Enja Records is a German jazz record company and label based in Munich which was founded by jazz enthusiasts Matthias Winckelmann and Horst Weber in 1971.
The label's first release was by Mal Waldron, and early releases included European and Japanese avant-garde artists such as Alexander von Schlippenbach, Terumasa Hino, Albert Mangelsdorff and Yōsuke Yamashita, along with newer American jazz musicians like Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Leroy Jenkins and Eric Dolphy and straight-ahead musicians such as Tommy Flanagan, McCoy Tyner, Chet Baker, Freddie Hubbard, Elvin Jones, and Kenny Barron. The label also branched out to release early world music productions from Abdullah Ibrahim, Rabih Abou-Khalil, Mahmoud Turkmani, Gypsy bands, Indonesia's Monica Akihary, and Turkish saz virtuoso Taner Akyol.
Discography
Main series {| class="wikitable sortable" |- " !Catalog !! Artist !! Album |- | 2004 || || Black Glory |- | 2006 || || Live in Tokyo |- | 2008 || || Trinity |- | 2010 || || Vibrations |- | 2012 || || Payan |- | 2016 || || Impact |- | 2018 || || Bass Is |- | 2020 || || After Hours |- | 2022 || || With Silence |- | 2026 || || African Sketchbook |- | 2028 || || Taro's Mood |- | 2030 || Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Bill Evans, Eddie Gomez, Archie Shepp, Karin Krog || Live at the Festival |- | 2032 || || African Space Program |- | 2034 || || Up Popped the Devil |- | 2036 || || Live at the Village Vanguard |- | 2038 || || Live at Pio's |- | 2040 || || Songs for Love |- | 2042 || || Makaya & the Tsotsis |- | 2044 || || Drifting |- | 2046 || || Hill Country Suite |- | 2048 || || Good News from Africa |- | 2050 || || Hard Talk |- | 2052 || || Clay |- | 2054 || || Lament for Booker Ervin |- | 2056 || || Father Time |- | 2058 || || Social Sketches |- | 2060 || || Julian |- | 2062 || || A Touch of the Blues |- | 2064 || || Spontaneous |- | 2066 || || Distant Thunder |- | 2068 || || Futures Passed |- | 2070 || || The Children of Africa |- | 2072 || || Sequoia Song |- | 2074 || || Twelfth & Pingree |- | 2076 || || Steam |- | 2078 || || Dream Bells |- | 2080 || || Banslikana |- | 2082 || || Islands |- | 2084 || || Dark to Themselves |- | 2086 || || Nuit Africaine |- | 2088 || || Eclypso |- | 2090 || || Now Hear This |- | 2092 || with Steve Lacy || One-Upmanship |- | 2094 || New York Jazz Quartet || Surge |- | 2096 || || Double Image |- | 2098 || and Eddie Gómez || Outlaws |- | 3001 || || Inner Space |- | 3003 || Revolutionary Ensemble || Revolutionary Ensemble |- | 3005 || || Air Above Mountains |- | 3007/09 || || The Berlin Concerts |- | 3011 || || Hannibal in Antibes |- | 3013 || || John Scofield Live |- | 3015 || || Chartreuse |- | 3017 || Quintet with Bennie Wallace || Close Encounter |- | 3019 || || Music from the Source |- | 3021/23 || || Moods |- | 3025 || New York Jazz Quartet || Blues for Sarka |- | 3027 || || Children of the Night |- | 3029 || || The Fourteen Bar Blues |- | 3031 || || Ballads & Blues |- | 3033 || || Rough House |- | 3035 || and Aladár Pege || Synchronicity |- | 3037 || || Barcelona |- | 3039 || Quartet || Africa: Tears and Laughter |- | 3041 || || Compassion |- | 3043 || || Common Cause |- | 3045 || || Live at the Public Theater |- | 3047 || (Dollar Brand) and Johnny Dyani || Echoes from Africa |- | 3049 || || Mingus in Europe Volume I |- | 3051 || || Conjunction |- | 3053 || || Ivory Forest |- | 3055 || || Stockholm Sessions |- | 3057 || || A Tribute to Mal Waldron |- | 3059 || || Super-Session |- | 3061 || || Beyond the Forest of Mirkwood |- | 3063 || || The Free Will |- | 3065 || || The Opal Heart |- | 3067 || || Winter Rose |- | 3069 || || Blues in Orbit |- | 3071 || || Talisman |- | 3073 || || Inside Story |- | 3075 || || Mingus Lives |- | 3077 || || Mingus in Europe Volume II |- | 3079 || (Dollar Brand) || Live at Montreux |- | 3081 || , Tommy Flanagan and Red Mitchell || Three for All |- | 3083 || New York Jazz Quartet || Oasis |- | 3085 || || The Angels of Atlanta |- | 3087 || || Heartbop |- | 3089 || || Of the Wind's Eye |- | 3091 || || Bennie Wallace Plays Monk |- | 3093 || || Gene Ammons in Sweden |- | 3095 || || Outpost |- |3097 || || Jaw's Blues |- | 3099 || || Live at the Jazz Showcase, Chicago Vol.1
