Dragon Records — 50 Years of Jazz in Sweden
Independent Swedish jazz label founded in 1975. Now pressing again.
Latest news
- March 2026Fifty years of DragonThe label turns fifty this year. A run of anniversary vinyl reissues is being cut from the original tapes.
- January 2026Archive digitisationSession tapes from the first two decades are being transferred, with unissued material surfacing along the way.
- November 2025New sessions in StockholmRecording has begun on the next round of Dragon albums, back in the rooms where the catalogue started.
Album of the day1965Eje Thelin Trio, Bengt HallbergDRCD 4232016CDExplore the album →Collections
Americans in SwedenLegendary US artists that recorded on Scandinavian stages and in Scandinavian studios, from one-off encounters to long residencies: Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk.81 releases
Pioneers of Modern JazzAvant-garde, free jazz and free improvisation. Discover the exploratory edge of the Dragon catalogue: Bengt Ernryd, GUSH, Urban Hansson, Ivan Oscarsson & Consortes, Per Henrik Wallin.51 releases
Swedish Jazz IconsThe home catalogue features generations of Swedish players, composers and ensembles that define the Swedish jazz sound: Arne Domnérus, Lars Gullin, Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Monica Zetterlund. 313 releases
About the label
Dragon began with a single pressing and a conviction that the music being made around town deserved to be documented properly, recorded honestly, sleeved with care, and kept in print.
Five decades later the catalogue is under new ownership and runs to hundreds of titles: archival sessions, first records by players nobody had heard yet, and long-running relationships with artists who stayed.