Elektra Musician

Elektra Musician, founded 1982: jazz artists and albums on the label.

Elektra/Musician was a jazz record label founded as a subsidiary of Elektra Records in 1982. The label was headed by Bruce Lundvall and released its first batch of albums on February 12, 1982. The label ceased when Lundvall left Elektra to start EMI's Manhattan Records in 1984. Elektra unsuccessfully attempted to revive the Elektra/Musician label in the late 1980s with acts such as the Gipsy Kings, but the label was eventually absorbed by Nonesuch Records, which also absorbed the label's earlier iteration in 1984. Elektra/Musician released albums by Joe Albany, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Charles Lloyd, Bobby McFerrin, Woody Shaw, Sphere, Steps Ahead, and McCoy Tyner.

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Artists on Elektra Musician

Bill Evans b. 1958 · American jazz saxophonist

Mike Mainieri b. 1938 · American vibraphonist Steps Ahead 1979– · American musical group; jazz fusion group

Label profile

Jazz-oriented label, a subsidiary of launched in 1982. Was absorbed by Nonesuch in 1994.
Label Code: LC 8355 / LC 08355

Profile from Discogs (CC0)

Albums on Elektra Musician