Strata-East Records

Strata-East Records is an American record company and label specialising in jazz founded in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell[1] with the release of their first recording Music Inc. 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, spiritual jazz, and afro-jazz.

Not to be confused with Strata Records.
Strata-East Records
Strata-East promotional design with logo. Flyer reads:

In all beginnings... a mystical, magic force, What course, what destiny... determined in time.

Founded1971 (1971)
FounderCharles Tolliver
Stanley Cowell
GenreJazz
Country of originU.S.
LocationNew York City
Official websitewww.serecs.com

Gil Scott-Heron recorded his 1974 album Winter in America with Brian Jackson for Strata-East. "The Bottle" featured on the album, was a popular single. This album stands as one of the label's best-known recordings.

Clifford Jordan and Bill Lee, father of Spike Lee, were involved in many releases.

Discography

SES Series
CatalogArtistAlbumNotes
SES 1971Charles TolliverMusic Inc.
SES 1972Charles TolliverLive at Slugs' Volume I
SES 1972-0Charles TolliverLive at Slugs' Volume II
SES 1972-1Clifford JordanIn the World
SES 1972-2Jazz ContemporariesReasons in Tonality
SES 1972-3Composer's Workshop EnsembleComposer's Workshop Ensemble
SES 1972-4Mtume Umoja EnsembleAlkebu-Lan: Land of the Blacks
SES 19730The Piano ChoirHandscapesStanley Cowell, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, Danny Mixon, Sonelius Smith
SES 19731Brother AhSound Awareness
SES 19732M'BoomRe: PercussionRoy Brooks, Joe Chambers, Omar Clay, Max Roach, Warren Smith, Freddie Waits, Richard "Pablo" Landrum
SES 19733Pharoah SandersIzipho Zam (My Gifts)
SES 19734Cecil PayneZodiacKenny Dorham, Wilbur Ware, Wynton Kelly, Albert Heath
SES 19735JujuA Message from Mozambique
SES 19736Charles BrackeenRhythm X
SES 19737/8Clifford JordanGlass Bead Games
SES 19739Billy HarperCapra BlackReggie Workman, Billy Cobham, Elvin Jones, Warren Smith, George Cables, Dick Griffin, Julian Priester, Jimmy Owens
SES-19740/1Charles TolliverLive at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival
SES 19742Gil Scott-Heron and Brian JacksonWinter in America
SES 19743Stanley CowellMusa: Ancestral Streams
SES 19744The Descendants of Mike and PhoebeA Spirit Speaks
SES 19745Charles TolliverLive in Tokyo
SES-19746Charlie RouseTwo Is One
SES 19747Dick GriffinThe Eighth Wonder
SES 19748The John Betsch SocietyEarth BlossomJohn Betsch, Billy Pluett, Bob Holmes, Ed "Lump" Williams, Jim Bridges, Phil Royster
SES 19749Weldon IrvineIn Harmony
SES 7410The Cosmic TwinsThe WaterbearersJohn Lewis, Ron Burton
SES 7411Muriel WinstonA Fresh Viewpoint
SES 7412Shamek FarrahFirst Impressions
SES 7413Charles SullivanGenesisAlex Blake, Anthony Jackson, Lawrence Killian, Alphonse Mouzon, Billy Hart, Sharon Freeman, Onaje Allen Gumbs, Stanley Cowell, Sonny Fortune, Dee Dee Bridgewater
SES 7416Keno Duke/ContemporariesSense of Values
SES 7417Cecil McBeeMutima
SES 7418The Ensemble Al-SalaamThe Sojourner
SES 7420JujuChapter Two: Nia
SES 7421Jayne CortezCelebrations and Solitudes
SES 7422Composer's Workshop EnsembleWe've Been Around
SES 7423Sonny FortuneLong Before Our Mothers Cried
SES 7425Charles DavisIngia!
SES 7430Shirley ScottOne for Me
SES 7431Harold VickDon't Look Back
SES 19750The Piano ChoirHandscapes 2Ron Burton, Stanley Cowell, Nat Jones, Hugh Lawson, Webster Lewis, Harold Mabern, Sonelius Smith
SES 19752The Brass CompanyColorsBill Hardman, Eddie Preston, Harry Hall, Lonnie Hillyer, Billy Higgins, Sonny Brown, with "special guests"; Charles Tolliver, Clifford Jordan, and Stanley Cowell.
SES 19754Billy Parker's Fourth WorldFreedom of SpeechCecil McBee, Cecil Bridgewater, Ronald Bridgewater, Dee Dee Bridgewater
SES 19757Charles TolliverImpact
SES 19758Milton Marsh Monism
SES 19759Larry RidleySum of the PartsCornell Dupree, Sonny Fortune, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Grady Tate
SES 19760John GordonStep By StepAndrew Cyrille, Charles Tolliver, Roland Alexander, Lisle Atkinson
SES 19761George RussellElectronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature
SES 19765Stanley CowellRegeneration
SES 19766The Heath BrothersMarchin' On
SES 7610The Warm Voice of Billy CWhere Have You Been, Billy Boy?Charles Davis, Bill Lee, Sonny Brown, Kiane Zawadi, Cliff Lee, Stanley Cowell, George Coleman, Eddie Preston
SES 19771Shamek Farrah and Sonelius SmithThe World of the Children
SES 19772Bruce Johnson and Rodney JonesThe Liberation of the Contemporary Jazz GuitarDuo
SES 19780John GordonErotica SuiteLyle Atkinson, Frank Derrick III, John Miller, James Spaulding, John Gordon, Waymon Reed
SES 8001Charles TolliverCompassion
SES 8002John HicksHells BellsClint Houston, Cliff Barbaro
SES 8003The New York Bass Violin ChoirThe New York Bass Violin ChoirLisle Atkinson, Micheal Fleming, Milt Hinton, Richard Davis, Ron Carter, Sam Jones, Bill Lee, Harold Mabern, Sonny Brown, George Coleman

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.

See also

References
  1. West, Michael J. (May 24, 2021). "Strata-East Records: An Oral History". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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