Candid Records
Candid Records, founded 1960: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Artists on Candid Records
Charles Mingus
1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader…
Max Roach
1924–2007 · American jazz percussionist, drummer, and composer…
Clark Terry
1920–2015 · American swing and bebop trumpeter (1920–2015)
Coleman Hawkins
1904–1969 · American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969)
Cecil Taylor
1929–2018 · American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018)
Abbey Lincoln
1930–2010 · American singer (1930–2010)
Steve Lacy
1934–2004 · American jazz musician (1934–2004)
Kenny Barron
b. 1943 · American jazz pianist
Stacey Kent
b. 1968 · American recording artist; singer
Jamie Cullum
b. 1979 · English jazz singer and pianist
Buddy Tate
1912–2001 · American jazz musician (1913–2001)
Jaki Byard
1922–1999 · American musician (1922-1999)
Lucky Thompson
1924–2005 · American jazz saxophonist (1924–2005)
Gary Bartz
b. 1940 · American jazz saxophonist (born 1940)
Don Ellis
1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978)
Louis Hayes
b. 1937 · American drummer
Benny Bailey
1924–2005 · American jazz trumpeter (1925–2005)
Hilton Ruiz
1952–2006 · American musician of Puerto Rican descent (1952–2006)
Joe Chambers
1942–2022 · American jazz drummer, pianist, vibraphonist and composer
Ricky Ford
b. 1954 · American jazz tenor saxophonist
Ruby Braff
1927–2003 · American musician (1927–2003)
Booker Little
1938–1961 · American jazz musician (1938–1961)
Pee Wee Russell
1906–1969 · American musician (1906–1969)
Flip Phillips
1915–2001 · American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player…
Art Hodes
1904–1993 · American musician (1904-1993)
Johnny Alegre
b. 1955 · jazz guitarist and composer from Manila, Philippines
Marty Paich
1925–1995 · American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer…
Claudio Roditi
1946–2020 · Brazilian musician (1946–2020)
Greg Abate
b. 1947 · jazz musician
Olga Konkova
b. 1969 · Norwegian–Russian jazz pianist
Eric Reed
b. 1970 · American musician
Buddy Childers
1926–2007 · American musician (1926–2007)
Buell Neidlinger
1936–2018 · American jazz musician; cellist and double bassist…
Guillermo Klein
b. 1969 · Argentine musician
Bill Perkins
1924–2003 · American jazz musician (1924–2003)
Label profile
Candid was originally an American jazz label from New York.
Label Code: LC 0585 / LC 00585
It was founded in late 1960 as a subsidiary of Cadence Records and its first releases were issued in January 1961. The label was directed by Bob Altshuler, with Nat Hentoff as producer. In late 1961, the label came to its end. Nearly 3 decades later, Black Lion London-based owner acquired the label, started to reissue the original catalog as of 1989 and release new recordings. Around 2019, Candid was sold to the newly founded headed by .
Distributed by ZYX Music in Germany from 1995.
Distribution Codes for releases distributed by ZYX Music:
1 GAS
2 GAS & Benelux
3 Europe
4 Worldwide
5 USA
In the 2000s/2010s, this label released many promo CD-Rs to promote their back catalog. These reissues have inserts with the original (e.g. 1990s) copyright years printed. Actual release dates are unknown.
Profile from Discogs (CC0)