344 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary American jazz cornet player and composer, recorded two sides for His Master's Voice: 'I'll be a Friend With Pleasure' and 'Ya got to love' (credited to Moten). This is a UK pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4889 Jazz
Bobbie Leecan's Need-more Band and the Dixieland Jug Blowers performing 'Wash Board Vut Out' and 'Skip Skat Doodle Do' on HMV B5398, an American jazz and novelty side from the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5398 Jazz
Boyd Senter, an American saxophonist and novelty recording artist, recorded "Copenhagen Stomp" and W.C. Handy's "Beale Street Blues" for HMV. Senter's novelty sax recordings were popular in the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4488 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, the pioneering New Orleans jazz cornetist, recorded "Darktown Strutters' Ball" and "When the Saints go marching in" for His Master's Voice, one of his recordings made in the 1940s rediscovery sessions that restored his reputation.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9511 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, a pioneering New Orleans jazz cornet player, recorded for His Master's Voice late in his career; "A Closer Walk with Thee" and "High Society" are jazz standards central to New Orleans jazz history.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9820 Jazz
Bunk Johnson recorded 'Darktown Strutters' Ball' and 'When the Saints Go Marching In' for HMV B9511. Johnson was a pioneering New Orleans jazz trumpeter; these are iconic jazz standards. HMV B9511 suggests a later pressing in that series.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9511 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, a New Orleans jazz pioneer and early jazz cornet player, performs 'Sister Kate' and 'One sweet Letter from you' on His Master's Voice B9517. Johnson was rediscovered and recorded extensively in the 1940s, making this a significant document of early jazz revival recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9517 Jazz
Bunk Johnson, the pioneering New Orleans jazz cornetist, recorded 'Sister Kate' and 'One Sweet Letter from You' on His Master's Voice B9517.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9517 Jazz
Bunny Berigan was an influential American jazz trumpeter and vocalist; this His Master's Voice recording pairs 'Black Bottom' and 'Trees'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8907 Jazz
Bunny Berigan was an American jazz trumpet virtuoso of the 1930s; these are his own compositions recorded for HMV, capturing his distinctive hot style.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2939 Jazz
Charlie Barnet, a major jazz bandleader of the swing era, recording on His Master's Voice's new (electric) series—'Girl with the Pigtails in Her Hair' is a novelty swing number.AI summary
His Master's Voice NE777 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins was the founding father of the tenor saxophone in jazz, and 'Body and Soul' is one of the most famous and influential jazz recordings ever made; this His Master's Voice UK pressing captures his iconic 1939 version.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9328 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the American tenor saxophonist and jazz pioneer, recorded these two standards for His Master's Voice, likely reissued from American masters in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8812 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the jazz tenor saxophonist, performing 'Sweet Georgia Brown' and 'Out of Nowhere' on His Master's Voice B8812, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8812 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, one of the most important jazz saxophonists of the 20th century, performs 'Avalon' and 'Stardust' on His Master's Voice X4496. These are among his many recordings made from the 1920s onward.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4496 Jazz
His Master's Voice X4497 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the legendary American tenor saxophonist, recorded this His Master's Voice side with two classics of the swing era: 'Meet Doctor Foo' and the immortal 'Body and Soul'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9328 Jazz
Eddie Condon (likely; the credit may be abbreviated), the American jazz guitarist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice with 'I'm Gonna Stomp Mr Henry Lee' and 'That's a Serious Thing'; Condon's hot-jazz recordings are collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4987 Jazz
Coon Sanders, an American jazz orchestra leader, recorded two numbers on His Master's Voice in the late 1920s, including "I Ain't Got Nobody", a standard vehicle for jazz innovation.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5383 Jazz
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra on HMV B5121, with 'Deep Henderson' and 'Hi-Diddle-Diddle' — Kansas City jazz-dance-band sides by an influential American ensemble of the 1920s, on a major British label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5121 Jazz
Coon-Sanders, a famous American jazz orchestra active in the 1920s and early 1930s, recorded these two jazz numbers for His Master's Voice B5538. The band was known for their sophisticated hot-jazz arrangements.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5538 Jazz
Count Basie, the legendary jazz pianist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice. 'One O'Clock Boogie' and 'Meet Me at No Special Place' are recordings from his Basie orchestra.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9593 Jazz
The Darktown Strutters performing 'Everybody's Doing It' and 'I Never Knew' on His Master's Voice BD5050, early jazz and dance from the 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5050 Jazz
Dave Nelson was an American bandleader and trumpeter who recorded dance and novelty sides in the late 1920s and 1930s; this His Master's Voice side includes an Ellington number, 'Shout 'em Aunt Tillie', reflecting the hot-jazz fashion of the period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4853 Jazz
