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Argo [US]
Country
United States
Active
from 1955 to 1965
Comments
Label established in Chicago. It changed its name in 1965 when it found out another Argo Records existed in the United Kingdom.
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Cadet   Successor label name

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Album

LP(S) 4xxx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
LP 4001 The Johnny Hamlin Quintet featuring Marci Miller The Johnny Hamlin Quintet Featuring Marci Miller 1961 12" LP
LPS 4002 Sam Lazar Space Flight March 1961 12" LP
LPS 4003 Etta James At Last! November 15, 1960 12" LP
LP 4004 The King Fleming Trio Misty Night 1961 12" LP
LPS 4007 The Buck Clarke Quintet Drum Sum 1961 12" LP
LP 4009 Clarence Henry You Always Hurt the One You Love September 1961 12" LP
LPS 4010 Don Goldie Brilliant! The Trumpet of Don Goldie 1961 12" LP
LPS 4011 Etta James The Second Time Around August 1961 12" LP
LP 4012 Dodo Marmarosa Dodo's Back! 1962 12" LP
LP 4013 Etta James Etta James March 1962 12" LP
LP 4015 Sam Lazar Trio Playback 1962 12" LP
LP 4016 Shelley Moore For the First Time 1962 12" LP
LPS 4018 Etta James Etta James Sings for Lovers September 1962 12" LP
LPS 4019 King Fleming Stand By 1962 12" LP
LPS 4021 Buck Clarke The Buck Clarke Sound 1963 12" LP
LP 4022 The Sensations [US] Let Me In / Music, Music, Music 1963 12" LP
LPS 4024 Willie Wright [US1] I'm on My Way 1963 12" LP
LP 4031 various artists Folk Festival of the Blues December 1963 12" LP
LPS 4032 Etta James Etta James Rocks the House December 1963 12" LP
LPS 4037 Shakey Horton The Soul of Blues Harmonica August 1964 12" LP
LPS 4038 Johnny Nash Composer's Choice December 1964 12" LP
LPS 4039 Jean DuShon Make Way for Jean DuShon November 1964 12" LP
LPS 4040 Etta James Queen of Soul December 1964 12" LP
LPS 4044 The Three Souls featuring Sonny Cox Soul Sounds August 14, 1965 12" LP
LP 4047 The Windjammers Jammin' with The Windjammers 1965 12" LP

LP(S) 6xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
LP 603 James Moody Flute 'n the Blues 1956 12" LP
LP 604 Pinky Winters Lonely One April 1957 12" LP
LP 607 Norman Simmons Trio Norman Simmons Trio 1956 12" LP
LP 610 Ahmad Jamal Trio Count 'Em 88 1957 12" LP
LP 611 Ramsey Lewis and His Gentlemen of Swing Ramsey Lewis and His Gentlemen of Swing March 1957 12" LP
LP 612 The John Young Trio Young John Young 1957 12" LP
LP 613 James Moody Moody's Mood for Love 1957 12" LP
LP 615 Dick Lane Quartet Swiingin' Down the Lane 1958 12" LP
LP 616 Chet Roble Chet Chats 1958 12" LP
LP 617 Seymour & His Heartbeat Trumpet Time on My Hands July 1959 12" LP
LP 621 MJT + 3 MJT + 3 1957 12" LP
LP 624 Johnny Griffin J.G. 1957 12" LP
LP 627 Ramsey Lewis and The Gentlemen of Jazz Ramsey Lewis and The Gentlemen of Jazz May 1958 12" LP
LPS 628 Ahmad Jamal Trio But Not for Me June 1958 12" LP
LP 629 Sonny Stitt Sonny Stitt 1958 12" LP
LP 630 Jimmy Woode The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode 1958 12" LP
