Michael Brooks (music historian)
Michael Brooks is a music historian, archivist, consultant, and producer.Biography
Brooks began his music career in 1971, assisting and producing records with John Hammond of Columbia Records. This collaboration resulted in many reissues of jazz, pop, big band, and country music artifacts, currently on the Legacy Recordings label. Brooks currently works at Sony Music Entertainment as a consultant.Discography
Brooks credits on many various projects include the following:Producer
Brooks has been nominated for Grammy awards 16 times. His Grammy awards wins include:
- 1978: Historical Reissue, The Lester Young Story, Vol. 3
- 1978: Album Notes, A Bing Crosby Collection, Volumes 1 and 2
- 1979: Historical Reissue, Billie Holiday, Giants of Jazz
- 1981: Historical Reissue, Hoagy Carmichael, From Stardust to Ole Buttermilk Sky
- 2001: Historical Reissue, Louis Armstrong, The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
- 2002: Historical Reissue, Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933-1944