Dicky Wells was a pioneering jazz trombonist; these sides on HMV represent his sophisticated jazz work, likely from the early 1930s when his influential Harlem style was at its peak.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8826 Jazz
A British hot-jazz recording credited to Dixieland Jazz Group on HMV BD5827, a two-part jazz side with Lena Horne as guest vocalist.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5827 Jazz
The Dixieland Jazz Group recorded these two New Orleans jazz standards—St Louis Blues and Beale Street Blues—for His Master's Voice, part of the wider 1920s-30s hot jazz catalogue that HMV built in competition with American labels.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5819 Jazz
The Dixieland Jug Blowers recorded 'Memphis Shake' for HMV, an important early American jazz and folk-blues ensemble of the 1920s. UK copies of 1920s American jazz on HMV are less common than the American originals.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10707 Jazz
The Dixieland Jug Blowers were an early jazz ensemble from Memphis; this His Master's Voice pressing of 'Memphis Shake' and '(Goodrich) So Will I' is a hot-jazz recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5249 Jazz
The Dixieland Jug Blowers' 'Hen Party Blues' and 'Carpet Alley Breakdown' on His Master's Voice, catalogue B10727; an American jazz-novelty group recorded for British release in the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10727 Jazz
Duke Ellington's 'Black Beauty' and 'The River and Me', recorded for His Master's Voice in the early 1930s; Ellington was the most significant jazz composer and bandleader of his era, and his recordings from this period are among the most sought-after 78s by jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6166 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the jazz composer and bandleader, on His Master's Voice with 'Me and You' and 'Concerto for Cootie'—the latter a jazz masterpiece and one of his most celebrated compositions.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9104 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'The Flaming Sword' and 'A Lull at Dawn' for HMV, featuring clarinetist Barney Bigard. These pieces show Ellington's compositional range during his most creative period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10606 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the greatest composer and bandleader in jazz, recorded these two short pieces — "Ring Dem Bells" and "Three Little Words" — for His Master's Voice in the late 1920s. Ellington recordings of this period are cornerstone items for jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5945 Jazz
Duke Ellington recording 'Dallas Doings' and 'Rude Interlude' for His Master's Voice, B6449, a mid-1930s British pressing. Ellington's orchestral music from this period is sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6449 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the greatest composer in jazz, recorded 'Mystery Song' and Hoagy Carmichael's 'Georgia on My Mind' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B6133.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6133 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the towering jazz composer and bandleader, on His Master's Voice, catalogue B5945. These are standard early Ellington sides from the early 1930s; HMV was a major outlet for his work.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5945 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra recorded 'Three little words' and 'Ring dem bells' for His Master's Voice B5945, likely from the 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5945 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'At a Dixie Roadside Diner' and 'My Greatest Mistake' for HMV, novelty compositions in his jazz idiom from the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9129 Jazz
Duke Ellington's "Harlemania" and "Jazz Lips" on His Master's Voice represent the saxophonist-composer at the height of his creative powers in the late 1920s, capturing the sophisticated jazz arrangements that defined the Ellington orchestra sound.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8505 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'Harlemania' and 'Jazz Lips' for HMV—early jazz compositions from the pioneering bandleader and composer.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8505 Jazz
Duke Ellington, one of the greatest jazz composers and bandleaders, performs 'Jumpin' Pumpkins' and 'Blue Serge' on His Master's Voice B9196.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9196 Jazz
Duke Ellington performing 'Take the "A" Train' and 'The Sidewalks of New York' on His Master's Voice B9235 — two of the most iconic jazz recordings of the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9235 Jazz
Duke Ellington and his orchestra on His Master's Voice, performing two compositions: 'Moon Mist' and 'The C Jam Blues'. Both are characteristic Ellington pieces from his prolific recording career.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9292 Jazz
Duke Ellington on His Master's Voice (B6188) with 'Bugle call rag' and 'Mean music'; an early Ellington recording, likely from his prolific early-1930s recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6188 Jazz
Duke Ellington on His Master's Voice B6328, with 'Swanee shuffle' and 'Jungle nights in Harlem', early hot-jazz compositions.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6328 Jazz
Duke Ellington's jazz orchestra, recorded for His Master's Voice, with two contrasting pieces: the urban dance-band sound of "Daybreak Express" and the bluesy "Dear Old Southland"; Ellington's HMV sides are eagerly collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6468 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the towering figure of American jazz, performing two swing-era compositions on His Master's Voice in the late 1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9305 Jazz