Challenge Records
Challenge Records, founded 1927: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Artists on Challenge Records
Scatman Crothers
1910–1986 · American entertainer (1910–1986)
Albert Mangelsdorff
1928–2005 · German jazz trombonist (1928–2005)
Nat Adderley
1931–2000 · American jazz cornet and trumpet player (1931–2000)
Frank Foster
1928–2011 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2011)
Mary Ford
1924–1977 · American musician (1924-1977)
Kenny Davern
1935–2006 · American clarinetist (1935–2006)
Gerald Wiggins
1922–2008 · American pianist (1922-2008)
Label profile
U.S. record label (1926-1930). This was the cheapest label marketed by Sears Roebuck & Co, selling for just 24¢ per disc, or 10 for $2.29. Introduced in Sears' 1926 catalog, it was marketed with the disclaimer "If you want the best, we recommend the ".
Earliest releases were produced by , and duplicated (though in inferior pressings) material on and . Many records reissued material recorded years earlier and nearly all releases used artist pseudonyms. Production shifted to in 1927 and drew upon masters from . These releases duplicated material on , , and labels. In some cases, material from other suppliers (including , , and ) was reissued on the Challenge label. Challenge was produced by the from 1929 until Sears discontinued the label in 1930.
Profile from Discogs (CC0)