Candid Records
| Company type | Record label |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1960 in New York City, United States |
| Founder | Archie Bleyer (parent company Cadence Records) |
| Fate | Sold to Andy Williams; later catalog purchased by Black Lion Records |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
Area served | International |
Key people | Nat Hentoff (A&R director), Frank Gauna (graphic designer/photographer) |
| Products | Jazz music recordings |
| Parent | Cadence Records (original), Barnaby Records (after acquisition by Andy Williams) |
Candid Records was a jazz label founded in New York City in 1960 as a branch of Cadence Records, which was owned by Archie Bleyer. The label's A&R director was jazz critic and civil rights advocate Nat Hentoff, who set out to develop a catalog that showcased the leading jazz artists of the period. For Candid’s unique album artwork, he partnered with graphic designer and photographer Frank Gauna.
The label's lineup included notable musicians such as Don Ellis, Abbey Lincoln, Booker Little, Charles Mingus, and Cecil Taylor. Eventually, pop vocalist Andy Williams acquired the label, re-releasing its collection on his Barnaby Records imprint and licensing the material internationally throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
The 34 Cadence-era LP Releases
|| CJM-8027 || CJS-9027 || Booker Little || Out Front || 1963 || CJM-8028 || CJS-9028 || Ray Crawford || Smooth Groove || 1963 || CJM-8029 || CJS-9029 || Cal Massey || Blues to Coltrane || 1963 || CJM-8030| Mono Catalog | Stereo Catalog | Artist | Album Title | Release Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJM-8001 | CJS-9001 | Otis Spann | Otis Spann Is the Blues | 1961 |
| CJM-8002 | CJS-9002 | Max Roach | We Insist! | 1961 |
| CJM-8003 | CJS-9003 | Richard Williams | New Horn in Town | 1961 |
| CJM-8004 | CJS-9004 | Don Ellis | How Time Passes | 1961 |
| CJM-8005 | CJS-9005 | Charlie Mingus | Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus | 1961 |
| CJM-8006 | CJS-9006 | Cecil Taylor | The World of Cecil Taylor | 1961 |
| CJM-8007 | CJS-9007 | Steve Lacy | The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy | 1961 |
| CJM-8008 | CJS-9008 | Nancy Harrow | Wild Women Don't Have the Blues | 1961 |
| CJM-8009 | CJS-9009 | Clark Terry | Color Changes | 1961 |
| CJM-8010 | CJS-9010 | Lightnin' Hopkins | Lightnin' in New York | 1961 |
| CJM-8011 | CJS-9011 | Benny Bailey | Big Brass | 1961 |
| CJM-8012 | CJS-9012 | Toshiko Mariano | The Toshiko–Mariano Quartet | 1961 |
| CJM-8013 | CJS-9013 | Cecil Taylor | Jumpin' Punkins | 1961 |
| CJM-8014 | CJS-9014 | Booker Ervin | That's It! | 1961 |
| CJM-8015 | CJS-9015 | Abbey Lincoln | Straight Ahead | 1961 |
| CJM-8016 | CJS-9016 | Phil Woods | Rights of Swing | 1961 |
| CJM-8017 | CJS-9017 | Cecil Taylor & Buell Neidlinger | New York City R&B | 1961 |
| CJM-8018 | CJS-9018 | Jaki Byard | Blues for Smoke | 1961 |
| CJM-8019 | CJS-9019 | Various Artists (Charlie Mingus, Max Roach, Booker Little, Cal Massey, Kenny Dorham, and others) |
The Jazz Life! | 1961 |
| CJM-8020 | CJS-9020 | Pee Wee Russell and Coleman Hawkins | Jazz Reunion | 1961 |
| CJM-8021 | CJS-9021 | Charlie Mingus | Mingus | 1961 |
| CJM-8022 | CJS-9022 | Jazz Artists Guild | Newport Rebels | 1961 |
| CJM-8023 | CJS-9023 | Memphis Slim | Tribute to Broonzy, Carr, Davenport | 1961 |
| CJM-8024 | CJS-9024 | Memphis Slim | Memphis Slim, U.S.A. | 1962 |
| CJM-8025 | CJS-9025 | Mack McCormick | Treasury Of Field Recordings Vol. 1 | 1962 |
| CJM-8026 | CJS-9026
|| Charlie Mingus || Reincarnation of a Lovebird || 1963 | |||
| CJS-9030 | Chamber Jazz Sextet | Plays Pal Joey | 1963 | |
| CJM-8031 | CJS-9031 | Marty Paich | The Picasso of Big Band Jazz | 1963 |
| CJM-8032 | CJS-9032 | Don Ellis | Out of Nowhere | 1963 |
| CJM-8033 | CJS-9033 | Eric Dolphy | Candid Dolphy | 1963 |
| CJM-8034 | CJS-9034 | Cecil Taylor | Cell Walk for Celeste | 1963 |
Due to financial difficulties in 1964, Archie Bleyer decided to shut down Cadence Records, the parent company of Candid Records. He subsequently sold the entire Cadence catalog, which included all recordings from the Candid label, to singer Andy Williams, who owned Barnaby Records.
Post-Cadence Italian/German/British Candid Records
| Catalog | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|
| (Eu) CS-9035 | Lucky Thompson | Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know? |
| (Eu) CS-9036 | Ricky Ford | Manhattan Blues |
| (Eu) CS-9037 | Art Hodes | Pagin' Mr. Jelly |
| (Eu) CS-9040 | Erica Lindsay | Dreamer |
| (Eu) CS-9041 | David Newman | Blue Head |
| (Eu) CS-9042 | Charlie Mingus | Mysterious Blues |
| (Eu) CS-9044 | Kenny Barron & John Hicks | Rhythm-a-Ning |
| (Eu) CS-9045 | Louis Hayes | The Crawl |
| (Eu) CS-9046 | Cecil Taylor | Air |
Candid Records UK
In 1989, the Candid catalog was purchased by Black Lion Records, which then reissued classic recordings on CD and initiated fresh recording sessions. The broadened lineup of Candid Records (UK) included established names such as Greg Abate, Kenny Barron, Luis Bonilla, Art Hodes, Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Shorty Rogers, Bud Shank, Mongo Santamaría, and Shirley Scott, as well as rising jazz artists.
External links
- JAZZDISCO.org Candid Records Discography Project
- The Candid Records Birka Jazz Archive
- Barnaby Records, Album Discography
- Candid Records, Illustrated Discography