Stretch 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. Labels are most often affixed to packaging and containers using an adhesive, or sewing when affix ...

that was established in 1997 by

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

and music industry veteran Ron Moss. The label claims to promote "music with no boundaries", although it has mostly released jazz music. Corea was the main artistic director of the label which is marketed and distributed by

Concord Records Concord Records is an American record label owned by Concord and based in Los Angeles, California. Concord Records was launched in 1995 as an imprint designed to reach beyond the company's foundational Concord Jazz label. The label's artists ha ...

. Stretch Records has released albums by such artistes as

Bob Berg Robert Berg (April 7, 1951 – December 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist. Biography Berg was born in Brooklyn, New York. Berg started his musical education at the age of six when he began studying classical piano. He began playing ...

, Avishai Cohen, Eddie Gómez,

John Patitucci John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography John James Patitucci was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began playing the electric bass at age 10, performing and composing at age 12, and at age 15, s ...

Bud Powell Earl Rudolph "Bud" Powell (September 27, 1924 – July 31, 1966) was an American jazz pianist and composer. A pioneer in the development of bebop and its associated contributions to jazz theory,Grove Powell's application of complex phrasing to ...

(Stretch Archives), Wallace Roney, and Dave Weckl, amongst others. Corea and Moss initially launched the label in 1992 with

's ''Heart of the Bass'' (distributed by MCA), although there was no significant output until Stretch joined with Concord in February 1997.

References

External links

Stretch Records website
Record labels established in 1997 Concord Music Group American jazz record labels {{US-record-label-stub