Candid Records
Candid Records was a jazz record label first established in New York City.
Early Candid Records
The CANDID jazz label was founded in New York City in 1960 as a subsidiary of Cadence Records, owned by Archie Bleyer. The jazz writer and civil rights activist Nat Hentoff was the label's (A&R) director and, consequently, he attempted to create a catalog that represented the prevalent jazz music of the day. Hentoff also worked with the graphic designer and photographer Frank Gauna to create Candid's distinctive album covers.Candid's catalog included Don Ellis, Abbey Lincoln, Booker Little, Charles Mingus, and Cecil Taylor. Later, the label was acquired by pop singer Andy Williams, who either reissued the catalog on his own Barnaby label or licensed them to foreign record companies into the 1970s and late 1980s.
The Cadence-era Discography
The 34 Cadence-era LP">LP record">LPs
In 1964, due to its financial difficulties, Archie Bleyer opted to shut down Cadence Records, parent company of Candid Records and sold the complete Cadence catalog to the singer, Andy Williams, owner of Barnaby Records.
Post-Cadence Italian/German/British Candid Records
| Catalog | Leader | Album |
| CS-9035 | Lucky Thompson | Lord, Lord, Am I Ever Gonna Know? |
| CS-9036 | Ricky Ford | Manhattan Blues |
| CS-9037 | Art Hodes | Pagin' Mr. Jelly |
| CS-9038 | ||
| CS-9039 | ||
| CS-9040 | Erica Lindsay | Dreamer |
| CS-9041 | David Newman | Blue Head |
| CS-9042 | Charlie Mingus | Mysterious Blues |
| CS-9043 | ||
| CS-9044 | Kenny Barron & John Hicks | Rhythm-a-Ning |
| CS-9045 | Louis Hayes | The Crawl |
| CS-9046 | Cecil Taylor | Air |