George Butler (record producer)

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George Butler (? - April 9, 2008) was a prominent American jazz record producer, executive and A&R man. He worked for a number of well known jazz record labels from the 1960s to the 1990s including Blue Note Records, Columbia Records and United Artist.[1] He signed and launched the careers of a number of now famous artists including Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr. and Nnenna Freelon.[1]

Butler died of complications from Alzheimer's disease in Castro Valley, California at the age of 76.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Ratliff, Ben. "George Butler, Executive at Prominent Jazz Labels, Is Dead at 76", New York Times, 2008-04-20. Retrieved on 2008-05-08. 


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