American screenwriter and music industry executive
Lester Koenig
Born
(1917-12-03)December 3, 1917
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died
November 21, 1977(1977-11-21) (aged 59)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality
American
Education
B.A. Dartmouth College
Spouse(s)
Catharine Anliss Heerman (divorced) Joy Bryan
Children
4
Parent(s)
Minna Harlib Koenig Morris Koenig
Family
Julian Koenig (brother) John Koenig (son) Victoria Koenig (daughter) Pauline Koenig Porter (niece)
John Koenig (nephew) Antonia Koenig (niece) Sarah Koenig (niece)
Lester Koenig (December 3, 1917 – November 21, 1977)[1] was an American screenwriter, film producer, and founder of the jazz record label Contemporary Records.
^"Lester Koenig, Contemporary Records, Shelly Manne and AKG", by Rudolf A. Bruil, June 28, 2010.
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Facility and several production awards. Previously, Grundman worked for LesterKoenig at Contemporary Records and then was head of the A&M Records mastering...
Contemporary Records was a jazz record company and label founded by LesterKoenig in Los Angeles in 1951. Contemporary produced music from a variety of...
an American jazz record company and label. It was founded in 1949 by LesterKoenig to record the Firehouse Five Plus Two and earned a reputation for Dixieland...
formative in creating the Good Time Jazz label under fellow aficionado LesterKoenig, who managed all the band's releases from 1940's The Firehouse Five...
Jazz Man label in 1952 to LesterKoenig and then went to work for Koenig at Good Time Jazz Records. While there, on Koenig's recommendation, he was engaged...
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Nat Hentoff that the album came about when John Koenig, son of Contemporary Records owner LesterKoenig, saw Shaw playing with Joe Henderson at the Lighthouse...
Francis Wolff, Milt Gabler, Herman Lubinsky, Teddy Reig, Orrin Keepnews, LesterKoenig, Max and Lorraine Gordon, Norman Granz and George Wein. This raised...
Bariloche when it crashed into a mountain near Cerro Pichileufú. Died: LesterKoenig, 59, American screenwriter and film producer, died of a heart attack...
of ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., former manager of the Rolling Stones LesterKoenig (1917–1977), founder of Contemporary Records Michael Lang (1944–), music...
Venue The Black Hawk in San Francisco, California Genre Jazz Length 41:53 Label Contemporary M3577/S7577 Producer LesterKoenig Shelly Manne chronology...
Studio Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California Genre Jazz Length 40:35 Label Contemporary Producer LesterKoenig Barney Kessel chronology...