- Hathut Records
Hathut Records (and its imprints hatART, HatOLOGY, hatMUSICS, hatNOIR) is a Swiss
record label specialising injazz andcontemporary classical music.Founded in 1975 by Werner X. Uehlinger to document the work of saxophonist / trumpeter
Joe McPhee . Though initially primarily a jazz label, Hathut (under the patronage ofUBS ) would later addavant garde classicalcomposers includingKarlheinz Stockhausen ,John Cage ,Scelsi and others to its catalogue.Early important recordings include work by artists such as
Steve Lacy ,Anthony Braxton , andpianist Cecil Taylor .Some more hathut-artists:
Mike Westbrook ,Dave Liebman ,Marc Copland ,Ellery Eskelin ,Vienna Art Orchestra ,Theo Jörgensmann ,Franz Koglmann ,Horace Tapscott ,Paul Smoker andOliver Lake .Funding from
UBS ceased in 2000 but the label has since received sponsorship from VITRA / ROLF FEHLBAUM for an ongoing series of projects and from the DANZAS GROUP.ee also
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List of record labels External links
* [http://www.hathut.com HatHut Records website]
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