Herman Lubinsky, Savoy Records, Nov. 1942

   Herman Lubinsky and Savoy Records begin operations in Newark, New Jersey, focusing on recording black artists.

Herman Lubinsky in 1923

   Herman Lubinsky launched what would become one of the most important record labels in black music history, Savoy Records, on November 7, 1942.

Freddy Webster, trumpet; Eddie (Lockjaw) Davis, saxophone; Herman Lubinsky; Cozy Cole, drums; Viola Wells (Miss Rhapsody); Harold Underhill, guitar; Billy Taylor, bass; Jay Cole, piano; 

1944 recording session