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Arista Records

Arista Records, founded 1974: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on Arista Records

Carlos Santana b. 1947 · American guitarist Kenny G b. 1956 · American saxophonist Archie Shepp b. 1937 · American jazz musician Pharoah Sanders 1940–2022 · American jazz saxophonist (1940–2022) Anthony Braxton b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) Larry Coryell 1943–2017 · American guitarist (1943–2017) Randy Brecker b. 1945 · American flugelhorn and trumpet player (1945-) André 3000 b. 1975 · American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer and… Jeff Healey 1966–2008 · Canadian musician (1966–2008) Brian Setzer b. 1959 · American singer Ted Curson 1935–2012 · Jazz trumpeter (1935–2012) Gary Bartz b. 1940 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) Harvey Mason b. 1947 · American jazz drummer Henry Threadgill b. 1944 · American jazz musician (born 1944) Stanley Cowell 1941–2020 · American musician (1941–2020) Larry Young 1940–1978 · American jazz musician (1940-1978) Curtis Stigers b. 1965 · American singer Brecker Brothers American jazz music duo Linda Lewis 1950–2023 · British musician (1950–2023) Ben Sidran b. 1943 · American pianist and vocalist Stomu Yamash'ta b. 1947 · Japanese musician Norman Connors b. 1947 · American musician Lili Haydn b. 1969 · American musician Tom Browne b. 1954 · American jazz trumpeter

Label profile

US label, formerly Bell Records. Arista was launched in November 1974 by Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., who purchased and renamed Bell, appointing Clive Davis as the label's president.
Label Code: LC 3484 / LC 03484
According to Billboard Magazine, the label was named for the New York high school honor society.
In 1979, the label's parent company, Arista Records, Inc. was acquired by Bertelsmann AG (parent of German label Ariola), and from 1983, was co-owned by RCA. The co-ownership continued until 1987, when Bertelsmann acquired full ownership once again. Through a series of mergers, the Arista label is now owned by Sony Music Entertainment.

On September 26, 2011, the RCA Music Group was disbanded by Sony, and on October 7, Arista, alongside its subsidiary LaFace Records and sister labels, Jive and J Records, were all absorbed into RCA Records, bringing all of its artists to the RCA family. On July 17, 2018, Arista revived under the Sony Music banner, making it one of the four flagship labels under SME.
Publishing: Arista Music

Label designs:
Up to 1976, labels had a light blue background and an A logo in white or black, with no TM next to it.
In 1976, the TM was added as w

Profile from Discogs (CC0)