Lane Dick Quartet

Argo Records Argo Records American record label For the British label, see Argo Records (UK). Argo Records was a record label in Chicago that was established in 1955 as a division of Chess Records.[1][2] Quick facts Parent company, Founded ... Argo Records Parent company Chess Records Founded 1955 (1955) Founder Leonard Chess Phil Chess Defunct 1965 (1965) Status Inactive Genre Jazz, blues Country of origin U.S. Location Chicago, Illinois Close Originally the label was called Marterry, but bandleader Ralph Marterie objected, and within a couple of months the imprint was renamed Argo.[3] Although Chess was a blues label, the Argo division began to record jazz in 1955 and over decades attracted some big names: Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Barry Harris,…

GENRES: Jazz, Combo