Founded by former Macola Records Co. associate Chuck Fassert and Stuart Alan Love as a hip-hop, but primarily a jazz music label out of Los Angeles, CA. Some high-end jazz artists such as Wilton Felder, Ronnie Laws, Wayne Henderson and several others are included in the catalog. The handful of hip-hop artists on Par Records include Arabian Prince (who was distributed through Orpheus Records), Fela Fresh Crew, Tweedy Bird Loc, and Spanish rap clique A.L.T.