Contemporary Records was started by Lester Koenig in
1951. Based in
Los Angeles, Contemporary was primarily known as a jazz label that concentrated on the "cool" west coast sound. Contemporary recorded such artists as
Sonny Rollins,
Ornette Coleman, the
Curtis Counce Group (featuring
Harold Land,
Jack Sheldon, Carl Perkins and
Frank Butler),
Ben Webster,
Art Pepper,
Shelly Manne,
Hampton Hawes,
Barney Kessel and
Leroy Vinnegar.
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