Transition Records was a jazz record company and label based in Cambridge, Massachusetts established by Tom Wilson in 1955. A short lived label, Transition announced several albums which were left unreleased, including recordings by Jo Mapes, Yusef Lateef, Pepper Adams and Curtis Fuller, Charles Mingus, Jay Migliori, and Sheila Jordan.

The master for Here Comes Louis Smith (1958) by trumpeter Louis Smith was sold to Blue Note Records, while an unissued Sun Ra recording made by Transition was later released in 1968 by Delmark Records as Sound of Joy. A 1955 session featuring Pepper Adams and John Coltrane was recorded by Transition, but only one song was released on their compilation Jazz in Transition (1956). The recordings were later issued by Blue Note on High Step (1975).

Discography

Catalog numberArtistTitle
TRLP 1Herb PomeroyJazz in a Stable
TRLP 2Johnny WindhurstJazz at Columbus Ave.
TRLP 4Donald ByrdByrd's Eye View
TRLP 5Donald ByrdByrd Jazz
TRLP 10Sun RaJazz by Sun Ra
TRLP 15Russell WoollenQuartet for Flute and Strings
TRLP 17Donald ByrdByrd Blows on Beacon Hill
TRLP 19Cecil TaylorJazz Advance
TRLP 20Doug WatkinsWatkins at Large
TRLP 21Lucky ThompsonLucky Strikes!
TRLP 23Dartmouth Indian ChiefsChiefly Jazz
TRLP 27Fran ThornePiano Reflections
TRLP 30Various ArtistsJazz in Transition
TRLP F-1Sam GarySam Gary Sings
TRLP M-1Lovey Powell and Brooks MortonLovelady