Bee Hive Records was a jazz record company and label established in 1977 by Jim and Susan Neumann in Chicago.
Bee Hive was named for the club of the same name. Sometimes it recorded musicians who had started in Chicago, such as Junior Mance and Clifford Jordan. The first album was by Nick Brignola in 1977. Bee Hive was its own distributor, and its albums were not as widely available as those from other companies.
In 2015, Mosaic Records released The Complete Bee Hive Sessions (Mosaic MD12-261), a 12-CD box set consisting of sixteen Bee Hive recording sessions from 1977 to 1984.
Discography #ArtistAlbumYearPersonnel7000Baritone Madness77Pepper Adams, Ted Curson, Dave Holland, Roy Haynes, Derek Smith7001 Manhattan Project78Roy Haynes, Art Davis, Clifford Jordan, Charles Davis, Albert Dailey7002Starfingers78Eddie Bert, Nick Brignola, Sam Jones, Mel Lewis, Derek Smith7006Neo/Nistico78Ted Curson, Nick Brignola, Ronnie Mathews, Sam Jones, Roy Haynes 7007Fire and Filigree 78 Sam Jones, Freddie Waits, Walter Bishop, Jr., Sal Nistico7008Roots, Branches & Dances78Frank Foster, Ray Drummond, Al Foster, Azzedin Weston7009Juicy Lucy78Billy Taylor, Art Davis, Joe Morello7010Burn Brigade79Ronnie Cuber, Cecil Payne, Walter Davis, Jr., Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb7011Legacy79 Ricky Ford, Bill Hardman, Walter Booker, Jimmy Cobb7012Once in Every Life80Victor Gaskin, Keith Copeland, Al Gafa, Billy Taylor, Joe Wilder, Frank Wess7013The New York Jazz Quartet in Chicago81George Mraz, Ben Riley, Frank Wess7014Hyde Park After Dark81Von Freeman, Cy Touff, Norman Simmons, Victor Sproles, Wilbur Campbell7015Truckin' and Trakin'83David "Fathead" Newman, Martin Rivera, Walter Bolden7016In High Profile84Frank Wess, Jimmy Knepper, Marc Johnson, Al Harewood7017Keep On Pushin'84Joe Newman, Al Grey, Junior Mance, George Duvivier, Panama Francis7018Dr. Chicago85Jaki Byard, Red Rodney, Vernel Fournier, Ed Howard01VariousThe Bee Hive Sessions: Unissued Tunes Vol. 1
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