# EmArcy Records

EmArcy Records is a jazz record label founded in 1954 by Bob Shad for the American Mercury Records. The name is a phonetic spelling of "MRC", the initials for Mercury Record Company.
During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown, Cannonball Adderley, Dinah Washington, and Sarah Vaughan recorded for EmArcy.
Today, it is a European jazz label owned by Universal Music Group. The catalogue is managed by the Island Records subsidiary.

## Discography

    Mono 12" LP series (1954–c. 1958)
| Catalog number | Artist | Title |
| MG 36000 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Jams |
| MG 36001 | Erroll Garner | Contrasts |
| MG 36002 | Clifford Brown, Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry | Jam Session |
| MG 36003 | Paul Quinichette | Moods |
| MG 36004 | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan |
| MG 36005 | Clifford Brown | Clifford Brown with Strings |
| MG 36006 | Helen Merrill | Helen Merrill |
| MG 36007 | Clark Terry | Clark Terry |
| MG 36008 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Brown and Roach Incorporated |
| MG 36009 | Maynard Ferguson | Jam Session featuring Maynard Ferguson |
| MG 36010 | Billy Eckstine | I Surrender Dear |
| MG 36011 | Dinah Washington | For Those in Love |
| MG 36012 | Lars Gullin | Lars Gullin |
| MG 36013 | Bud Freeman's All Star Orchestra | Midnight at Eddie Condon's |
| MG 36014 | Joe Turner and Pete Johnson | Joe Turner and Pete Johnson |
| MG 36015 | Charlie Ventura | Jumping with Ventura |
| MG 36016 | Various Artists | The Advance Guard of the '40s |
| MG 36017 | Various Artists | Trumpet Interlude |
| MG 36018 | Various Artists | Alto Altitude |
| MG 36019 | Ralph Gari | Ralph Gari |
| MG 36020 | Kitty White | A New Voice in Jazz |
| MG 36021 | Maynard Ferguson | Maynard Ferguson Octet |
| MG 36022 | Irving Fazola's Dixielanders/George Hartman and his Orchestra | New Orleans Express |
| MG 36023 | Various Artists | Battle of the Saxes |
| MG 36024 | Herb Geller | The Gellers |
| MG 36025 | Joe Gordon | Introducing Joe Gordon |
| MG 36026 | Erroll Garner | Garnering |
| MG 3602 | Paul Quinichette | The Vice "Pres |
| MG 36028 | Dinah Washington | After Hours with Miss "D" |
| MG 36029 | Billy Eckstine | Blues for Sale |
| MG 36030 | Billy Eckstine | The Love Songs of Mr. "B" |
| MG 36031 | James Moody | The Moody Story |
| MG 36032 | Lionel Hampton | Hamp in Paris |
| MG 36033 | Phil Napoleon's Emperors of Jazz | Dixieland Classics |
| MG 36034 | Lionel Hampton | Crazy Rhythm |
| MG 36035 | Lionel Hampton | Jam Session in Paris |
| MG 36036 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Clifford Brown and Max Roach |
| MG 36037 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Study in Brown |
| MG 36038 | Various Artists | Boning Up the 'Bones |
| MG 36039 | Clifford Brown All Stars | Best Coast Jazz |
| MG 36040 | Herb Geller | The Herb Geller Sextette |
| MG 36041 | Mal Fitch | Mal Fitch |
| MG 36042 | Eddie Heywood | Eddie Heywood |
| MG 36043 | Cannonball Adderley | Julian "Cannonball" Adderley |
| MG 36044 | Maynard Ferguson | Dimensions |
| MG 36045 | Herb Geller | Herb Geller Plays |
| MG 36046 | Maynard Ferguson | Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party |
| MG 36047 | Terry Gibbs | Terry Gibbs |
| MG 36048 | Various Artists | Vol. 1 – The Jazz Giants |