LP 634 Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef at Cranbrook 1958 12" LP
LPS 636 Ahmad Jamal Volume IV October 1958 12" LP
LP 637 James Moody Last Train from Overbrook December 1958 12" LP
LPS 638 Ahmad Jamal Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal 1959 12" LP
LPS 639 Sandy Mosse Relaxin' with Sandy Mosse 1959 12" LP
LP 640 Marian McPartland Marian McPartland at The London House 1959 12" LP
LPS 641 Cy Touff Touff Assignment 1959 12" LP
LP 642 S Lem Winchester and The Ramsey Lewis Trio Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio Perform a Tribute to Clifford Brown 1958 12" LP
LP 644 S Barry Harris Trio Breakin' It Up 1959 12" LP
LPS 645 The Ramsey Lewis Trio An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio 1959 12" LP
LPS 646 Ahmad Jamal, Orchestra arranged and conducted by Joe Kennedy Jamal at the Penthouse July 1959 12" LP
LP 648 James Moody James Moody 1959 12" LP
LP 652 Smokey Stover and His Original Firemen All-Stars Where There's Fire… There's Smokey Stover and His Original Firemen 1960 12" LP
LPS 653 Al Grey and The Basie Wing The Last of the Big Plungers 1960 12" LP
LP 654 The Lou McGarity Big Eight Blue Lou 1960 12" LP
LP 655 The Kenny Burrell Trio A Night at The Vanguard With The Kenny Burrell Trio 1960 12" LP
LP 657 The Herb Pilhofer Trio Jazz 1960 12" LP
LPS 658 The Richard Evans Trio Richard's Almanac March 1960 12" LP
LPS 660 Milt Buckner Mighty High March 1960 12" LP
LP 661 Sonny Stitt Burnin' 1960 12" LP
LPS 662 Ahmad Jamal Happy Moods March 16, 1960 12" LP
LPS 663 Lorez Alexandria Early in the Morning 1960 12" LP
LPS 664 Art Farmer & Benny Golson Meet the Jazztet 1960 12" LP
LPS 665 The Ramsey Lewis Trio Stretching Out 1960 12" LP
LP 666 James Moody Hey! It's James Moody 1960 12" LP
LP 667 Ahmad Jamal Trio Jamal at the Pershing - Volume Two July 1960 12" LP
LP 669 Roland Kirk, featuring Ira Sullivan Introducing Roland Kirk and featuring Ira Sullivan December 1960 12" LP
LPS 670 Milt Buckner Please, Mr. Organ Player 1960 12" LP
LP 671 The Ramsey Lewis Trio In Chicago December 1960 12" LP
LPS 672 The Jazztet (Art Farmer & Benny Golson) Big City Sounds 1961 12" LP
LPS 673 The Ahmad Jamal Quintet Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet February 1961 12" LP
LPS 674 Smokey Stover's Original Firemen Jubilee 1961 12" LP
LPS 675 Richard Evans Trio Home Cookin' 1961 12" LP
LPS 676 Buddy Rich and His Buddies Playtime 1961 12" LP
LP 677 Al Grey The Thinking Man's Trombone 1961 12" LP
LP 678 Art Farmer Art February 1961 12" LP
LP 679 James Moody Moody with Strings 1961 12" LP
LPS 680 The Ramsey Lewis Trio More Music from the Soil March 1961 12" LP
LPS 681 Benny Golson Take a Number from 1 to 10 1961 12" LP
LP 682 Lorez Alexandria Sing No Sad Songs for Me 1961 12" LP
LP 684 The Jazztet and John Lewis, featuring Art Farmer and Benny Golson The Jazztet and John Lewis 1961 12" LP
LPS 685 Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra 1961 12" LP
LP 686 The Ramsey Lewis Trio Never on Sunday 1961 12" LP
