Since it’s inception some forty years ago, CANDID has achieved an international reputation with classic jazz albums by the likes of Charles Mingus, Max Roach, Abbey Lincoln and Coleman Hawkins. Over the past decade, CANDID has widened its international scope and has a deep committment to young artists at the cutting edge. Singer Stacey Kent, who is popular worldwide is the vanguard of the new Candid breed which also includes vocalists Clare Teal, Monica Vasconcelos, saxophonists Jim Tomlinson and Dave O’Higgins and the sensational singer/pianist Jamie Cullum. Candid’s new R&B/pop imprint, ZONE 7 showcases Nelli Rees, Ladine and Alex Wilson. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Challenge Records International is an independent record label, specialized in classical and jazz, located in Hilversum, Holland. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Today, there are hundreds of small, independent jazz labels in the United States. In 1970, however, you could literally count them on one hand. The large "major label" companies had become completely "pop" oriented, and had absolutely no interest in the older pioneers of traditional jazz music, despite how significant their contributions may have been. These men and women were seriously overlooked, under-recorded, and profoundly under-appreciated until, in the early 1970's, a small, independent record company revealed these hidden treasures, and began producing some incredible recordings by these marvelous musicians. The company is CHIAROSCURO RECORDS, and they have been producing the finest mainstream jazz ever since. - (Style: Straight-Ahead / Classic)
Founded in 1981, Collectables is the largest and fastest-growing independent reissue record label in the United States. With an extensive catalog of vintage recordings across all genres, Collectables has released on CD over 2,000 albums that have been unavailable or out-of-print for decades. Their catalog includes reissues from legendary jazz labels ATLANTIC RECORDS and VEE-JAY RECORDS. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Contemporaneo art music is a new label dedicated to music streams such as fusion , crossover southamerican rythms , latin jazz, modern tango, brazilian music, classical contemporary, etc, mainly instrumental, but also with some vocal works on these tendencies.Based in Buenos Aires Argentina
It features artist like Pedro Menendez Ensamble, La vuelta , Ipanema, Zona Tango, etc - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Jazz label specialised in Eastern European Jazz re-issues and new downtempo / club orientated jazz dance. Growing up fast end expanding by signing artists from other countries like UK and Japan. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
This site features the music produced by Creed Taylor for CTI, Impulse, Verve, Kudu, ABC and Paramount. Included are audio samples from each featured album, insights from Creed Taylor on the production and the personalities, exclusive access to CTI's new releases, and black and white photos by Chuck Stewart, including shots of Coltrane, Miles Davis, Jobim, Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Herbie Hancock, Charles Mingus, Stanley Turrentine, Freddie Hubbard, George Benson, Astrud Gilberto, Bill Evans, Gil Evans, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Hodges, Milt Jackson, Paul Desmon, Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Anita O'Day and many more. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
Cryptogramophone was formed in 1998 to serve the needs of a community of creative musicians. These musicians required an outlet that would preserve their musical integrity and creative vision, while making the music available to a wider audience. Come check out Nels Cline, Peter Erskine, Alan Broadbent, Erik Friedlander, Alex Cline, Jeff Gauthier, Gregg Bendian and many other amazing artists. - (Style: Various Jazz Styles)
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