Continental Records was a record company founded by Donald H. Gabor in 1942 producing and releasing

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and

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. Its catalogue included issues by Cozy Cole, Edmond Hall, Sabby Lewis, Slam Stewart,

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, Rubberlegs Williams,

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, and classical artists

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, and Andor Foldes. The label's name was revived briefly in the 1960s.

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Partial list of Continental recordings
by catalog no. 1942 establishments in the United States American record labels Defunct record labels of the United States Jazz record labels Record labels established in 1942 {{US-record-label-stub

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