Product Code Database
DIW Records is a Japanese record label specializing in avant-garde jazz. It is a subsidiary of Disk Union. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records with John Zorn.
DIW's name stands for "Discs in the World" and is from a music magazine sold at Disk Union stores that announced the latest releases from American and European labels. Wilber Morris recorded the first album for DIW in 1983 in New York City. The catalogue includes music by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Lester Bowie, James Carter, Steve Grossman, Harold Mabern, David Murray, James Blood Ulmer, David S. Ware, Rodney Whitaker, and John Zorn.
| Straight Ahead |
| Blossom Dearie Sings Rootin' Songs |
| Jaco |
| Live in Stockholm 1961 |
| Live in Stockholm 1961 |
| Alone, Again |
| Unrealized Tapes |
| Natural |
| Spring Is Here |
| Little Wing |
| The Hilversum Session |
| Today! |
| Last Date |
| The First Recordings Vol. 2 |
| Sonny's Time Now |
| Live in Japan |
| Meditation Among Us |
| Duo & Trio Improvisation |
| Spaces |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 1 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 2 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 3 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 4 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 5 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 6 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 7 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 8 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 9 |
| Solo Live at Gaya, Vol. 10 |
| Live from Soundscape |
| Live from Soundscape |
| Interpretations Of Monk (4CD) |
| Live from Soundscape |
| Are You Glad to Be in America? |
| Live from Soundscape |
| Tales of Captain Black |
| Back on 52nd Street |
| Kaitaitekikoukan |
| Innermideum |
| Plays Standards |
| Nerve Tripper |
| The Last Recording |
| Stone Voudou |
| Spiral Out |
| Tommy Flanagan Plays the Music of Harold Arlen |
| I Remember Clifford |
| Night Blossom |
| Close to You Alone |
| Dark Before the Dawn |
| What's New |
| Night and Day |
| Blues One |
| Straight Street |
| World Music |
| The Poem |
| The Arrival |
| Lament for Love |
| -same- |
| Lookin' on the Bright Side |
| In New York |
| The Key Players |
| One For Namesake |
| Craig Taborn Trio |
| No Idea |
| The Classic Trio |
| Mabern's Grooveyard |
| Maya with Love |
| Awesome |
| Taylor's Dream |
| Comfortable |
| Colossus of Rhodes |
| Spiral Circle |
| Changing Seasons |
| Asymmetrics |
| Open the Green Door |
| To the Little Radio |
| Home Beyond the Cloud |
| Shadow of Time |
| Original Phalanx |
| Recording N.Y.C. 1986 |
| Standards |
| Ancient to the Future |
| Persia My Dear |
| Celebration |
| We Three |
| Trio Transition |
| Wilber Force |
| Katonah |
| Sketches of Tokyo |
| Lovers |
| The Complete Live in Japan |
| Inc. 1 |
| Naked |
| In Our Style |
| Live at Lovely |
| The Organizer |
| Naima's Love Song |
| Cosmo Omnibus Imagiable Illusion |
| Music Revelation Ensemble |
| In Touch |
| -same- |
| East Side Blues |
| Trio Transition with Special Guest Oliver Lake |
| Deep River |
| Last Flight |
| The Alternate Express |
| Segments |
| Serious Fun |
| My Way |
| Four Play |
| Art Ensemble of Soweto |
| Heroes |
| Elec. Jazz |
| Ballads |
| Spirituals |
| Live at the 6th Tokyo Music Joy |
| Special Quartet |
| Dream Keeper |
| Black and Blues |
| Live at the Village Vanguard |
| America - South Africa |
| Remembrances |
| Shakill's Warrior |
| David Murray Big Band |
| -same- |
| Funky T. Cool T. |
| Dreaming of the Masters Suite |
| After Dark |
| Flight of I |
| Dare Devil |
| My Friend Louis |
| Finding My Way Home |
| Transmigration |
| Fast Life |
| Raven Roc |
| Dance to the Drums Again |
| Anatomy of a Groove |
| Phase Space |
| Death of a Sideman |
| Real Deal |
| James Williams Meets the Saxophone Masters |
| Blues Preacher |
| Third Ear Recitation |
| Other Spheres |
| Saints & Sinners |
| Robert Hurst Presents |
| -same- |
| JC on the Set |
| The Leading Man |
| Freestyle |
| Harmolodic Guitar with Strings |
| Picasso |
| Ballads for Bass Clarinet |
| Tenors |
| Up to the Minute Blues |
| Blackadelic-Blu |
| Shakill's II |
| In the Name of... |
| Jurassic Classics |
| Talkin' Trash |
| The Tip |
| Earthquation |
| Tribute to Jimi |
| Jug-A-Lug |
| What Spirit Say |
| Minor Swing |
| South of the Border |
| For Aunt Louise |
| Don't Blame Me |
| The Last Wave |
| Dreamscape |
| Knights of Power |
| David Murray/James Newton Quintet |
| Children of the Light |
| David Murray Quintet with Ray Anderson & Anthony Davis |
| What We Live |
| Music Speaks Louder Than Words |
| Hold the Line |
| Shannon's House |
| Next Mode |
| Godspelized |
| Black Spirits Are Here Again |
| Way Low |
| This One's for Ja |
| One Way Elevator |
| Love and Sorrow |
| Live in Japan '96 |
| Power Station |
| Communion |
| Cross Fire |
| Moment to Moment |
| Hidden Kingdom |
| If Our Hearts Could Only See |
| Forbidden Blues |
| Moving Portrait |
| 35th Reunion |
| Classic Encounters! |
| Shadows |
| Some New Stuff |
| Live at Tonic |
| The 5 |
| Live |
| Ghin-Ghin Ghira-Ghira |
| Twice Told Tales |
| Peace |
| Tails Out |
| Soul Searching |
| Uno |
|
|
