10 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
10 records matching
Alice Moore recorded blues numbers 'Prison Blues' and 'My Man Blues' for Gennett (listed as Cent). Moore was one of many blues singers recorded in the 1920s, contributing to the race records tradition. Gennett pressings of early blues are sought by collectors of the genre, though British copies are considerably scarcer than American issues.AI summary
Century 3022 Jazz
Century 3002 Jazz
Fats Waller was a major jazz pianist, organist and songwriter of the 1920s-30s; this coupling appears on Century, a small specialist label used to reissue early jazz sides rather than an original commercial pressing.AI summary
Century 4001 Jazz
Jimmy Blythe was a prolific Chicago blues and jazz pianist of the 1920s who recorded widely for small independent labels; Century was one of the more obscure of these, and surviving copies are hard to come by.AI summary
Century 3029 Jazz
"Krooked Blues" and "Alligator Hop" were recorded by King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band for Gennett in 1923, landmark early jazz sides; this Century pressing is a later specialist reissue of those recordings rather than an original Gennett disc.AI summary
Century 3008 Jazz
Another Century label reissue of Lovie Austin's 1920s Chicago recordings, here pairing 'Frog Tongue Stomp' and 'Jackass Blues'.AI summary
Century 3007 Jazz
Lovie Austin was a pioneering blues and jazz pianist and bandleader on the 1920s Chicago scene; this Century label pressing reissues her 'Steppin' on the Blues' and 'Trombone Man', originally recorded for Paramount.AI summary
Century 3017 Jazz
Trumpeter Max Kaminsky with 'Black and Blue' and 'Havin' a Ball' on Century, a small American label of the 1940s.AI summary
Century 4003 Jazz
Mutt Carey, the New Orleans trumpeter who played with Kid Ory, plays 'Slow Driving' in two parts on Century.AI summary
Century 4018 Jazz
Preston Jackson, the Chicago jazz trombonist, with 'Harmony Blues' and 'It's Tight Jim' on Century.AI summary
Century 3014 Jazz