153 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Vess Ossman, an American banjoist and recording artist of the early 1900s, recorded for Columbia in the acoustic era. Ossman was one of the best-recorded musicians of the early phonograph industry.AI summary
Columbia 1663 Instrumental
Vess Ossman was one of the greatest banjo performers of the turn of the 20th century, and one of the earliest recording artists. This Columbia graphophone recording dates from the very early days of the gramophone industry.AI summary
Columbia GraphCo3477 Instrumental
Columbia 218 Instrumental
Rudy Wiedoeft, a celebrated American saxophone soloist and composer, on Columbia is1523, performing 'Rosy Posy' and 'Dear Old Southland'. Wiedoeft was a major recording artist of the 1920s and recorded extensively for American labels.AI summary
Columbia is1523 Instrumental
Xaver Scharwenka, the distinguished Polish-German pianist, performing Liszt's 'Liebesträume' and a Moto Perpetuo on Columbia catalogue 351 — an extremely low catalogue number suggesting a very early pressing. As with the companion Columbia 251 disc in this collection, a Columbia number in the low hundreds is among the very earliest in the series.AI summary
Columbia 351 Instrumental
Xaver Scharwenka was a distinguished Polish-German pianist and composer, a major figure in late-nineteenth-century musical life, best known for his Polish Dance Op. 3. This Columbia disc, catalogue 251 — an extremely low catalogue number suggesting a very early pressing — contains that signature piece paired with a Chopin Valse brillante. A Columbia catalogue number as low as 251 is among the earliest in the series.AI summary
Columbia 251 Instrumental
Unidentified xylophone soloist performing 'Suwanee River Medley' on Columbia's early catalogue (532), dating from the 1910s–1920s. This is a mechanical novelty recording of a type popular in the early era of the phonograph.AI summary
Columbia 532 Instrumental
Columbia 5427 Instrumental
Columbia 4823 Instrumental