LPS 687 Ramsey Lewis Trio Sound of Christmas 1961 12" LP
LPS 688 The Jazztet The Jazztet at Birdhouse 1961 12" LP
LPS 690 Dorothy Ashby Dorothy Ashby March 1962 12" LP
LP 691 Ahmad Jamal All of You May 1962 12" LP
LPS 692 John Young Trio Themes and Things 1962 12" LP
LPS 693 Ramsey Lewis Trio The Sound of Spring 1962 12" LP
LPS 694 Lorez Alexandria Deep Roots 1962 12" LP
LPS 695 James Moody Another Bag June 1962 12" LP
LPS 696 Red Holt Look Out!! Look Out!! 1962 12" LP
LPS 697 Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Dig Him! 1962 12" LP
LPS 698 Gene Ammons Just Jug June 1962 12" LP

LP(S) 7xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
LPS 700 Al Grey featuring Billy Mitchell Snap Your Fingers 1962 12" LP
LPS 701 The Ramsey Lewis Trio Country Meets the Blues 1962 12" LP
LPS 702 Milt Buckner Midnight Mood 1962 12" LP
LPS 703 Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk 1962 12" LP
LPS 705 The Ramsey Lewis Trio Bossa Nova November 1962 12" LP
LP 706 The Mike Mainieri Quartet Blues on the Other Side 1962 12" LP
LPS 708 Don Goldie Trumpet Caliente 1963 12" LP
LPS 712 Ahmad Jamal Macanudo 1963 12" LP
LPS 713 The John Young Trio A Touch of Pepper 1963 12" LP
LPS 714 Sam Lazar Soul Merchant 1962 12" LP
LP 716 Benny Golson Quartet Free 1963 12" LP
LP 717 Frank Foster Basie Is Our Boss 1963 12" LP
LPS 718 Al Grey Having a Ball November 1963 12" LP
LP 720 Lorez Alexandria For Swingers Only 1963 12" LP
LPS 722 Illinois Jacquet The Message 1963 12" LP
LPS 723 The Ramsey Lewis Trio Barefoot Sunday Blues 1963 12" LP
LPS 724 Lou Donaldson Signifyin' 1963 12" LP
LPS 725 James Moody, Orchestra arranged and conducted by Tom McIntosh Great Day 1963 12" LP
LPS 727 The Herman Foster Trio Ready and Willing 1964 12" LP
LP 728 Hank Jones [US1] Here's Love December 1963 12" LP
LPS 730 Sonny Stitt Move on Over 1963 12" LP
LP 731 Al Grey Boss Bone 1963 12" LP
LPS 733 Ahmad Jamal Naked City Theme November 1964 12" LP
LPS 734 Lou Donaldson Possum Head 1964 12" LP
LPS 735 Illinois Jacquet Desert Winds 1964 12" LP
LPS 736 Budd Johnson Ya! Ya! [Argo] 1964 12" LP
LP 737 Oliver Nelson and His Orchestra Fantabulous 1964 12" LP
LPS 738 The Art Farmer Quartet Perception 1964 12" LP
LPS 740 James Moody Comin' on Strong October 1964 12" LP
LPS 741 The Ramsey Lewis Trio The Ramsey Lewis Trio at The Bohemian Caverns October 1964 12" LP
LPS 745 The Ramsey Lewis Trio More Sounds of Christmas 1964 12" LP
LP 746 Illinois Jacquet Bosses of the Ballad 1964 12" LP
LPS 747 Lou Donaldson Cole Slaw February 1965 12" LP
LP 748 Budd Johnson with Joe Newman Off the Wall 1965 12" LP
LPS 750 The Ramsey Lewis Trio + Jean DuShon You Better Believe Me 1965 12" LP
LPS 751 Ahmad Jamal The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd April 1965 12" LP
LPS 752 Rune Öfwerman Cool 1965 12" LP
LPS 753 Bunky Green Testifyin' Time 1965 12" LP
LPS 754 Illinois Jacquet Spectrum October 1965 12" LP
LPS 756 James Moody Cookin' the Blues 1965 12" LP
LPS 757 The Ramsey Lewis Trio The In Crowd July 1965 12" LP
LPS 759 Lou Donaldson Musty Rusty 1965 12" LP