Fantasy / Galaxy
Getting Started in Fantasy / Galaxy
Top Fantasy / Galaxy Albums
Editor's Picks
Top Tracks from Fantasy / Galaxy
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My Funny Valentine
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5:35 |
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You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
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6:48 |
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Bernie's Tune
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8:40 |
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How High The Moon
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8:42 |
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The Shadow Of Your Smile
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5:35 |
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Begin The Beguine
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6:51 |
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Night And Day
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10:00 |
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Imagination
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5:57 |
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S'Wonderful
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6:42 |
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About Fantasy / Galaxy
Like its parent company, Fantasy Records, Galaxy was named after a science-fiction magazine. The subsidiary label led three lives. It was launched in 1951 as a vehicle for jazz, but ceased activity after a handful of 78-RPM releases by Cal Tjader, Vido Musso, and others. Galaxy was revived in 1961 to issue two 45s by a gospel group known as the Apollos, then switched its focus to rhythm and blues under the direction of producer Cliff Goldsmith and arranger Ray Shanklin. Of the many R&B artists who appeared on Galaxy between 1962 and 1973--including Charles Brown, Bill Coday, Rodger Collins, and Big Mama Thornton--blues singer Little Johnny Taylor was the most successful; his 1963 recording of "Part Time Love" rose to Number 1 on Billboard's R&B chart. Galaxy sprang to life again in 1978--as a jazz label with a roster that included Tommy Flanagan, Red Garland, Johnny Griffin, Hank Jones, and Art Pepper--but has been dormant since the mid-Eighties.
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