giants of Jazz • 1981: Historical Reissue, Hoagy Carmichael, From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky • 2001: Historical Reissue, Louis Armstrong, The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings • 2002: Historical Reissue, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944 ==References==
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