Robert Gregg Koester (October 30, 1932 – May 12, 2021) was an American record producer and businessman who was the founder and owner of Delmark Records, a jazz and blues independent record label.[1] He also operated the Jazz Record Mart in Chicago, which he billed as the "World's Largest Jazz and Blues Specialty Store",[2] and later a record store specializing in blues and jazz in Irving Park, Chicago.
^Zimmerman, Karla; Dunford, Lisa; Cavalieri, Nate (2008). Chicago City Guide. Lonely Planet. p. 32. ISBN 978-1-74104-767-7. The oldest independent jazz and blues label in the country, Delmark Records has inspired countless small startups around the world determined to promote the pioneers and mavericks of the two genres.
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Analogue Productions. The album of Chicago blues music was solicited by BobKoester, the founder of Delmark Records, who liked Wells' music enough to give...
company blamed its closure on the rise of online sales. According to CEO BobKoester, the "Gibraltar Gun and Knife Shows" and the "Gibraltar Rug and Furniture"...
(along with much of the Transition catalog) by Delmark Records owner BobKoester, finally being reissued in 1967. When originally released, it came with...
he was dead). By the time he was tracked down by the blues historians BobKoester and Samuel Charters in 1962, he was completely blind and living in poverty...
founder, BobKoester released a recording of the Windy City Six, a traditional jazz group, under the Delmar imprint. Born in 1932 in Wichita, Kansas, Bob Koester...
Jazz Record Mart (the record store operated by Delmark Records founder BobKoester) with Big Joe Williams and working as a driver for an exterminator, which...
Staple Singers. The rest of United's output was eventually acquired by BobKoester of Delmark Records, which has made most of it available through LP and...
releasing an album of Taylor's music after he had been unable to persuade BobKoester, then his boss at Delmark, to record Taylor. The album, recorded at Sound...
February 27 & 28, 2003 Studio Riverside Studio, Chicago Genre Jazz Length 68:23 Label Delmark DE-548 Producer Robert G. Koester Malachi Thompson chronology...
Recorded February 16 & 22 and May 17 & 22, 1944 Studio New York City Genre Jazz Length 43:52 Label Delmark DD-459 Producer Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner...
Released 1992 Recorded December 10, 12 & 13, 1945 Studio Los Angeles Genre Jazz Length 34:27 Label Delmark DD-451 Producer Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner...
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Recorded June 1 & 2 1993 Studio Riverside Studios, Chicago Genre Jazz Length 69:28 Label Delmark DE-478 Producer Robert G. Koester Cecil Payne chronology...
Recorded January 1968 Studio Magic Sam's House, Chicago Genre Blues Length 38:14 Label Delmark Producer Robert G. Koester, Steve Wagner Magic Sam chronology...
February 5 & 25, 1969 Studio Ter-Mar Studio, Chicago Genre Jazz Length 37:22 Label Delmark DS-419 Producer Robert G. Koester Maurice McIntyre chronology...
Marconi, Paris, France Genre Blues Length 36:59 Label Delmark DS-631 Producer Robert G. Koester Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson chronology Wee Baby Blues Cover...
Studios, Chicago Genre Jazz Length 55:22 CD reissue with additional tracks Label Delmark DS-425 Producer Robert G. Koester Maurice McIntyre chronology...
September 2 & 3, 1996 Studio Riverside Studios, Chicago Genre Jazz Length 71:09 Label Delmark DE-494 Producer Robert G. Koester Cecil Payne chronology...
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