| MG 36049 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: The Piano Players |
| MG 36050 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Reeds, Pt. 1 |
| MG 36051 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Reeds, Pt. 2 |
| MG 36052 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Folk Blues |
| MG 36053 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Brass |
| MG 36054 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Modern Swedes (not released?) |
| MG 36055 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Dixieland |
| MG 36056 | Gerry Mulligan | Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet |
| MG 36057 | Helen Merrill | Helen Merrill with Strings |
| MG 36058 | Sarah Vaughan | Sarah Vaughan in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36059 | Lars Gullin | Lars Gullin with the Moretone Singers |
| MG 36060 | Georgie Auld | In the Land of Hi-Fi with Georgie Auld and His Orchestra |
| MG 36061 | John Williams | The John Williams Trio |
| MG 36062 | Max Brüel | Cool Bruel |
| MG 36063 | Cannonball Adderley | Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings |
| MG 36064 | Terry Gibbs | Vibes on Velvet |
| MG 36065 | Dinah Washington | Dinah! |
| MG 36066 | Jimmy Cleveland | Introducing Jimmy Cleveland and His All Stars |
| MG 36067 | Blue Stars of France | Lullaby of Birdland |
| MG 36068 | Kitty White | Kitty White |
| MG 36069 | Erroll Garner | Erroll |
| MG 36070 | Clifford Brown and Max Roach | Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street |
| MG 36071 | Various Artists | The Jazz Giants: Drum Role |
| MG 36072 | Joe Saye | Scotch on the Rocks |
| MG 36073 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36074 | Patti Page | Patti Page in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36075 | Terry Gibbs | Mallets a Plenty |
| MG 36076 | Maynard Ferguson | Around the Horn with Maynard Ferguson |
| MG 36077 | Cannonball Adderley | In the Land of Hi-Fi with Julian Cannonball Adderley |
| MG 36078 | Helen Merrill | Dream of You |
| MG 36079 | Morgana King | For You, For Me, Forevermore |
| MG 36080 | Bernard Peiffer | Bernie's Tunes |
| MG 36081 | Dick Johnson | Music for Swinging Moderns |
| MG 36082 | Pete Rugolo | Music for Hi-Fi Bugs |
| MG 36083 | Roy Haynes / Quincy Jones | Jazz Abroad |
| MG 36084 | Roy Eldridge | Roy's Got Rhythm |
| MG 36085 | Various Artists | The Young Ones of Jazz |
| MG 36086 | Various Artists | For Jazz Lovers |
| MG 36087 | Various Artists | Today Is Bargain Day – A Collection of All Star High Fidelity Recordings |
| MG 36088 | Various Artists | The Greatest Stars of Jazz Under One Roof |
| MG 36089 | Sarah Vaughan | Sassy |
| MG 36090 | Georgie Auld | Dancing in the Land of Hi-Fi |
| MG 36091 | Nat Adderley | Introducing Nat Adderley |
| MG 36092 | Paul Bley | Paul Bley |
| MG 36093 | Various Artists | The Jazz School |
| MG 36094 | Freddie Slack | Boogie Woogie on the 88 |
| MG 36095 | Jackie Paris | Songs by Jackie Paris (not released?) |
| MG 36096 | Thelma Gracen | Thelma Gracen |
| MG 36097 | Bill Harris | Stompin' at the Savoy |
| MG 36098 | Max Roach | Max Roach + 4 |
| MG 36099 | Jorgen Ryg | Jorgen Ryg Jazz Quartet |
| MG 36100 | Nat Adderley | To the Ivy League from Nat |
| MG 36101 | Gerry Mulligan | Mainstream of Jazz |
| MG 36102 | Clifford Brown | Clifford Brown All Stars |
