The Time of the Sun [SEP] record label
The Time of the Sun
The Time of the Sun is an album by jazz trumpeter, composer and arranger, Tom Harrell, that was released in May 2011 by HighNote Records. It is the fourth album by Harrell's 2011-quintet of over six years, which includes Wayne Escoffery, Danny Grissett, Ugonna Okegwo and Johnathan Blake. The other albums by this group are "Roman Nights", "Prana Dance", and "Light On". As with most of his album releases, Harrell composed all of the tracks
Memphis Recording Service issued its first Sun record in February 1952. But it did contribute one thing, albeit unintentionally, to the Sun Record Company of Memphis, that being the design of the label itself that was copied directly from the New York City-based Sun Record Company. Another label, an Arabic language Sun Record Company came into being at about the same time, but little is known about its history.
History Legal battle.
A legal battle was fought over the name “Sun” between the Memphis Recording Service