10 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
10 records matching
Bennie Moten led one of the key Kansas City territory bands whose personnel and style fed directly into Count Basie's later orchestra; this Bluebird disc presents two of his late-period sides.AI summary
Bluebird 5481 Jazz
Benny Goodman's 'Farewell Blues' and 'Margie', recorded for the American Victor label and issued on Bluebird, a budget subsidiary pressed during the swing era.AI summary
Bluebird 10973 Jazz
Clarence Williams, pianist, composer and talent scout, recorded 'Uncle Sammy Here I Am' with vocalist Eva Taylor, his wife, for Bluebird; Williams was a central figure in 1920s New York jazz and blues.AI summary
Bluebird 11368 Jazz
Fats Waller and his Rhythm with Winter Weather and Clarinet Marmalade on Bluebird 11469.AI summary
Bluebird 11469 Jazz
Jan Savitt's Quaker City Jazz group recording 'Quaker City Jazz' and 'Sugar Foot Stomp' on Bluebird 10005.AI summary
Bluebird 10005 Jazz
Jelly Roll Morton's two masterpieces of early jazz piano: 'High Society' and 'Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say', recorded for Bluebird. Morton was the first important jazz composer, and these sides—especially the complex 'High Society'—show why; UK copies of this catalogue number are scarce.AI summary
Bluebird 10434 Jazz
Lonnie Johnson, the pioneering blues guitarist, with 'Rambler's Blues' and 'Fly Right Baby' on American Bluebird.AI summary
Bluebird 34-0708 Jazz
Sam Donahue was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader known for his work in swing and big-band music from the 1930s onward. This BB 11479 pressing of "I'll Never Tire of You" and "Flo" represents his popular output.AI summary
Bluebird 11479 Jazz
Sidney Bechet, the pioneering New Orleans soprano saxophonist and clarinettist, recorded 'Lay Your Racket' and 'I Want You Tonight' for Bluebird in the 1940s.AI summary
Bluebird 10472 Jazz
Bluebird 6758 Jazz