| MG 36103 | Terry Gibbs | Swingin' with Terry Gibbs |
| MG 36104 | Dinah Washington | The Swingin' Miss "D" |
| MG 36105 | Bobby Jaspar | Bobby Jaspar and His All Stars |
| MG 36106 | Rolf Ericson | Rolf Ericson and His American All Stars |
| MG 36107 | Helen Merrill | Merrill at Midnight |
| MG 36108 | Max Roach | Jazz in ¾ Time |
| MG 36109 | Sarah Vaughan | Swingin' Easy |
| MG 36110 | Cannonball Adderley | Sophisticated Swing |
| MG 36111 | The Jazz Pickers | The Jazz Pickers |
| MG 36112 | Joe Saye | A Wee Bit of Jazz |
| MG 36113 | Bill Harris | The Harris Touch |
| MG 36114 | Maynard Ferguson | Boy with Lots of Brass |
| MG 36115 | Pete Rugolo | Out on a Limb |
| MG 36116 | Patti Page | The East Side |
| MG 36117 | John Graas | Coup de Graas |
| MG 36118 | Lennie Niehaus | I Swing for You |
| MG 36119 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller |
| MG 36120 | Stéphane Grappelli | Improvisations |
| MG 36121 | Jimmy Raney and George Wallington | Swingin' in Sweden |
| MG 36122 | Pete Rugolo | Percussion at Work |
| MG 36123 | The Jazz Pickers | The Jazz Pickers featuring Red Norvo |
| MG 36124 | Eddie Chamblee | Chamblee Music |
| MG 36125 | Ruth Olay | Olay! |
| MG 36126 | Jimmy Cleveland | Cleveland Style |
| MG 36127 | Max Roach | The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker |
| MG 36128 | Terry Gibbs | Terry Gibbs Plays the Duke |
| MG 36129 | Billy Eckstine | Imagination |
| MG 36130 | Dinah Washington | Dinah Sings Bessie Smith |
| MG 36131 | Eddie Chamblee | Doodlin' |
| MG 36132 | Max Roach | Max Roach + 4 on the Chicago Scene |
| MG 36133 | Buddy Collette | Buddy Collette's Swinging Shepherds |
| MG 36134 | Helen Merrill | The Nearness of You |
| MG 36135 | Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball's Sharpshooters |
| MG 36136 | Patti Page | The West Side |
| MG 36137 | Big Bill Broonzy | The Blues |
| MG 36138 | Steve Allen, Terry Gibbs and Gus Bivona | Allen's All Stars |
| MG 36139 | Harry Arnold | Harry Arnold + Big Band + Quincy Jones = Jazz! |
| MG 36140 | Max Roach | Max Roach + 4 at Newport |
| MG 36141 | Dinah Washington with Terry Gibbs, Max Roach and Don Elliott | Newport '58 |
| MG 36142 | Cat Anderson Orchestra | Cat on a Hot Tin Horn |
| MG 36143 | Pete Rugolo | Rugolo Plays Kenton |
| MG 36144 | Max Roach | Max Roach with the Boston Percussion Ensemble |
| MG 36145 | Gene Rodgers | Jazz Comes to the Astor |
| MG 36146 | Cannonball Adderley | Jump for Joy |
| MG 36147 | Joe Saye | A Double Shot of Joe Saye |
| MG 36148 | Terry Gibbs | More Vibes on Velvet |
| MG 36149 | Dinah Washington | The Queen! (not released) |
| MG 36150 | Ramsey Lewis | Down to Earth |
| MG 36151 | Franz Jackson and the Original Jass All Stars | Jass, Jass, Jass (not released) |
| MG 36152 | Sarah Vaughan | No Count Sarah |
| MG 36153 | Jimmy Cleveland | A Map of Jimmy Cleveland (not released under this number) |
| MG 36156 | Gene Rodgers | Gene Rodgers Plays Richard Rodgers (not released) |
| MG 36159 | Gerry Mulligan | A Profile of Gerry Mulligan (not released under this number) |
| MG 36160 | Jimmy Cleveland | Rhythm Crazy (not released under this number) |
| MG 36161 | Cannonball Adderley | Cannonball Adderley Quintet in Chicago (not released under this number) |
| MG 36162 | Pete Rugolo | The Music from Richard Diamond |