126 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Spike Hughes, a notable British bandleader and composer of the 1930s, with an instrumental piece on Decca F3639. Hughes' Decca sides are well-regarded by jazz collectors.AI summary
Decca F3639 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British composer and bandleader, recorded 'Funny Dear What Love Can Do' and 'That's Where the South Begins' for Decca in the early 1930s. Hughes was a respected figure in British jazz and swing, also known as a critic and composer.AI summary
Decca F1906 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British musician, composer and bandleader, recorded the standards 'They Didn't Believe Me' and 'Sheik of Araby' for Decca in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2114 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British jazz composer and bandleader, recorded 'Tap Your Feet' and 'High Life' for Decca F2323, likely 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2323 Jazz
Spike Hughes and his orchestra recorded 'Roll Jordan' and 'Joshua fit de Battle of Jericho' (spiritual arrangements) for Decca F2373; Hughes was a British jazz bandleader, composer and critic influential in the 1930s jazz scene.AI summary
Decca F2373 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a British jazz musician, composer and arranger of the 1920s–30s; 'Air in D Flat (33)' and 'Sweet Sorrow Blues' are instrumental jazz selections. Hughes made important experimental hot-jazz recordings for Decca in the early 1930s and is of genuine historical interest to jazz collectors.AI summary
Decca F5101 Jazz
Spike Hughes on Decca F3606, performing 'Pastoral' and 'Bugle Call Rag'. Spike Hughes was a respected British bandleader and jazz composer of the 1930s, known for sophisticated hot dance and swing recordings.AI summary
Decca F3606 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British composer-bandleader known for his hot-jazz arrangements of the early 1930s, recorded for Decca with sides titled 'Everything is Peaches down in Georgia' and 'Sure as you're born'.AI summary
Decca F1910 Jazz
Spike Hughes, prominent British bandleader and composer, recording 'Doing Things' and 'Get happy' for Decca in the early 1930s.AI summary
Decca F2150 Jazz
Spike Hughes and his orchestra performing 'Everybody Loves My Baby' and 'Misty Mornin' on Decca F2166. Hughes was a British jazz composer and bandleader of the 1930s, and an important figure in the British jazz of that era.AI summary
Decca F2166 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British composer, bandleader and jazz enthusiast, performs two jazz-influenced novelty numbers on Decca F2217: "Button Up Your Overcoat" and "Moanin' Low," likely from the 1930s. Hughes was an important figure in British jazz recording and music journalism of that era.AI summary
Decca F2217 Jazz
Spike Hughes, a British composer, arranger and bandleader from the 1930s, on Decca with 'Moon Love' and 'Some of These Days'; Hughes led an influential hot-jazz band and his recordings are prized by jazz collectors.AI summary
Decca F2259 Jazz
Decca F2711 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a British jazz composer, bandleader and writer, active 1930s–40s. 'Nocturne' is a Hughes composition; 'Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn' is a jazz number. Hughes was an important figure in British hot jazz, and his Decca recordings are sought by specialists.AI summary
Decca F3563 Jazz
Spike Hughes, the British jazz composer and conductor, performing 'Arabesque' and 'Fanfare' on Decca F-series — likely jazz-oriented or modernist instrumental pieces from the mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
Decca F3639 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a British composer, bandleader and bassist who recorded sophisticated small-group jazz and dance sides for Decca in the early 1930s; 'Music at Sunrise' and 'Music at Midnight' are from his better-known session work.AI summary
Decca F3836 Jazz
Spike Hughes, British bandleader and arranger, recording 'Sweet Sue' and 'How come you do me like you do' for Decca in the mid-1930s; Hughes led innovative hot-dance orchestras that influenced British jazz.AI summary
Decca F3972 Jazz
Spike Hughes recording two contrasting pieces — a classical piece in D flat and 'Sweet Sorrow Blues' — for Decca in the mid-to-late 1930s, showing the breadth of his artistic range.AI summary
Decca F5101 Jazz
Spike Hughes was a distinguished British composer, bandleader and musicologist whose Decca recordings of the mid-1930s represent some of the finest swing-influenced jazz made in Britain. F3606 is from this important period.AI summary
Decca F3606 Jazz
Spike Hughes Orchestra performing 'Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn' and 'Nocturne' on Decca F3563, a late 1930s British jazz recording.AI summary
Decca F3563 Jazz
Spike Hughes and his Orchestra on Decca, catalogue F3717. Hughes was a respected British jazz-influenced bandleader and composer of the 1930s; 'Firebird' is an ambitious orchestral jazz piece, and Hughes's records are collectable.AI summary
Decca F3717 Jazz
Spike Hughes' orchestra recorded 'A Harlem Symphony' for Decca in the 1930s; Hughes was a British bandleader and composer known for composing extended jazz works.AI summary
Decca F2711 Jazz
Stéphane Grappelli, the pioneering French jazz violinist, recorded 'You're the Cream in My Coffee' and 'Margie' for Decca F8175 in the late 1940s or early 1950s.AI summary
Decca F8175 Jazz
Stéphane Grappelli's quintet performing 'Liza' and 'Folks who live on the hill' for Decca (F8204), showcasing the French jazz violinist's lyrical swing style in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F8204 Jazz
Stone on Decca, this pressing of 'Down and Out Blues' and 'Flat Foot Floogie' is a blues or novelty recording from the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca F6743 Jazz
Stone recorded two instrumental jazz numbers for Decca.AI summary
Decca F3675 Jazz
Stone performing 'Blue Jazz' and 'White Jazz' on Decca F3782, from the 1930s-1940s era.AI summary
Decca F3782 Jazz
A Decca K-series recording featuring a lineup of British dance and jazz musicians—Stone, Ru Starita, Gonella and Bowlly—performing 'OK Decca', an in-house novelty or promotional piece. Both sides credit composers Lawrence, Baker and Titterton. This is a rare glimpse of multiple star instrumentalists in one session.AI summary
Decca K684 Jazz
Jack Teagarden, the legendary American jazz trombonist and singer, on 'Blues have got me' and 'Prelude to the Blues'. Released on Decca M2033, a mid-1930s UK pressing. Teagarden is a central figure in jazz history and his recordings remain highly collectable.AI summary
Decca M2033 Jazz
Ted Lewis, American jazz clarinetist and vocalist, recorded 'Jazznochracy' and 'White Heat' for Decca's early catalogue (107), capturing the spirit of 1920s jazz novelty and hot playing.AI summary
Decca 107 Jazz