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Columbia Records

Columbia Records, founded 1889: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on Columbia Records

Louis Armstrong 1901–1971 · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971) Frank Sinatra 1915–1998 · American singer and actor (1915–1998) Barbra Streisand b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Quincy Jones 1933–2024 · American record producer and composer (1933–2024) Miles Davis 1926–1991 · American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer… Duke Ellington 1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) Billie Holiday 1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959) Tony Bennett 1926–2023 · American singer (1926–2023) Herbie Hancock b. 1940 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1940) Josephine Baker 1906–1975 · American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975) Aaron Copland 1900–1990 · American composer, composition teacher, writer, and… Carlos Santana b. 1947 · American guitarist Dave Brubeck 1920–2012 · American jazz pianist and composer (1920–2012) Michel Legrand 1932–2019 · French film score composer (1932–2019) Benny Goodman 1909–1986 · American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986) Thelonious Monk 1917–1982 · American jazz pianist and composer (1917–1982) Wynton Marsalis b. 1961 · American jazz musician and educator Sarah Vaughan 1924–1990 · American jazz and classical singer (1924–1990) Les Paul 1915–2009 · American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and… Rosemary Clooney 1928–2002 · American singer and actress (1928–2002) Chet Baker 1929–1988 · American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988) Charles Mingus 1922–1979 · American jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader… Toto 1977– · American rock band Chicago 1967– · American rock band George Benson b. 1943 · American guitarist and singer (born 1943) Toots Thielemans 1922–2016 · Belgian jazz musician (1922–2016) Dexter Gordon 1923–1990 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–1990) Benny Carter 1907–2003 · American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter… Fiona Apple b. 1977 · American musician (born 1977) Jamiroquai 1992– · British acid jazz band Chet Atkins 1924–2001 · American guitarist (1924–2001) Art Blakey 1919–1990 · American jazz drummer and bandleader (1919–1990) John McLaughlin b. 1942 · English guitarist, founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra Harry Connick Jr. b. 1967 · American musician and actor (born 1967) Cab Calloway 1907–1994 · American jazz singer (1907–1994) Freddie Hubbard 1938–2008 · American jazz trumpeter (1938–2008) Al Di Meola b. 1954 · American guitarist Elizabeth Gillies b. 1993 · American actress and singer (born 1993) Maynard Ferguson 1928–2006 · Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006) Johnny Mathis b. 1935 · American singer Donald Byrd 1932–2013 · American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues… Gil Evans 1912–1988 · American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist… Carmen McRae 1920–1994 · American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994) McCoy Tyner 1938–2020 · American jazz pianist (1938–2020) Teddy Wilson 1912–1986 · American jazz pianist (1912–1986) Earl Hines 1903–1983 · American jazz pianist (1903–1983) Weather Report 1970– · American jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s Stanley Clarke b. 1951 · American bassist, film composer and founding member of… Elza Soares 1930–2022 · Brazilian musician (1930–2022) Erroll Garner 1921–1977 · American jazz pianist and composer (1921–1977) J. 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Johnson 1924–2001 · American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924–2001) Mel Tormé 1925–1999 · American recording artist (1925–1999) Horace Silver 1928–2014 · American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014) Frankie Laine 1913–2007 · American pop singer, songwriter, and actor (1913–2007) Billy Cobham b. 1944 · Panamanian jazz drummer and composer (born 1944) Paul Desmond 1924–1977 · American jazz musician (1924-1977) Ray Conniff 1916–2002 · American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray… Barney Kessel 1923–2004 · American jazz guitarist (1923–2004) Blood, Sweat & Tears 1967– · American rock music band Toshiko Akiyoshi b. 1929 · Japanese American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, band… Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Artie Shaw 1910–2004 · American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004) Kenny Burrell b. 1931 · American jazz guitarist (born 1931) Tina Arena b. 1967 · Australian singer, songwriter and television personality Betty Carter 1929–1998 · American jazz singer, recording artist, songwriter… Claude Bolling 1930–2020 · French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020) Hibari Misora 1937–1989 · Japanese singer and actress (1937-1989) Bob James b. 1939 · American jazz keyboardist, arranger, and record producer… Mongo Santamaría 1922–2003 · Cuban musician (1917–2003) Cedar Walton 1934–2013 · American jazz pianist (1934–2013) Jack DeJohnette 1942–2025 · American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025) Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke 1903–1931 · American jazz