# Relative Pitch Records

By [xWhiteOuroboros](https://paragraph.com/@xwhiteouroboros) · 2024-02-13

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**Relative Pitch Records** is an American [independent record label](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_record_label) specializing in [free jazz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_jazz) and [avant-garde jazz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde_jazz), [free improvisation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_improvisation), and [experimental music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_music).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2023_Bandcamp_Profile-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2013_NYC_Jazz_Record_Profile-2) Run by Kevin Reilly,[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2023_Bandcamp_Profile-1) Relative Pitch has been ranked among the top jazz record labels in [_The New York City Jazz Record_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_City_Jazz_Record)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2014_NYCJR_Best_of-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2016_NYCJR_Best_of-4) and [_DownBeat_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DownBeat)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2015_DownBeat_Readers_Poll-5) year-end lists, and praised by publications and organizations including [_The Guardian_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian),[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2015_Guardian_New_Music-6) [NPR Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NPR_Music),[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2018_NPR_obit-7) [_The Brooklyn Rail_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brooklyn_Rail),[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2014_Dalachinsky-8) and in [_Bandcamp Daily_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandcamp#Bandcamp_Daily)'s label profile, "Relative Pitch is Built on Enthusiasm for Experimental Music".[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_Pitch_Records#cite_note-2023_Bandcamp_Profile-1)

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