Elektra/Musician was a jazz record label founded as a subsidiary of Elektra Records in 1982.The Elektra Story The label was headed by Bruce Lundvall and released its first batch of albums on February 12, 1982.Musician, No. 42, April 1982, p. 19. The label ceased when Lundvall left Elektra to start EMI's Manhattan Records in 1984."Lundvall Move Raises Questions" Billboard, June 16, 1984, p. 42 Elektra unsuccessfully attempted to revive the Elektra/Musician label in the late 1980s with acts such as the Gipsy Kings, but the label was eventually absorbed by Nonesuch Records, which also absorbed the label's earlier iteration in 1984.
Elektra/Musician released albums by Joe Albany, Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Charles Lloyd, Bobby McFerrin, Woody Shaw, Sphere, Steps Ahead, and McCoy Tyner.
Selected discography #ArtistAlbumYearBillboardCashbox60019Parker, CharlieOne Night in Washington198228 60020 Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan Spirit Within1982 60021Khan, Chaka Echoes of an Era198211760022Gale, EricBlue Horizon1982202260023McFerrin, BobbyBobby McFerrin198241 60024Ritenour, LeeRio198211860025Corea, ChickGriffith Park Collection1982352660026Brown, Clifford & Roach, MaxPure Genius, Vol. 11982 60029Hubbard, FreddieRide Like the Wind1982241860030Powell, BudInner Fires1982 60031McLaughlin, JohnMy Goal's Beyond198234 60042MaterialMemory Serves198232 60043(Various Artists)The Musician's Guide, Vol. 1198241 60123Cobham, Billy's Glass MenagerieObservations &1982231160125Allison, MoseMiddle Class White Boy1982 60126Gordon, DexterAmerican Classic1982191760130Sancious, DavidBridge, The198236 60131Shaw, WoodyMaster of the Art198242 60136(Various Artists)The Musician's Guide, Vol. 21982 60161Albany, JoePortrait of an Artist1982 60162Scott, TomDesire1982 760163Freeman, ChicoTradition in Transition1982311560164Evans, BillThe Paris Concert: Edition One1983191560165(Various Artists)Echoes of an Era 2: The Concert1982292960166SphereFour in One198241 60167Corea, ChickAgain and Again198315 60168Steps AheadSteps Ahead1983241260175Smith, JimmyOff the Top19825660195Amram, David & FriendsLatin Jazz Celebration1983 60196Young Lions, TheYoung Lions, The1983 1860197Klemmer, JohnFinesse198310460198Gale, EricIsland Breeze1983351460213Eubanks, KevinGuitarist198332 60214Carter, RonEtudes198342 60220Lloyd, CharlesMontreux 821983 60221Laswell, BillBaselines1983 60233Cobham, Billy's Glass MenagerieSmokin′1983411560237Allison, MoseLessons in Living1983 60261Red Rodney & Ira SullivanSprint1983 60262(Various Artists)Griffith Park in Concert1983 2960264Tristano, LennieNew York Improvisations1983 60297Watanabe, SadaoFill Up the Night198319760298(Various Artists)In Performance at the Playboy Jazz Festival1984352060299Shaw, WoodyNight Music1983 60300Gillespie, DizzyOne Night in Washington1983 60301Smith, JimmyKeep On Comin′198335 60310Ritenour, LeeOn the Line198312360311Evans, BillThe Paris Concert: Edition Two198437 60313SphereFlight Path1983 60349Evans, BillLiving in the Crest of a Wave1984421960350Tyner, McCoyDimensions1984421860351Steps AheadModern Times198411960361Freeman, ChicoTangents1984 60366McFerrin, BobbyThe Voice1984241960369Morse, SteveThe Introduction198415660370Getz, 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 60983Holcomb, RobinRobin Holcomb1990 61088Sanborn, DavidAnother Hand19911 61289Holcomb, RobinRockabye1992
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