musician (1903-1931) Laura Nyro 1947–1997 · American singer and songwriter (1947–1997) Randy Crawford b. 1952 · American jazz and R&B singer Branford Marsalis b. 1960 · American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader Steve Lukather b. 1957 · American musician (born 1957) Grover Washington Jr. 1943–1999 · American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999) Harry James 1916–1983 · American trumpeter, big band leader (1916-1983) Charlie Byrd 1925–1999 · American jazz guitarist (1925–1999) Woody Shaw 1944–1989 · American musician (1944-1989) Bobby Hutcherson 1941–2016 · American jazz vibraphone and marimba player (1941–2016) Gene Krupa 1909–1973 · American drummer, composer, and bandleader (1909-1973) Chuck Mangione 1940–2025 · American jazz musician (1940–2025) Vic Damone 1928–2018 · American singer and actor (1928–2018) Bruce Hornsby b. 1954 · American musician Terence Blanchard b. 1962 · American musician and composer Tommy Bolin 1951–1976 · American guitarist (1951–1976) Boz Scaggs b. 1944 · American musician (born 1944) Djavan b. 1949 · Brazilian singer/songwriter Philip Bailey b. 1951 · American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter… Kai Winding 1922–1983 · Danish-born American jazz composer and trombonist Paul Whiteman 1890–1967 · American jazz musician and popular bandleader (1890–1967) Charlie Christian 1916–1942 · American swing and jazz guitarist (1916-1942) Andreas Vollenweider b. 1953 · Swiss musician Hugh Hopper 1945–2009 · English bass guitarist (1945–2009) The Manhattan Transfer 1972– · American vocal music group Tom Scott b. 1948 · American jazz musician (born 1948) Joey DeFrancesco 1971–2022 · American jazz musician (1971–2022) Ellis Marsalis Jr. 1934–2020 · American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020) Mahavishnu Orchestra 1971– · American musical group; jazz fusion band Jimmy Giuffre 1921–2008 · American jazz clarinet and saxophone player (1921–2008) Kazumi Watanabe b. 1953 · Japanese jazz guitarist, composer, producer and University… Chris Botti b. 1962 · American trumpeter and composer Jimmy Heath 1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band… Harry Edison 1915–1999 · American trumpeter (1915-1999) Ray Bryant 1931–2011 · American pianist (1931–2011) Jo Stafford 1917–2008 · American singer (1917–2008) Paolo Fresu b. 1961 · Italian jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player and composer… James Blood Ulmer 1942–2026 · American jazz and blues guitarist and singer Steve Lawrence 1935–2024 · American singer and actor (1935–2024) Return to Forever 1972– · American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea Fletcher Henderson 1897–1952 · American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer… Raymond Scott 1908–1994 · American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer… Bobby Hackett 1915–1976 · American jazz trumpeter (1915–1976) Alberta Hunter 1895–1984 · American blues singer, songwriter, and nurse (1895-1984) Paul Winter b. 1939 · American saxophonist Esther Phillips 1935–1984 · American singer (1935–1984) Kid Ory 1886–1973 · American jazz trombonist (1886–1973) Randy Jackson b. 1956 · American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur… Kyle Eastwood b. 1968 · American jazz bassist and composer Marlena Shaw 1942–2024 · American female singer (1942–2024) Paul Horn 1930–2014 · American flautist in jazz and New Age music (1930-2014) Nellie McKay b. 1982 · American musician Brand X 1975– · British musical group; jazz fusion band Steve Khan b. 1947 · American musician Roswell Rudd 1935–2017 · American jazz trombonist and composer (1935–2017) Irakere 1973– · Cuban musical group; band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés Adelaide Hall 1904–1993 · American-born jazz singer and actor (1901–1993) Lonnie Smith 1942–2021 · American jazz musician (1942–2021) Eddie Gomez b. 1944 · Puerto Rican bassist Hank Crawford 1934–2009 · American saxophonist (1934-2009) Chris Spedding b. 1944 · English rock and roll and jazz guitarist Arthur Blythe 1940–2017 · American musician (1940–2017) Al Foster 1943–2025 · American musician Joe Morello 1928–2011 · American jazz drummer (1928–2011) Bobby Watson b. 1953 · American saxophonist and composer Sanseverino b. 1961 · French singer Maxwell b. 1973 · American singer-songwriter and record producer Antonio Sánchez b. 1971 · Mexican jazz drummer Russell Malone 1963–2024 · American jazz guitarist (1963–2024) Don Ellis 1934–1978 · American jazz musician (1934-1978) Willie Bobo 1934–1983 · American jazz percussionist (1934–1983) Bud Freeman 1906–1991 · American musician (1906–1991) Henry Threadgill b. 1944 · American jazz musician (born 1944) Les Brown 1912–2001 · American bandleader (1912–2001) Teo Macero 1925–2008 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, and record producer… Original Dixieland Jass Band 1916– · American jazz band Mike Ratledge 1943–2025 · British musician Arto Tunçboyacıyan b. 1957 · Turkish musician of Armenian ancestry (born 1957) Brian Blade b. 1970 · American jazz drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts b. 1960 · American musician Art Van Damme 1920–2010 · American musician (1920–2010) Nnenna Freelon b. 1954 · American singer Jair Rodrigues 1939–2014 · Brazilian musician and singer (1939–2014) Anjani b. 1959 · American musician Eugene Wright 1923–2020 · American jazz musician (1923–2020) Buddy Greco 1926–2017 · American singer and pianist (1926–2017) Joe Venuti 1903–1978 · American jazz musician and pioneer jazz violinist… Marion Harris 1896–1944 · American singer (1896-1944) Léo Marjane 1912–2016 · French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016) Ben Bernie 1891–1943 · American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality… Rick Laird 1941–2021 · Irish jazz bassist (1941–2021) Pee Wee Russell 1906–1969 · American musician (1906–1969) Donald Harrison b. 1960 · American musician (born 1960) The Dave Brubeck Quartet American musical group; jazz quartet led by Dave Brubeck Bill Lee 1928–2023 · American musician and composer (1928–2023) Joe Beck 1945–2008 · American musician (1945–2008) Dave Burrell b. 1940 · American musician Peter White b. 1954 · English musician Bennie Maupin b. 1940 · American musician Charles Thompson 1918–2016 · American jazz pianist (1918–2016) Wilbur Sweatman 1882–1961 · American musician (1882–1961) Joanne Brackeen b. 1938 · American jazz pianist and music educator Rolf Kühn 1929–2022 · German jazz clarinetist, composer and big band leader… Gigi Gryce 1925–1983 · American recording artist; jazz saxophonist, flutist… Alejandra Ávalos b. 1965 · Mexican singer, musician and actress The Headhunters American jazz-fusion band Lee Morse 1897–1954 · American singer (1897-1954) Shakti 1975– · band Cat Anderson 1916–1981 · American jazz trumpeter (1916–1981) Axel Stordahl 1913–1963 · American arranger, orchestra leader (1913–1963) Fran Warren 1926–2013 · American singer (1926-2013) Cheryl Bentyne b. 1954 · American jazz singer Eric Gale 1938–1994 · American jazz guitarist (1938–1994) Harold Mabern 1936–2019 · American pianist (1936-2019) Reid Anderson b. 1970 · American musician; bassist, composer Terumasa Hino b. 1942 · Japanese jazz trumpet player T-Square Japanese musical group; jazz fusion band Lonnie Liston Smith b. 1940 · American pianist Una Mae Carlisle 1915–1956 · American jazz singer, pianist, and songwriter (1915–1956) Claude Hopkins 1903–1984 · American pianist (1903-1984) Paulinho Nogueira 1929–2003 · Brazilian musician (1929–2003) Oscar Brown, Jr. 1926–2005 · American recording artist; singer, songwriter, playwright… Barrett Martin b. 1967 · American drummer Johnny Smith 1922–2013 · American jazz guitarist (1922–2013) Louisiana Five 1917– · early dixieland jazz band Elliot Lawrence 1925–2021 · American musician (1925-2021) David Sánchez b. 1968 · Puerto Rican musician Manny Albam 1922–2001 · musician and composer (1922–2001) David S. Ware 1949–2012 · American jazz saxophonist (1949–2012) Jimmy Owens b. 1943 · American jazz trumpeter, composer, lecturer, and educator Eddie Bert 1922–2012 · American musician (1922-2012) John Handy b. 1933 · American jazz musician Roger Wolfe Kahn 1907–1962 · American composer (1907–1962) James Mtume 1947–2022 · American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record… Wallace Jones 1906–1983 · American trumpeter (1906-1983) Alan Silva b. 1939 · American musician Ernie Andrews 1927–2022 · American singer (1927–2022) Denny Zeitlin b. 1938 · American pianist Kenyon Hopkins 1912–1983 · American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz… Michael Wolff b. 1952 · American jazz pianist and composer (born 1952) Billy Butterfield 1917–1988 · American musician (1917–1988) Rachel Z b. 1962 · American jazz pianist and rock electronica keyboardist Joe Lee Wilson 1935–2011 · American singer (1935-2011) Eric Gravatt b. 1947 · American musician Paul Ash 1891–1958 · American musician (1891–1958) Jimmy Rowles 1918–1996 · (1918–1996) American jazz pianist Xploding Plastix 2000– · Norwegian electronic music duo Ronnie Foster b. 1950 · American organist and record producer Patti Bown 1931–2008 · American musician (1931–2008) Alvin Batiste 1932–2007 · American clarinetist (1932-2007) Cauby Peixoto 1931–2016 · Brazilian singer Albert Dailey 1939–1984 · American musician (1938-1984) Rosa Henderson 1896–1968 · American vaudeville, jazz and blues singer (1896-1968) Johnny Desmond 1919–1985 · American pop singer (1919–1985) Irving Aaronson 1895–1963 · American jazz pianist and big band leader (1895–1963) Charles Earland 1941–1999 · jazz musician (1941–1999)

Label profile

Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound. Founded in January 1889 in Washington DC as the by Edward D. Easton, the company first sold phonograph cylinders and later disc records.

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It opened a British operation shortly afterwards. This was sold in 1922 to its own management, and then the independent Columbia Graphophone Company Ltd. itself purchased its almost bankrupt former parent in 1925. This was then merged with The Gramophone Co. Ltd., which had been set up in the UK in 1896. This company was incorporated as (EMI) in 1931. US anti-trust laws forced the UK company to divest itself of its US operations that year.

The label was introduced in Japan in 1931 by the Nippon Phonograph Co. (also known as ) which was a subsidiary of In 1935 EMI sold its stake in Nipponophone, but Nipponophone kept ownership of the Columbia brand for Japan. After World War II, the label became part of Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

For the next few decades the Columbia imprint (trad

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