In all beginnings... a mystical, magic force, What course, what destiny... determined in time.Strata-East Records is an American record company and label specialising in jazz founded in 1971 by Charles Tolliver and Stanley Cowell[1] with the release of their first recording Music Inc.

Many of the label's releases are now hailed as prime examples of 1970s post-bop, spiritual jazz, and afro-jazz.

Gil Scott-Heron recorded his 1974 album Winter in America with Brian Jackson for Strata-East.

"The Bottle" featured on the album, was a popular single.

This album stands as one of the label's best-known recordings.