Elektra/Musician

Elektra/Musician was a jazz record label founded as a subsidiary of Elektra Records in 1982.[1][2] The label was headed by Bruce Lundvall and released its first batch of albums on February 12, 1982.[3] The label ceased when Lundvall left Elektra to start EMI's Manhattan Records in 1984.[4] Elektra unsuccessfully attempted to revive the Elektra/Musician label in the late '80s.

Elektra/Musician Records
Elektra/Musician Records logo
Parent companyWarner Music Group
Founded1982 (1982)
FounderBruce Lundvall
StatusDefunct
GenreJazz
Country of originUnited States
LocationNew York City

Elektra/Musician released albums by Joe Albany, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Charles Lloyd, Bobby McFerrin, Woody Shaw, Sphere, Steps Ahead, and McCoy Tyner.[1]

Discography

# Artist Album Year Chart
60019Parker, CharlieOne Night in Washington198228
60020Red Rodney & Ira SullivanSpirit Within1982 
60021Khan, ChakaEchoes of an Era198211
60022Gale, EricBlue Horizon198220
60023McFerrin, BobbyBobby McFerrin198241
60024Ritenour, LeeRio198211
60025Corea, ChickGriffith Park Collection198235
60026Brown, Clifford & Roach, MaxPure Genius, Vol. 11982 
60029Hubbard, FreddieRide Like the Wind198224
60030Powell, BudInner Fires1982 
60031McLaughlin, JohnMy Goal's Beyond198234
60042MaterialMemory Serves198232
60043(Various Artists)The Musician's Guide, Vol. 1198241
60123Cobham, Billy's Glass MenagerieObservations &198223
60125Allison, MoseMiddle Class White Boy1982 
60126Gordon, DexterAmerican Classic198219
60130Sancious, DavidBridge, The198236
60131Shaw, WoodyMaster of the Art198242
60136(Various Artists)The Musician's Guide, Vol. 21982 
60161Albany, JoePortrait of an Artist1982 
60162Scott, TomDesire1982 
60163Freeman, ChicoTradition in Transition198231
60164Evans, BillThe Paris Concert: Edition One198319
60165(Various Artists)Echoes of an Era 2: The Concert198229
60166SphereFour in One198241
60167Corea, ChickAgain and Again198315
60168Steps AheadSteps Ahead198324
60175Smith, JimmyOff the Top19825
60195Amram, David & FriendsLatin Jazz Celebration1983 
60196Young Lions, The[5]Young Lions, The1983 
60197Klemmer, JohnFinesse198310
60198Gale, EricIsland Breeze198335
60213Eubanks, KevinGuitarist198332
60214Carter, RonEtudes198342
60220Lloyd, CharlesMontreux 821983 
60221Laswell, BillBaselines1983 
60233Cobham, Billy's Glass MenagerieSmokin′198341
60237Allison, MoseLessons in Living1983 
60261Red Rodney & Ira SullivanSprint1983 
60262(Various Artists)Griffith Park in Concert1983 
60264Tristano, LennieNew York Improvisations1983 
60297Watanabe, SadaoFill Up the Night198319
60298(Various Artists)In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival198435
60299Shaw, WoodyNight Music1983 
60300Gillespie, DizzyOne Night in Washington1983 
60301Smith, JimmyKeep On Comin′198335
60310Ritenour, LeeOn the Line198312
60311Evans, BillThe Paris Concert: Edition Two198437
60313SphereFlight Path1983 
60349Evans, BillLiving in the Crest of a Wave198442
60350Tyner, McCoyDimensions198442
60351Steps AheadModern Times198411
60361Freeman, ChicoTangents1984 
60366McFerrin, BobbyThe Voice198424
60369Morse, SteveThe Introduction198415
60370Getz, Stan & Albert DaileyPoetry1984 
60759Horvitz, WayneThis New Generation1987 
60760Gilberto, JoaoLive in Montreux1987 
60831Hemphill, Julius Big BandJulius Hemphill Big Band1988 
60843Frisell, BillBefore We Were Born1989 
60864World Saxophone QuartetRhythm & Blues1989 

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References

  1. Kernfeld, Barry (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 694. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  2. The Elektra Story
  3. Musician, No. 42, April 1982, p. 19.
  4. "Lundvall Move Raises Questions" Billboard, June 16, 1984, p. 42
  5. Wynton Marsalis, Bobby McFerrin, Paquito D'Rivera, John Purcell, Chico Freeman, Craig Harris, Hamiet Bluiett, James Newton, Kevin Eubanks, John Blake, Jay Hoggard, Abdul Wadud, Anthony Davis, Avery Sharpe, Fred Hopkins, Ronnie Burrage, Daniel Ponce.
  6. Peak position on the Jazz Album Charts, Billboard Magazine
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