| 4002 || || Dance |- | 4004 || || Shinola |- | 4006 || Quintet || Speak with a Single Voice |- | 4008 || || Search for Tomorrow |- | 4010 || || What It Is
| 4012 || Trio || Song for Hope |- | 4014 || || Confirmation |- | 4016 || || Peace |- | 4018 || || Lotus Flower |- | 4020 || || Introducing Pat Peterson
| 4022 || || Giant Steps
| 4024 || Slickaphonics || Wow Bag |- | 4026 || || Cowboys, Cartoons & Candy
| 4028 || Trio and Chick Corea || Mystic Bridge
| 4030 || (Dollar Brand) || African Dawn
| 4032 || || Cloudburst
| 4034 || || Perdido
| 4036 || || Non Troppo
| 4038 || || Out Like a Light
| 4040 || & The Fort Apache Band || The River Is Deep
| 4042 || || Body & Soul
| 4044 || || Mighty Lights
| 4046 || || Big Jim's Tango
| 4048 || || Swinging Macedonia
| 4050 || || Soul Song
| 4052 || || Thelonica |- | 4054 || || Calcutta Meditation |- | 4056 || (Dollar Brand) || Zimbabwe
| 4058 || || When I'm Singing |- | 4060 || || Talking to the Sun
| 4062 || Slickaphonics || Modern Life |- | 4064 || || Return of the Turtle
| 4066 || & The Trick Bag || It's in the Bag
| 4068 || || Wings |- | 4070 || || The Heartland Consort |- | 4072 || Conexión Latina || Calorcito
| 4074 || || Long as You're Living |- | 4076 || || Pannonica |- | 4078 || || Sweeping Through the City |- | 4080 || || Green River |- | 4082 || || Advance |- | 4084 || , Hannibal & Friends || More Sightings |- | 4086 || || Split Image |- | 4088 || || In Concert |- | 4090 || and Benny Bailey || The Upper Manhattan Jazz Society |- | 4092 || || Scratch |- | 4094 || || Autumn Song |- | 4096 || || Tentets |- | 4098 || || Old Bottles - New Wine |- | 5001 || Blue Box || Sweet Machine |- | 5003/4 || and Hōzan Yamamoto || Bolero |- | 5005 || || Strollin' |- | 5007 || || South Africa |- | 5009 || || Midnight Candy |- | 5011 || and Red Mitchell || The Duke and Basie |- | 5013 || || What If? |- | 5015 || || Bushman Song |- | 5017 || || Shades of Change |- | 5019 || || Birdland Stomp |- | 5021 || || Mal Waldron Plays the Blues |- | 5023 || Conexión Latina || Un Poco Loco |- | 5025 || Blue Box || Stambul Boogie |- | 5027 || || Memories of Pannonia |- | 5029 || || Dreamsville |- | 5031 || || Wings and Air |- | 5033 || || Nightworks |- | 5035 || and Friends || Movies |- | 5037 || || It Just So Happens |- | 5039 || || Quintessence |- | 5041 || || The Current Set |- | 5043 || || Dakota Song |- | 5045 || || Vintage Dolphy |- | 5047 || || Seventh Quadrant |- | 5049 || Joint Venture || Joint Venture |- | 5051 || || Countin' the Blues |- | 5053 || || Overcome |- | 5055 || || Secret Cosmos |- | 5057 || Reflexionen || Remember to Remember |- | 5059 || and Lee Konitz || Art of the Duo |- | 5061 || and Arthur Blythe || Pale Fire |- | 5063 || || Angelica |- | 5065 || || Pliant Plaint |- | 5067 || || Red White Black and Blue |- | 5069 || & Elephantrombones || Live at Leverkusen |- | 5071 || || Live at Fat Tuesdays |- | 5073 || || Mindif |- | 5075 || and Aki Takase || Looking for Love |- | 5077 || || Straight Ahead |- | 5079 || || Movies Too |- | 5081 || || Blues Bred in the Bone |- | 5083 || || Cherry Bat |- | 5085 || || Code Violations |- | 5087 || || The Path |- | 5089 || || Manhattan Melody
| 5091 || and Quintessesnce || Contrast High |- | 5093 || || Secrets |- | 5095 || & Fort Apache Band || Obalata |- | 5097 || || My Favourite Songs |- | 5099 || || Underneath It All |- | 6002 || || The City |- | 6004 || Concert Band || First Prize |- | 6006 || || A Jazz Song Book |- | 6008 || || Live at Sweet Basil |- | 6010 || || Still Waters |- | 6012 || || Abbey Sings Billie |- | 6014 || Orchestra || Times of Devastation/Poco a Poco |- | 6016 || || Desert Blue |- | 6018 || & Ekaya || African River |- | 6020 || || Straight from the Heart |- | 6022 || || Love Light |- | 6024 || || The Traveller's