Argo Records

Argo also recorded pop, blues, and calypso. Its first big hit was by Clarence "Frogman" Henry, whose song "Ain't Got No Home" came out in 1956. Argo changed its name in 1965 to Cadet Records when the company discovered that an Argo Records already existed in the UK. As with its parent label and British Argo, the catalog is owned by Universal Music Group. Argo was one of several record labels to lose master recordings in the 2008 Universal fire.

It is associated with United States. The record gives 1956 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1965. Recorded genres are jazz and rhythm and blues. Its recorded founders are Leonard Chess and Phil Chess.

• Name — Argo Records • Parent — Chess Records • Founded — 1955 • Founder — Leonard Chess Phil Chess • Defunct — 1965 • Status — Inactive • Genre — Jazz, blues • Country — U.S. • Location — Chicago, Illinois

align="center" | • Catalog number — Title — Artist • LP-601 — Melodies by Al Hibbler — Al • LP-602 — Chamber Music of the New Jazz — Ahmad • LP-603 — Flute 'n the Blues — James • LP-604 — Lonely One — Pinky Winters • LP-605 — Without Sauce — Dick's Quartet • LP-606 — Doorway to Dixie — Cy, Miff Mole and Mike Simpson • LP-607 — Norman Simmons Trio — Norman • LP-608 — Zoot — Zoot Quartet • LP-609 — Chicago Scene — Ira, Sandy Moose and Eddie Baker • LP-610 — Count 'Em 88 — Ahmad • LP-611 — Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Swing — Ramsey • LP-612 — Young John Young — John Trio • LP-613 — Moody's Mood for Love — James • LP-614 — Chubby's Back — Chubby • LP-615 — Dick Lane Quartet — Dick Quartet • LP-616 — Chet Chats — Chet • LP-617 — Time on My Hands — Seymour and His Heartbeat Trumpet • LP-618 — Many Moods — Al Orchestra • LP-619 — My Memories — Melavano and Orchestra • LP-620 — Out on a Limb with Clark Terry — Clark • LP-621 — MJT+3 — MJT+3 • LP-622 — Jazz Exponents — Jazz Exponents • LP-623 — MAX — Max Quintet • LP-624 — Johnny Griffin — Johnny Quartet • LP-625 — I'm Entitled to You!! — Chubby • LP-626 — Cookin — Paul • LP-627 — Ramsey Lewis and his Gentle-men of Jazz — Ramsey • LP-628 — At the Pershing: But Not for Me — Ahmad Trio • LP-629 — Sonny Stitt — Sonny • LP-630 — The Colorful Strings of Jimmy Woode — Jimmy • LP-631 — Swinging the Loop — Vito • LP-632 — Theme for the Tall One — Bess Trio • LP-633 — This Is Me, J. C. Heard — J. C. and Orchestra • LP-634 — Lateef at Cranbrook — Yusef • LP-635 — 2:38 A.M. — Ralph Quartet and Friend • LP-636 — Ahmad Jamal Trio Volume IV — Ahmad Trio • LP-637 — Last Train from Overbrook — James • LP-638 — Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal — Ahmad Trio • LP-639 — Relaxin' with Sandy Mosse — Sandy • LP-640 — Marian McPartland at the London House — Marian • LP-641 — Touff Assignment — Cy • LP-642 — Lem Winchester and the Ramsey Lewis Trio — Lem and Ramsey Lewis • LP-643 — Red Rodney Returns — Red • LP-644 — Breakin' It Up — Barry Trio • LP-645 — An Hour with the Ramsey Lewis Trio — Ramsey Trio • LP-646 — Jamal at the Penthouse — Ahmad • LP-647 — [Unissued] — Will • LP-648 — James Moody — James • LP-649 — Remember the Oldies — Various Artists • LP-650 — Taylor Made Jazz — Billy • LP-651 — Holiday on the Riviera — Caesar • LP-652 — Where There's Fire... There's Smokey Stover and his Original Firemen — Smokey's Original Firemen • LP-653 — The Last of the Big Plungers — Al and The Basie Wing • LP-654 — Blue Lou — Lou Big Eight • LP-655 — A Night at the Vanguard — Kenny Trio • LP-656 — Fanfare of Hits — Various Artists • LP-657 — Jazz — Herb Trio • LP-658 — Richard's Alamac — Richard Trio • LP-659 — The Legend of Bix — Metropolitan Jazz Octet • LP-660 — Mighty High — Milt • LP-661 — Burnin — Sonny • LP-662 — Happy Moods — Ahmad Trio • LP-663 — Early in the Morning — Lorez with the Ramsey Lewis Trio • LP-664 — Meet the Jazztet — Art and Benny Golson • LP-665 — Stretching Out — Ramsey Trio • LP-666 — Hey! It's James Moody — James • LP-667 — Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing, Volume 2 — Ahmad • LP-668 — The Music of Quincy Jones — Benny, Joe Harris, Åke Persson and the Quincetet • LP-669 — Introducing Roland Kirk — Roland and Ira Sullivan • LP-670 — Please Mr. Organ Player — Milt • LP-671 — The Ramsey Lewis Trio in Chicago — Ramsey Trio • LP-672 — Big City Sounds — Art and Benny Golson • LP-673 — Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet — Ahmad • LP-674 — Jubilee — Smokey's Original Firemen • LP-675 — Home Cookin — Richard Trio • LP-676 — Playtime — Buddy and His Buddies • LP-677 — The Thinking Man's Trombone — Al • LP-678 — Art — Art • LP-679 — Moody with Strings — James • LP-680 — More Music from the Soil — Ramsey Trio • LP-681 — Take a Number from 1 to 10 — Benny • LP-682 — Sing No Sad Songs for Me — Lorez • LP-683 — Sonny Stitt at the D. J. Lounge — Sonny • LP-684 — The Jazztet and John Lewis — John, Art Farmer and Benny Golson • LP-685 — Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra — Ahmad • LP-686 — Never on Sunday — Ramsey Trio • LP-687 — Sound of Christmas — Ramsey Trio • LP-688 — The Jazztet at Birdhouse — Art and Benny Golson • LP-689 — The Al Grey - Billy Mitchell Sextet — Al and Billy Mitchell • LP-690 — Dorothy Ashby — Dorothy • LP-691 — All of You — Ahmad • LP-692 — Themes and Things — John Trio • LP-693 — The Sound of Spring — Ramsey Trio • LP-694 — Deep Roots — Lorez • LP-695 — Another Bag — James • LP-696 — Look Out! Look Out! — Red • LP-697 — Dig Him! — Gene and Sonny Stitt • LP-698 — Just Jug — Gene • LP-699 — Just for Kicks — Eldee and Company • LP-700 — Snap Your Fingers — Al and Billy Mitchell • LP-701 — Country Meets the Blues — Ramsey Trio • LP-702 — Midnight Mood — Milt • LP-703 — Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk — Ahmad Trio • LP-704 — Soul Cookin — Thornel and Bill Leslie • LP-705 — Bossa Nova — Ramsey Trio • LP-706 — Blues on the Other Side — Mike Quartet • LP-707 — Breakthrough — Gene Quintet • LP-708 — Trumpet Caliente — Don • LP-709 — Rearin' Back — Sonny • LP-710 — Diggin' the Chicks — Bill • LP-711 — Night Song — Al and Billy Mitchell • LP-712 — Macanudo — Ahmad • LP-713 — A Touch of Pepper — John • LP-714 — Soul Merchant — Sam • LP-715 — Pot Luck — Ramsey Trio • LP-716 — Free — Benny Quartet • LP-717 — Basie Is Our Boss — Frank • LP-718 — Having a Ball — Al • LP-719 — Poinciana — Ahmad • LP-720 — For Swingers Only — Lorez • LP-721 — French Cookin — Budd • LP-722 — The Message — Illinois with Kenny Burrell • LP-723 — Barefoot Sunday Blues — Ramsey Trio • LP-724 — Signifyin — Lou • LP-725 — Great Day — James • LP-726 — Debut in Blues — Gene • LP-727 — Ready and Willing — Herman • LP-728 — Here's Love — Hank • LP-729 — World of Travel — Jimmy • LP-730 — Move on Over — Sonny • LP-731 — Boss Bone — Al • LP-732 — Bach to the Blues — Ramsey Trio • LP-733 — Naked City Theme — Ahmad • LP-734 — Possum Head — Lou • LP-735 — Desert Winds — Illinois • LP-736 — Ya! Ya! — Budd • LP-737 — Fantabulous — Oliver and his Orchestra • LP-738 — Perception — Art • LP-739 — Mo' Rock — Baby Face • LP-740 — Comin' on Strong — James • LP-741 — The Ramsey Lewis Trio at the Bohemian Caverns — Ramsey Trio • LP-742 — Summer Dawn — Sahib • LP-743 — Carnival Sketches — Gene • LP-744 — My Main Man — Sonny with Bennie Green • LP-745 — More Sounds of Christmas — Ramsey Trio • LP-746 — Bosses of the Ballad — Illinois • LP-747 — Cole Slaw — Lou • LP-748 — Off the Wall — Budd • LP-749 — Behind the 8 Ball — Baby Face • LP-750 — You Better Believe Me — Ramsey Trio with Jean DuShon • LP-751 — The Roar of the Greasepaint — Ahmad • LP-752 — Cool — Rune's Piano • LP-753 — Testifyin' Time — Bunky • LP-754 — Spectrum — Illinois • LP-755 — Choice! The Best of the Ramsey Lewis Trio — Ramsey Trio • LP-756 — Cookin' the Blues — James • LP-757 — The In Crowd — Ramsey Trio • LP-758 — Extensions — Ahmad • LP-759 — Musty Rusty — Lou • LP-1078 — At the Spotlite Club Vol. 1 — Ahmad Trio

