Strata-East Records
Strata-East Records, founded 1971: jazz artists and albums on the label.
Strata-East Records is an American record company and label specialising in jazz founded in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell with the release of their first recording Music Inc. The label released over 50 albums in the 1970s. Many of the label's releases are now hailed as prime examples of 1970s post-bop, spiritual jazz, and afro-jazz. Gil Scott-Heron recorded his 1974 album Winter in America with Brian Jackson for Strata-East. "The Bottle" featured on the album, was a popular single. This album stands as one of the label's best-known recordings. Clifford Jordan and Bill Lee, father of Spike Lee, were involved in many releases.
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Artists on Strata-East Records
Jimmy Heath
1926–2020 · American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band…
Sonny Fortune
1939–2018 · American saxophonist (1939–2018)
Stanley Cowell
1941–2020 · American musician (1941–2020)
Cecil McBee
b. 1935 · American bassist
Charles Tolliver
b. 1942 · American jazz trumpeter and composer
Rodney Jones
b. 1956 · American jazz guitarist and bassist, born 30 August 1956…
James Mtume
1947–2022 · American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record…
Label profile
New York-based label, launched in 1971 by musicians Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell.
Label Code: LC 2858 / LC 02858.
Label addresses in order of use:
463 West Street, New York, NY 10014 (1971-1974)
156 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010 (1974-1978)
221 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 (1980-?) - Distributed by Audiofidelity Enterprises, Inc.
Profile from Discogs (CC0)