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- Contemporary Records was a jazz record label founded by Lester Koenig in 1951 in Los Angeles. Contemporary was known for seminal recordings embodying the West Coast sound, but also released recordings by jazz artists known throughout the world. Under Lester Koenig's leadership, Contemporary recorded such artists as Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, the Curtis Counce Group, Ben Webster, Miles Davis, Benny Carter, Chet Baker, Art Pepper, Phineas Newborn, Jr. , Woody Shaw, Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel and Leroy Vinnegar. Koenig maintained extremely high audio standards. He hired Roy DuNann from Capitol Records in 1956, who, out of the label's shipping room turned studio, turned out some of the best sounding records of the 50s and 60s. DuNann provided some details of his techniques in a Stereophile article nearly 50 years later. He said Koenig provided him with German and Austrian condenser microphones and he immediately noted the very high output of these microphones, especially close-in on jazz musicians' dynamic playing. DuNann achieved his signature sound—crisp, clear and balanced without distortion or unpleasant "peak presence"—by keeping his microphone setups very simple (generally one per musician) and avoided the use of pre-amplifiers for them. He built a simple passive mixing system that directly fed the electronics of his Ampex 350 and 351 tape machines. Also, DuNann told Stereophile that Contemporary sessions were recorded "dry" (without electronic echo added or in a reverberant room). Sometimes, such as in the case of Sonny Rollins' Way Out West, a plate reverb unit was inserted between the tape machine and the LP disc cutting lathe. This is why some later LP and CD reissues of Contemporary albums sound "dry" and "dead" compared to the original LPs mastered by DuNann. In the mid 1960s the company fell into relative limbo, but limited new recordings were made in the late 1970s including a series of albums by Art Pepper recorded at the Village Vanguard club in New York. After Les Koenig's death in 1977, the label was run for seven years by his son, John, who produced albums by George Cables, Joe Farrell, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Peter Erskine, Chico Freeman and others. Contemporary was purchased by Fantasy Records in 1984, who used the label name themselves for a short time. Most Contemporary titles were remastered by Fantasy, both for LPs and CDs. Also, some titles have found new life among today's audiophiles as high-quality LP remasters from Analogue Productions and other audiophile labels. The Fantasy catalog, including Contemporary and its associated labels, Good Time Jazz Records, Society For Forgotten Music and Contemporary Composers Series was sold to Concord Records in 2004. Over the years, a number of major figures in the music business worked at Contemporary. Among them were Atlantic Records executive Nesuhi Ertegun, writers Nat Hentoff and Leonard Feather, producer Joe Boyd, recording engineer and studio designer Howard Holzer and mastering engineer Bernie Grundman.
- Contemporary Records ist ein 1951 von Lester Koenig in Los Angeles gegründetes Jazz-Label, das sich insbesondere dem West Coast Jazz widmete. Koenig legte Wert auf sehr gute Aufnahmequalität (1956 stellte er deshalb den Aufnahmeingenieur Roy DuNann von Capitol Records ein). Zu den veröffentlichten Musikern gehörten die „Lighthouse All Stars“, Sonny Rollins („Way out West“), Ornette Coleman, die Curtis Counce Group, Art Pepper, Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Leroy Vinnegar, Benny Golson, aber auch mainstream Jazzmusiker wie Benny Carter, Lionel Hampton, Ben Webster, Andre Previn. Mitte der 1960er Jahre wurde es stiller um das Label, sie veröffentlichten aber noch in den 1970er Jahren z. B. Aufnahmen von Art Pepper aus dem Village Vanguard. 1977 starb der Gründer Lester Koenig. Das Label wurde 1984 von Fantasy Records gekauft, die die meisten Titel neu bearbeitet wieder herausbrachten (teilweise im Sub-Label Original Jazz Classics).
- Contemporary est une compagnie de disques californienne fondée à la fin des années 1940 par Lester Koenig. Au début des années 50, Contemporary publie les séances dirigées par Howard Rumsey au "Lighthouse" d' Hermosa Beach. Le label va publier les enregistrements des principaux acteurs du Jazz West Coast. En premier lieu, ceux de Shelly Manne qui se lie à la compagnie par un contrat à long terme. Koenig s' associe au photographe William Claxton pour l' illustration de ses disques. Il n' hésite pas à publier les expérimentations les plus originales du mouvement West Coast. A la fin des années 1950, le label publiera les premiers disques d' Ornette Coleman. Les années 1960 sont plus difficiles pour les activités de la compagnie. Koenig ne produira plus qu' un ou deux disques par an de 1963 à 1975. Un regain d' intérêt se produit alors pour le Jazz et la compagnie enregistre de nombreux musiciens dont les anciens Art Pepper et Hampton Hawes. En 1977, le fondateur Lester Koenig meurt. Quelques années plus tard, la compagnie passe sous le contrôle de Fantasy. Le catalogue de Contemporary est constitué de quelque 150 albums qui représentent une part importante de l' histoire du Jazz.
- コンテンポラリー・レコード（Contemporary Records）は1951年にレスター・ケーニッヒ（Lester Koenig）によってロサンゼルスに設立されたジャズ・レコード・レーベル。 クール・ジャズ、ウェストコースト・ジャズを手がけたレーベルとして知られる。同じくケーニッヒによって作られたグッド・タイム・レコードと共に、音質の良さが好評だった。 現在はコンコード・ミュージック・グループの傘下にあり、ファンタジー・レコードが形成しているオリジナル・ジャズ・クラシック（OJC）よりリイシューされている。 日本での販売元はビクターエンタテインメント。
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- Contemporary Records was a jazz record label founded by Lester Koenig in 1951 in Los Angeles. Contemporary was known for seminal recordings embodying the West Coast sound, but also released recordings by jazz artists known throughout the world. Under Lester Koenig's leadership, Contemporary recorded such artists as Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Art Farmer, Benny Golson, the Curtis Counce Group, Ben Webster, Miles Davis, Benny Carter, Chet Baker, Art Pepper, Phineas Newborn, Jr.
- Contemporary Records ist ein 1951 von Lester Koenig in Los Angeles gegründetes Jazz-Label, das sich insbesondere dem West Coast Jazz widmete. Koenig legte Wert auf sehr gute Aufnahmequalität (1956 stellte er deshalb den Aufnahmeingenieur Roy DuNann von Capitol Records ein).
- Contemporary est une compagnie de disques californienne fondée à la fin des années 1940 par Lester Koenig. Au début des années 50, Contemporary publie les séances dirigées par Howard Rumsey au "Lighthouse" d' Hermosa Beach. Le label va publier les enregistrements des principaux acteurs du Jazz West Coast. En premier lieu, ceux de Shelly Manne qui se lie à la compagnie par un contrat à long terme. Koenig s' associe au photographe William Claxton pour l' illustration de ses disques.
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