Artists on Delmark Records
Anthony Braxton
b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945)
David Murray
b. 1955 · American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet)
Muhal Richard Abrams
1930–2017 · American musician (1930-2017)
Art Ensemble of Chicago
1966– · American avant-garde group
Albert Ammons
1907–1949 · American jazz pianist, recording artist (1907–1949)
Jimmy Forrest
1920–1980 · African American jazz musician (1920-1980)
Charles Thompson
1918–2016 · American jazz pianist (1918–2016)
Barrett Deems
1914–1998 · American musician (1914–1998)
Cecil Payne
1922–2007 · American jazz saxophonist (1922–2007)
Art Hodes
1904–1993 · American musician (1904-1993)
Albert Nicholas
1900–1973 · American musician (1900-1973)
Little Brother Montgomery
1906–1985 · American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer…
Eric Alexander
b. 1968 · American saxophonist
Mars Williams
1955–2023 · American musician (1955–2023)
Roy Campbell, Jr.
1952–2014 · American trumpeter (1952-2014)
Tab Smith
1909–1971 · American saxophonist (1909–1971)
Willis Jackson
1932–1987 · American jazz tenor saxophonist (1932–1987)
Jodie Christian
1932–2012 · Jazz pianist (1932-2012)
Eddie Miller
1911–1991 · American saxophonist and clarinetist (1911–1991)
Label profile
US label based in Chicago issuing recordings by Blues & Jazz musicians. It was founded by Robert G. Koester (originally as in 1953, named Delmar after the street of Koester's first record store in St. Louis, Missouri), then as Delmark Records after a legal dispute. From 1958, the label was based in Chicago and, later in the 1960s, the company began to record jazz artists connected to the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. The first ever issue was by the traditional jazz group, Sammy Gardner And The Fabulous Windy City Six (Delmar DLP 101), which features . Sold by Robert G. Koester in 2018, and became Delmark Records LLC. Julia A. Miller is President & CEO, Elbio Barilari is Artistic Director. More that 600 titles in the catalog and 70+ new releases since 2018.
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