Inner City Records
Inner City Records was a jazz record company and label founded by Irv Kratka in 1976 in New York City.
The company was a division of Music Minus One and also owned the label Classic Jazz. It started with reissues, then moved on to new recordings covering various types of jazz.
Inner City Records released over 60 albums between 1976 and 1980 and was voted the 1979 Record Label of the Year in the International Jazz Critics Poll.
Many Inner City albums were also issued on the Japanese East Wind Records, including Sam Morrison's Dune, The Three, and albums from Japanese musicians Sadao Watanabe and Terumasa Hino.Roster
- Archie Shepp
- Dry Jack*
- Nat Adderley
- Toshiko Akiyoshi
- Art Ensemble of Chicago
- Chet Baker
- Gato Barbieri
- Louie Bellson
- Paul Bley
- Anthony Braxton
- Clifford Brown
- David Friedman
- David Friesen
- Dexter Gordon
- Eddie Jefferson
- Jeff Lorber
- Cecil McBee
- Susannah McCorkle
- Cam Newton
- New York Jazz Quartet
- Django Reinhardt
- Jerry Rusch
- Dan Siegel
- Memphis Slim
- Roosevelt Sykes
- Lew Tabackin
- Young Ed