Contemporary Records
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Contemporary Records is a prominent American jazz record label known for its high-fidelity recordings and influential West Coast jazz releases in the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Contemporary Records canonical | 4 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American record label
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founder ⓘ jazz record label ⓘ record label ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| catalogIncludes |
bebop
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cool jazz ⓘ small-group jazz recordings ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionArea |
United States
NERFINISHED
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international ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II jazz ⓘ |
| focus | West Coast jazz scene ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Lester Koenig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | documenting West Coast jazz in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| knownFor |
West Coast jazz artists
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modern jazz recordings ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| market | jazz listeners ⓘ |
| notableFor |
West Coast jazz
NERFINISHED
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high-fidelity recordings ⓘ |
| reputation | audiophile-quality sound ⓘ |
| soundQuality | high fidelity ⓘ |
| status | influential jazz label ⓘ |
| style | West Coast jazz sound ⓘ |
| typeOfSound | high-fidelity analog recording GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.