Black & White Records

The catalog included music by Art Hodes, Cliff Jackson, Lil Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Wilbert Baranco, Erroll Garner, Jack McVea, and Willie "The Lion" Smith.

[1][2][3][4][5] Black & White Records was founded in 1943 by Les Schreiber (1901–1965),[a] and was located at 2117 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.

Bass oversaw two of the most important records in the early evolution of rock and roll: "Stormy Monday" by T-Bone Walker (1946) and a rare crossover hit, "Open the Door, Richard" by Jack McVea (1947).

Reiner moved his headquarters east and centered his operations on Chicago to strengthen the label's Midwestern distribution.

Pollack also had a contract with Boyd Raeburn stipulating that the orchestra could record for a major label, but Jewel held an exclusive on all independent releases.

Although they were novices in the business and were not specializing in rhythm and blues (R&B), they made a significant contribution, largely through the efforts of Bass, who recorded Roosevelt Sykes and T-Bone Walker.

[iv] Reiner had sold the masters from sessions by Art Tatum, Cyril Nathaniel Haynes, and Red Norvo/Charlie Parker to Ross Russell, the owner of Dial Records.

[9] Capitol Records bought the Black & White masters of T-Bone Walker in 1949 and gave the titles new matrix numbers.

Knight copied Watson's singing[citation needed] to the degree that it fooled musical experts brought into court as witnesses.

Supreme claimed that Decca had stolen aspects of its original recording, including its arrangement, texture, and vocal style.

Separately from the "Little Bird" case, Supreme had sued Black & White, contending that B&W had no right to turn over its line to two Canadian firms, Monogram and Dominion, who had been pressing and distributing in Canada.