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ECM Records

CTL-E-1647 · Institution · label · unspecified

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Record label of the Art Ensemble of Chicago’s classic albums (“Nice Guys,” “Full Force,” “Urban Bushmen,” “The Third Decade”).

Notes

Created in RELP6 as a supporting entity for RELP-001 enrichment edges.

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Entertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941
Entertainers in white jackets at a tavern piano, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
A singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941
A singer with the band at a South Side tavern, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Having fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Having fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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