Hathut Records
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Hathut Records (and its imprints hatART, HatOLOGY, hatMUSICS, hatNOIR) is a Swiss record label specialising in jazz and contemporary classical music.
Founded in 1975 by Werner X. Uehlinger to document the work of saxophonist / trumpeter Joe McPhee. Though initially primarily a jazz label, Hathut (under the patronage of UBS) would later add avant garde classical composers including Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, Scelsi and others to its catalogue.
Early important recordings include work by artists such asSteve Lacy, Anthony Braxton, and pianist Cecil Taylor. Uehlinger's avowed policy was not to compete with mainstream labels but to plow his own furrow: "I cannot compete with the big companies, going in the same directions, trying to compete for a mass audience. My intention is to work within the field of the minorities, of the marginal."
Funding from UBS ceased in 2000 but the label has since received sponsorship from VITRA / ROLF FEHLBAUM for an ongoing series of projects and from the DANZAS GROUP.
