Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles–based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founded Nocturne Records with jazz bassist Harry Babasin (1921–1988).
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Pacific Jazz Ten Inch LP series Pacific Jazz released 20 10-inch LPs between 1953 and 1954 before the label moved to 12-inch albums in 1955 Pacific Jazz/World Pacific 1200 Twelve Inch LP Series Commencing in 1955 a total of thirty-one 12 inch albums were released on the Pacific Jazz label before the name was changed to World Pacific. World Pacific 1400 Twelve Inch LP Series Commencing in 1960 the World Pacific label began releasing a range of world music recordings on the 1400 Series. World Pacific 1800 Twelve Inch LP Series From 1962 until 1970 the World Pacific label released a range of popular music recordings on their 1800 Series. ==See also==