Nilva Records

Nilva Records was a jazz record label in Geneva, Switzerland established by drummer Alvin Queen.^[1] The name is an anagram of Queen's first name.

History

Queen ran Nilva for ten years, then stopped during the 1990s when there were complications with distribution.^[1] Inspired by the "Blue Note sound", he began recording in the early 1980s at Minot Studios in White Plains, New York.^[1] The first album released was Alvin Queen in Europe (1981).^[1] This was followed by Ashanti and albums by Charles Davis, Ray Drummond, Junior Mance, and Bill Saxton.^[1]

Discography

NQ 3401: Alvin Queen – In Europe (1980)
NQ 3402: Alvin Queen – Ashanti (1981)
NQ 3403: Alvin Queen – Glidin' and Stridin' (1982)
NQ 3404: Khaliq Al-Rouf & Salaam – Elephant Trot Dance (1979)
NQ 3405: Junior Mance & Martin Rivera – The Tender Touch (1983)
NQ 3406: John Patton – Soul Connection (1983)
NQ 3407: Alvin Queen & Dusko Goykovich – A Day in Holland (1983)
NQ 3408: Bill Saxton – Beneath the Surface (1984)
NQ 3409: Ray Drummond – Susanita (1984)
NQ 3410: Charles Davis – Super 80 (1984)
NQ 3411: Bob Cunningham – Walking Bass (1985)
NQ 3412: John Collins – The Incredible John Collins (1985)
NQ 3413: Alvin Queen – Jammin' Uptown (1985)
NQ 3414: Ronnie Mathews – So Sorry Please (1985)
NQ 3415: Ray Drummond – Maya's Dance (1989)
NQ 3416: Edmund J. Wood – Immanent Domain (1985)
NQ 3417: Piano Seven (Thierry Lang) – Live! (1988)
NQ 3418: Raymond Court – Beautiful Friendship (1988)
NQ 3419: John Hicks & Elise Wood – Luminous (1988)
NQ 3420: Moncef Genoud – Waiting for Birth (1989)
NQ 3421: Alvin Queen – I'm Back (1992)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Joyce, Mike (25 April 2019). "Alvin Queen: Improving With Age". JazzTimes. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

External links

Discogs

[Joyce-1] Joyce, Mike (25 April 2019). "Alvin Queen: Improving With Age". JazzTimes. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

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