align="center" | • Catalog number — Title — Artist • LP-4000 — The Eyes of Love — Osborne Smith • LP-4001 — Johnny Hamlin Quintet — Johnny Hamlin Quintet featuring Marci Miller • LP-4002 — Space Flight — Sam Lazar • LP-4003 — At Last! — Etta James • LP-4004 — Misty Night — King Fleming Trio • LP-4005 — The Three Souls — The Three Souls • LP-4006 — Morris Grants Presents JUNK — Various Artists • LP-4007 — Drum Sum — Buck Clarke Quintet • LP-4008 — Drums, Drollery And Drivel — Professor Paradiddle • LP-4009 — You Always Hurt the One You Love — Clarence Henry • LP-4010 — Brilliant! The Trumpet of Don Goldie — Don Goldie • LP-4011 — The Second Time Around — Etta James • LP-4012 — Dodo's Back! — Dodo Marmarosa • LP-4013 — Etta James — Etta James • LP-4014 — [Unissued] • LP-4015 — Playback — Sam Lazar • LP-4016 — For the First Time — Shelley Moore • LP-4017 — Brown Gal — Bonnie Graham • LP-4018 — Etta James Sings for Lovers — Etta James • LP-4019 — Stand By! — King Fleming Trio • LP-4020 — House Warmin'! — Howard McGhee and the Blazers • LP-4021 — The Buck Clarke Sound — Buck Clarke • LP-4022 — Let Me In/Music, Music, Music — The Sensations • LP-4023 — The Campus Singers at the Fickle Pickle — The Campus Singers • LP-4024 — I'm on My Way — Willie Wright • LP-4025 — Etta James Top Ten — Etta James • LP-4026 — The Blues, Volume 1 — Various Artists • LP-4027 — The Blues, Volume 2 — Various Artists • LP-4028 — Cheer Up Me Lads — The Outsiders • LP-4029 — Martin Yarbrough Showcase — Martin Yarbrough • LP-4030 — Folk Swinger — Dean DeWolf • LP-4031 — Folk Festival of the Blues — Various Artists • LP-4032 — Etta James Rocks the House — Etta James • LP-4033 — Road of Blue — The Campus Singers • LP-4034 — The Blues, Volume 3 — Various Artists • LP-4035 — High Tide: The Folk Songs of Dean DeWolf — Dean DeWolf • LP-4036 — Dangerous Dan Express — The Three Souls • LP-4037 — The Soul of Blues Harmonica — Shakey Horton • LP-4038 — Composer's Choice — Johnny Nash • LP-4039 — Make Way for Jean DuShon — Jean DuShon • LP-4040 — The Queen of Soul — Etta James • LP-4041 — Dick Williams Kids Sing for Big People (and Little People Too) — Dick Williams • LP-4042 — The Blues, Volume 4 — Various Artists • LP-4043 — Mixed Moods — Martin Yarbrough • LP-4044 — Soul Sounds — The Three Souls • LP-4045 — The Real George Kirby — George Kirby • LP-4047 — Jammin' with the Windjammers — The Windjammers

Argo Records is recorded as founded by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess. Associated with United States. Recorded from 1956.