Tale |- | 6026 || || Breath |- | 6028 || || Live at the Showcase, Chicago Vol. 2 |- | 6030 || || All the Way to Sendai |- | 6032 || || Wide Open Space |- | 6034 || || Phoenix |- | 6036 || || European Suite |- | 6038 || Trio || Serious Fun |- | 6040 || || One Bright Glance |- | 6042 || and Red Mitchell || Jive at Five |- | 6044 || || Live at the Royal Festival Hall |- | 6046 || || Avenue "U" |- | 6048 || || Signals |- | 6050 || || Hot Stuff |- | 6052 || Joint Venture || Ways |- | 6054 || || Curves |- | 6056 || Association Urbanique || Don't Look Back |- | 6058 || || Incognito |- | 6062 || || Shima Shoka |- | 6064 || || Under the Wire |- | 6066 || || Survivors |- | 6068 || || There Was a Time: Echo of Harlem |- | 6070 || || Music for Symphony and Jazz Band |- | 6072 || || Blues 'n Dues Et Cetera |- | 6074 || || The Last Great Concert |- | 6076 || Itchy Fingers || Live |- | 6078 || Orchestra || At the End of the Universe |- | 6080 || || Remembering John |- | 6082 || || Weather Clear, Track Fast |- | 6084 || Quintet || Quickstep |- | 6086 || || Northern Summit |- | 6088 || ||Hipmotism |- | 6090 || || Al-Jadida |- | 6092 || || Side by Side |- | 6094 || || Sequestered Days |- | 6096 || , Aki Takase and Niels Pedersen || Alice |- | 6098 || Trio || Silencer |- | 7000 || Various Artists || 20th Anniversary! |- | 7001 || & Grupo Cal Viva || Sol |- | 7003 || || Mythology |- | 7005 || || The Children of Ibeji |- | 7007 || and Richard Davis || Body and Soul |- | 7009 || || In Europe |- | 7011 || || Desert Flowers |- | 7013 || || Sounds of Joy |- | 7015 || || Southern Touch |- | 7017 || || Mr. A.T. |- | 7019 || || Attack the Future |- | 7021/22 || || To the Max! |- | 7023 || and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen || Spanish Nights |- | 7025 || || Topsy – Standard Book |- | 7027 || Quintet featuring Vincent Herring || The Old Country |- | 7029 || , Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell || Crystal Fire |- | 7031 || 's New Jungle Orchestra featuring David Murray || The Jazzpar Prize |- | 7033 || and Vitold Rek || Satisfaction |- | 7035 || Quintet with Glenn Ferris || Tomorrow |- | 7037 || || Abbey Sings Billie Volume 2 |- | 7039 || and David Murray || Blue Monk |- | 7041 || || Extended Animation |- | 7043 || || That's Me |- | 7045 || || Spirit Willie |- | 7047 || || Soul Eyes |- | 7049 || Joint Venture || Mirrors |- | 7051 || || Youngblood |- | 7053 || || Blue Camel |- | 7055 || Conexión Latina || Mambo 2000: Live |- | 7057 || || The Song of Songs |- | 7059 || || A Class Act |- | 7061 || || As Time Goes By |- | 7063 || Trio || Tough Customer |- | 7065 || || Live at the Blue Note |- | 7067 || || Duet in Detroit |- | 7069 || || Harvest |- | 7071 || Sun Ra and His Omniverse Arkestra || Destination Unknown |- | 7073 || || Choices |- | 7075 || || Close Up of Japan |- | 7077 || || Stairway |- | 7079 || Funk Project || Listen Here! |- | 7081 || and Takehisa Tanaka || When I Was at Aso-Mountain |- | 7083 || || Tarab |- | 7085 || Itchy Fingers || Full English Breakfast |- | 7087 || Orchestra || The Cortège |- | 7089 || Project || What It Is? Ed Blackwell Project Vol. 1 |- | 7091 || || The Talk of the Town |- | 7093 || || Wood Music |- | 7095 || || Going Home |- | 7097 || || Double Rainbow |- | 7099 || || Long to Be Loose |- | 8000 || Various Artists || Trumpets in Modern Jazz |- | 8002 || and Carolyn Breuer || Family Affair |- | 8004 || || Another's Point of View |- | 8006 || || Conversations |- | 8008 || Various Artists || Art of the Duo |- | 8010 || Quintet || In Focus |- | 8012 || || Malik At-Taqasim |- | 8014 || & Stir Up! || 2.26 |- | 8016 || and Philip Catherine || Art of the Duo |- | 8018 || || Blues and Views |- | 8020 || || Yesterdays |- | 8022 || & Johannes Enders Quintet || Discoveries |- | 8024 || || Dance with It |- | 8026 || Porter-Praskin Quartet with Sal Nistico || Sonnet for Sal |- | 8028 || Hornstein Trio || Langsames Blau |- | 8030 || || It's There
| 8032 || || Humpty Dumpty |- | 8034 || || Live at Sweet Basil |-