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Lester Koenig (December 3, 1917 – November 21, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and founder of the jazz record label Contemporary Records. Biography. Koenig was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Minna (Harlib) and Morris Koenig.
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Contemporary Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Lester Koenig in Los Angeles in 1951. Contemporary produced music from a variety of jazz styles and players. [1] West Coast players. Contemporary became identified with a style of jazz called West Coast jazz as exemplified by Art Pepper, Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, and André Previn.
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Lester Koenig (* 3. Dezember 1918 in New York City; † 20. November 1977 in Los Angeles) war ein US-amerikanischer Musikproduzent. Koenig gründete 1951 in Los Angeles das Plattenlabel Contemporary Records, das neben Pacific Jazz Records das wichtigste Jazz-Label an der Westküste der USA war.
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Lester Koenig (born 3. December 1918 in New York City, died 20. November 1977 in Los Angeles) was an American record producer, founder of the Contemporary Records, Star Records (37) and Good Time Jazz labels, which were well known for their excellent sounding recordings done by engineer Roy DuNann. His son John Koenig also became a producer.
TitleCatalog NumberYearIn Your Collection, Wantlist, Or ...BBR 8130, BBR.8130Careless Love Blues (as Koenig) Shirley ...Philips, PhilipsP 10940 RCareless Love Blues (as Koenig) The Dutch ...EP 1013Wally Rose - Ragtime Classics By Wally ...L.D.C. 072Shelly Manne And His Men* - Shelly Manne ...Vogue Records, Contemporary RecordsGenre. Jazz. Country of origin. U.S. Good Time Jazz Records was an American jazz record company and label. It was founded in 1949 by Lester Koenig to record the Firehouse Five Plus Two and earned a reputation for Dixieland jazz. [1]
Founded in 1951 by Lester Koenig (December 3, 1917 – November 21, 1977), Contemporary Records is a uniquely Hollywood story. An intellectual who loved the arts, Les Koenig (pronounced Kay-nig) fell in love with jazz as an adolescent in New York, where he grew up, the son of a judge.
Lester Koenig (December 3, 1918 - November 20, 1977) was an American screenwriter, film producer, and founder of the jazz record label, Contemporary Records. Biography. Koenig was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Minna (Harlib) and Morris Koenig. [1] .
