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Born: December 03, 1918 in New York, NY
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's
Died: November 20, 1977 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
A very good friend of jazz, Lester Koenig was the founder and head of Contemporary Records. The company he started in 1951 was, along with Pacific Jazz, one of the top L.A.-based jazz labels active during the cool era. A large number of Contemporary' ...More >>

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