[1] In New York, Blesh and Janis heard jazz drummer Warren "Baby" Dodds playing inventive solos with Bunk Johnson's band.

[1] Circle Records also released modern classical music by artists including Henry Cowell and Paul Hindemith.

Some of the original Circle recordings have been reissued on compact disc through other labels controlled by the George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation, including American Music, Southland,[nb 1] and Jazzology.

Many of the albums included cover art by Jimmy Ernst or Charles Alston.

Circle Records was reactivated and is used by the George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation to release swing music.