Black Jazz Records was established in Oakland, Ca., in 1969 by keyboardist Gene Russell and Dick Schory—a percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, music publisher, record and television producer, stereo pioneer and a music industry veteran. [Photo above of Henry Franklin]
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