 ACT started as a pop music label but folded soon after it started.Loch turned it into a jazz label, at first reissuing music he had recorded for Liberty, Philips, and WEA before turning to new recordings.ACT's first release was the album "Jazzpaña" by Vince Mendoza and Arif Mardin and featured Michael Brecker, Al Di Meola, and Steve Khan.