Strata-East Records is an American record company and

label A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or item. Information printed dir ...

specialising in jazz founded in 1971 by

Charles Tolliver Charles Tolliver (born 1942) is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and co-founder of Strata East Records. Biography Tolliver was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1942 and moved with his family to New York City when he was 10. During his chi ...

and

Stanley Cowell Stanley Cowell (May 5, 1941 – December 17, 2020) was an American jazz pianist and co-founder of the Strata-East Records label. Early life Cowell was born in Toledo, Ohio. He began playing the piano around the age of four, and became interest ...

with the release of their first recording ''

Music Inc. ''Music Inc.'' is an album by American jazz trumpeter Charles Tolliver's Music Inc. with a Big Band recorded in 1970 and first released on the Strata-East label.

'' The label released over 50 albums in the 1970s. Many of the label's releases are now hailed as prime examples of 1970s

post-bop Post-bop is a genre of small-combo jazz that evolved in the early to mid 1960s in the United States. Pioneers of the genre, such as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane and Jackie McLean, crafted syntheses of ...

spiritual jazz Spiritual jazz (or astral jazz) is a sub-genre of jazz that originated in the United States during the 1960s. The genre is hard to characterize musically but draws from free, avant-garde and modal jazz and thematically focuses on transcendence ...

, and afro-jazz.

Gil Scott-Heron Gilbert Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American Jazz poetry, jazz poet, singer, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician ...

recorded his 1974 album ''

Winter in America ''Winter in America'' is a studio album by American vocalist Gil Scott-Heron and keyboardist Brian Jackson. It was recorded in September to October 1973 at D&B Sound Studio in Silver Spring, Maryland and released in May 1974 by Strata-East Reco ...

'' with Brian Jackson for Strata-East. "

The Bottle "The Bottle" is a song by American soul artist Gil Scott-Heron and musician Brian Jackson, released in 1974 on Strata-East Records in the United States. It was later reissued during the mid-1980s on Champagne Records in the United Kingdom. "Th ...

" featured on the album, was a popular single. This album stands as one of the label's best-known recordings.

Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

and Bill Lee, father of

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

, were involved in many releases.

Discography

SES Series

SECD Series

*SECD 9001 (Bellaphon 660-51-004) - Charles Tolliver Music Inc & Orchestra - ''Impact'', recorded January 17, 1975, released on CD 1990. *SECD 9002 (Bellaphon 660-51-002) - John Hicks - ''Hells Bells'', Recorded May 21, 1975, released on CD 1990. *SECD 9003 (Bellaphon 660-51-001) - Charles Tolliver - ''Live In Berlin At The Quasimodo/Vol.1'', recorded July 21/22, 1988, released on CD 1990. *SECD 9004 (Bellaphon 660-51-008) - Stanley Cowell, Billy Harper, Reggie Workman, Billy Hart - ''Such Great Friends'', recorded July 7, 1983, released on CD 1991. *SECD 9005 (Bellaphon 660-51-003) - The Heath Brothers Featuring Stanley Cowell - ''Marchin' On!'', recorded 1975, released on CD 1990. *SECD 9006 (Bellaphon 660-51-005) - John Gordon - ''Step By Step'', recorded September 22, 1975, released on CD 1990. *SECD 9008 (Bellaphon 660-51-010) - John Hicks - ''Steadfast'', recorded May 21, 1975, released on CD 1991. *SECD 9009 (Bellaphon 660-51-006) - Cecil McBee - ''Mutima'', recorded May 8, 1974, released on CD 1991. *SECD 9010 (Bellaphon 660-51-009) - Charles Tolliver Music Inc & Big Band - ''Music Inc. & Big Band'', recorded November 11, 1970, released on CD 1991. *SECD 9011 (Bellaphon 660-51-007) - Charles Tolliver Music Inc - ''Compassion'', recorded November, 1977, released on CD 1991. *SECD 9012 (Bellaphon 660-51-012) - Charlie Rouse - ''Two Is One'', recorded 1974, released on CD 1992. *SECD 9013 (Bellaphon 660-51-011) - Charles Tolliver - ''Live In Berlin At The Quasimodo/Vol.2'', recorded July 21/22, 1988, released on CD 1992. *SECD 9014 (Bellaphon 660-51-013) - Larry Ridley - ''Sum Of The Parts'', recorded June 1975, released on CD 1992. *SECD 9015 (Bellaphon 660-51-016) - Charles Tolliver Music Inc - ''Live In Tokyo'', recorded December 7, 1973, released on CD 1992. *SECD 9016 (Bellaphon 660-51-014) - Music Inc - ''Live At Historic Slugs, recorded May 1, 1970, released on CD 1992. *SECD 9017 (Bellaphon 660-51-015) - Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson - ''Winter In America'', recorded September/October 1973, released on CD 1992. *SECD 9018 (Bellaphon 660-51-020) - Larry Ridley & the Jazz Legacy Ensemble - ''Live at Rutgers University'', recorded 1989, released on CD 1993. *SECD 9019 (Bellaphon 660-51-022) - Billy Harper - ''Capra Black'', recorded 1973, released on CD 1993. *SECD 9020 (Bellaphon 660-51-017) - Clifford Jordan - ''Glass Bead Games Volume 1'', recorded October 29, 1973, released on CD 1992. *SECD 9021 (Bellaphon 660-51-023) - Clifford Jordan - ''Glass Bead Games Volume 2'', recorded October 29, 1973, released on CD 1993. *SECD 9022 (Bellaphon 660-51-018) - Pharoah Sanders - ''Izipho Zam'', recorded January 14, 1969, released on CD 1993. *SECD 9024 (Bellaphon 660-51-021) - Cecil Payne - ''Zodiac'', recorded December 16, 1968, released on CD 1993. *SECD 9026 (Bellaphon 660-51-019) - Charles Brackeen - ''Rhythm X'', recorded January 26, 1968, released on CD 1993. *SECD 9028 (Bomba BOM542) - Stanley Cowell - ''Musa • Ancestral Streams'', recorded December 10/11, 1973, released on CD 1996. *SECD 9031 (Bomba BOM545) - Shamek Farrah & Sonelius Smith - ''The World Of The Children'', recorded April, 1976, released on CD 1996.

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Discography

SES Series

SECD Series

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