Argo Records
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Argo Records was a prominent mid-20th-century American record label known for its influential jazz, blues, and R&B releases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argo Records canonical | 14 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
ⓘ
record label ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
post-war American jazz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahmad Jamal
ⓘ
Art Farmer ⓘ B. B. King ⓘ Benny Golson ⓘ Bobby Timmons ⓘ Etta James ⓘ Gene Ammons ⓘ James Moody ⓘ Lorez Alexandria ⓘ Muddy Waters ⓘ Ramsey Lewis ⓘ Red Holloway ⓘ Sonny Stitt ⓘ |
| catalogType |
LPs
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributionArea |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
international ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| focus | album-oriented jazz releases ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| imprintOf | Chess Records ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor | Chicago jazz scene ⓘ |
| locationHeadquarters |
Chicago
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl records ⓘ |
| notableFor |
R&B recordings
ⓘ
blues recordings ⓘ jazz recordings ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Chess Records ⓘ |
| product | phonograph records ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style |
hard bop
ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ urban blues ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jamesetta Hawkins
subject surface form:
At the Pershing: But Not for Me
subject surface form:
Poinciana (Ahmad Jamal Trio, 1958)