Michael Brooks (1935 – November 20, 2020) was a British-born music historian, archivist, consultant, and producer.
This collaboration resulted in many reissues of jazz, pop, big band, and country music artifacts, currently on the Legacy Recordings label.
In later life Brooks worked at Sony Music Entertainment as a consultant.
[2] Brooks' credits on many various projects include the following: 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.