Bob Weinstock, 77, recorded jazz greats on Prestige label
Bob Weinstock, who founded the independent jazz record label Prestige in 1949 and ran it for more than 20 years, died Saturday at a hospice in Boca Raton, Fla. He was 77 and lived in Deerfield Beach, Fla.
He died of complications of diabetes, said his daughter-in-law, Barbara Weinstock.
Weinstock produced and released some of the most important jazz recordings in the beginning years of the LP era. Prestige releases -- and those of its related imprints, including Par, Swingville, Moodsville, Bluesville, and Tru-Sound -- weren't known for perfection. Weinstock generally set up recording sessions with no rehearsal time.
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