| Elektra/Musician Records | |
|---|---|
 Elektra/Musician Records logo | |
| Parent company | Warner Music Group |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder | Bruce Lundvall |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Nonesuch Records |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City |
Elektra/Musician was a jazz record label founded as a subsidiary of Elektra Records in 1982.[1][2] The label was headed by Bruce Lundvall and released its first batch of albums on February 12, 1982.[3] The label ceased when Lundvall left Elektra to start EMI's Manhattan Records in 1984.[4] 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.[1]
- ^ a b Kernfeld, Barry (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 694. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
- ^ The Elektra Story
- ^ Musician, No. 42, April 1982, p. 19.
- ^ "Lundvall Move Raises Questions" Billboard, June 16, 1984, p. 42