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THIS IS FLYING DUTCHMAN 1969-1975.

This Is Flying Dutchman 1969-1975. Label: BGP. Format: CD. Release Date: 24th February 2023. Flying Dutchman was the second record label Bob Thiele founded during what was by then, a long, illustrious and successful career. The first was Signature Records in 1939, when he was just seventeen.  However, Signature Records wasn’t Bob Thiele’s first job in music. …

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ESTHER MARROW-NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.

ESTHER MARROW-NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. Having founded Flying Dutchman and Amsterdam labels in 1969, Bob Thiele set about building a roster that encompassed jazz, pop and experimental music. This was Bob’s musical dream. The inspiration for this was Bob’s former employer, ABC Records. They too, had two labels, Impulse and ABC Records. Impulse was a jazz …

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