Contemporary Records
Contemporary Records, gegründet 1951: Jazzkünstler und Alben des Labels.
Künstler bei Contemporary Records
Peter Erskine
* 1954 · amerikanischer Jazz-Schlagzeuger
Billy Higgins
1936–2001 · US-amerikanischer Jazz-Schlagzeuger
George Cables
* 1944 · US-amerikanischer Jazzpianist
Harold Land
1928–2001 · US-amerikanischer Tenorsaxophonist und Komponist
Lennie Niehaus
1929–2020 · US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker
Helen Humes
1913–1981 · US-amerikanische Jazz- und Blues-Sängerin
Teddy Edwards
1924–2003 · US-amerikanischer Saxophonist
Buddy Collette
1921–2010 · US-amerikanischer Jazzmusiker
Frank Morgan
1933–2007 · amerikanischer Jazz-Saxophonist
Carol Sloane
1937–2023 · US-amerikanische Jazz-Sängerin (1937–2023)
Curtis Counce
1926–1963 · US-amerikanischer Jazzbassist
Bill Perkins
1924–2003 · US-amerikanischer Jazzsaxophonist und -flötist
Jimmy Rowles
1918–1996 · US-amerikanischer Jazz-Pianist und Komponist
Labelprofil
US label, also appears as "Contemporary" only.
Label Code: LC 0164 / LC 00164
In 1951, two years after establishing his label as an outlet for traditional jazz, Lester Koenig founded Contemporary Records originally intending to concentrate on issuing contemporary classical music, but jazz bassist , who operated the Lighthouse Club (with partners), persuaded Koenig to release the first of their All-Stars recordings as an album thus switching Koenig's label towards modern jazz. The Los Angeles-based company quickly set industry standards with its superb audio (in the first decade often by or ), quiet pressings, striking album graphics, and informative liner notes and, in 1956, was early in the switch to recording jazz in stereo.
Contemporary Records not only captured much of the Southern California jazz scene, including such musicians as , , , and , but also cut two albums by East Coast tenorist and launched the recording career of .
In 1984, seven years after Lester Koenig died, Contemporary was acquired by , which signed such artists as , , , , , , and led by and .
In UK, the label's albums were issued on [ in 1950s.
Profil von Discogs (CC0, englisch)