| Crescent Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founder | Nesuhi Ertegun |
| Defunct | 1946 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
Crescent Records was an American independent record label that produced jazz recordings from 1944 to 1946. It was founded by Nesuhi Ertegun to record a band that was assembled to perform on CBS Radio's 1944 variety series The Orson Welles Almanac. Only one group, Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band, was released on the Crescent label, which was distributed by Hollywood's Jazz Man Record Shop. Although only eight discs were released, Crescent Records was involved in the international revival of traditional jazz in the 1940s.