344 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Duke Ellington on His Master's Voice B9448, performing 'In the Mood to be Wooed' and 'Carnegie Blues'. Ellington was the greatest American composer and bandleader of the 20th century.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9448 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'Ring Dem Bells' and 'Three Little Words' for HMV in the late 1920s; these are early dance-band and novelty sides from his prolific commercial recording period.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5945 Jazz
Earl Hines, the innovative 'Father of Modern Jazz Piano', recorded 'Piano Man(39)' and 'Ridin' and Jivin'' for His Master's Voice, catalogue JO309 (1939). These represent Hines' swing-era big-band work.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO309 Jazz
Elisabeth Welch, the British-American vocalist and performer, singing two jazz-influenced ballads on His Master's Voice: 'Far away in Shanty Town' and 'Girl I knew'. Welch was a prominent performer in British theatre and film during the 1930s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice C2741 Jazz
Elizabeth Welch, an American jazz and cabaret singer, recorded 'Harlem in My Heart' and 'One Kiss' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B8608. Welch was a cabaret artist and stage performer in London during the 1920s and 1930s, and her recordings remain sought after by jazz collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8608 Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald, one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time, recorded *Swingin' Shepherd Blues* and *Midnight Sun* for His Master's Voice in the 1950s. This is a mainstream British pop pressing of her recordings.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP486 Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald on HMV, performing 'Swingin Shepherd Blues' and 'Midnight Sun', from her early 1950s popularity.AI summary
His Master's Voice POP486 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'Echoes of the Jungle' and 'Limehouse Blues' for His Master's Voice B6066; Ellington was the supreme jazz composer and bandleader, and these pieces exemplify his early 1930s style.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6066 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra recorded these two sides—dated 1929 and 1930 in the titles—for HMV's B-series, capturing the early swing style that defined his band at the Cotton Club.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6106 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra on 'Double check Stomp' and 'Sweet Dreams of Love', issued by His Master's Voice B6277. This is an early Ellington coupling from the late 1920s; UK copies of Ellington's most sought-after recordings from this period are uncommon and highly collectable among jazz enthusiasts.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6277 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'Blues I Love to Sing' and 'Hot Feet' for His Master's Voice, catalogue B6343, likely early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6343 Jazz
Duke Ellington recorded 'Memories of you' and 'You're lucky to me' for His Master's Voice (HMV B5954). These are early ballad recordings from Ellington's orchestra in the late 1920s, representing a different side of his work from the hot jazz material for which he is most famous.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5954 Jazz
Duke Ellington on His Master's Voice B4842, performing 'When a Black Man's blue' and the composition 'Mood Indigo'. This is a British pressing of a major jazz composer and orchestra leader.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4842 Jazz
His Master's Voice B4869 Jazz
Duke Ellington and his orchestra on His Master's Voice B4929, recording 'Saratoga Swing' and 'Washington Wobble' (1927). Two classic sides from Ellington's early creative period on an established British HMV pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4929 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra, recorded circa 1928, with two sides issued on His Master's Voice; the catalogue number suggests a dance-era pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4957 Jazz
Duke Ellington's Savoy Ballroom orchestra on His Master's Voice, featuring 'East Saint Louis Toodle-O' and 'Got Everything but You' — two significant sides from his breakthrough years, likely recorded in 1927 or shortly after.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4958 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the American jazz composer and bandleader, on His Master's Voice with 'Haunted Nights' and 'Duke Steps Out'; Ellington's recordings are among the most sought-after and valuable in jazz.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4960 Jazz
Duke Ellington on His Master's Voice B4992 performing 'Stompy Jones' and 'Blue Feeling'. Ellington was the leading figure in jazz; HMV B-series pressings of his sides are commonly held and relatively affordable.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4992 Jazz
Duke Ellington, the American jazz composer and bandleader, recorded 'Moon Over Cuba' and 'Just a-settin' and a-rockin'' for His Master's Voice. Ellington was one of the greatest jazz composers and orchestral leaders of the 20th century, and his recordings remain highly valued by collectors.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9268 Jazz
A His Master's Voice pressing credited to Ellington, featuring 'Troubled Waters' and a take on 'Stardust'; this is likely Duke Ellington's orchestra, recorded mid-1930s or later.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4593 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra recorded 'Sweet Jazz of mine' (1930) and 'Stevedore Stomp' (1929) for His Master's Voice. These represent Ellington's early work for HMV, when his orchestra was at the height of its early 1930s form.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6106 Jazz
Elsie Janis was an American entertainer, dancer and singer of the Edwardian and 1920s era; this His Master's Voice side features 'The Jazz Band', capturing her engagement with early jazz material.AI summary
His Master's Voice 2-3314 Jazz
Ennis Parkes recorded 'All the Year Blues' and 'Shufflin' Along' for His Master's Voice, likely a blues or jazz-influenced performer of the 1920s; the catalogue number is early and the titles suggest dance or blues repertoire.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1400 Jazz
Erskine Hawkins, the celebrated American jazz bandleader and trumpet player, recorded 'Swing Out' and 'Raid the Joint' for His Master's Voice NE833, a British pressing of American jazz material.AI summary
His Master's Voice NE833 Jazz
Eubie Blake, the pioneering African-American jazz pianist and composer, recorded 'Bandana Days' and 'Baltimore Buzz' for His Master's Voice; historic early jazz from one of the creators of stride piano.AI summary
His Master's Voice B1297 Jazz
Fats Waller, the New Orleans pianist, composer and entertainer, performing two of his own songs for HMV. B10050 is from Waller's most prolific recording period in the early 1930s, when his witty vocals and stride piano defined hot jazz entertainment.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10050 Jazz
Fats Waller on His Master's Voice JF15, performing two of his own compositions. Waller was a major jazz pianist and songwriter of the swing era, and his HMV recordings are sought by collectors, though UK pressings of the JF series remain relatively available.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF15 Jazz
Fats Waller on HMV, catalogue B10191. Waller was one of the greatest American jazz and stride-piano composers and performers of the 1920s–40s, hugely popular and prolific. His recordings are among the most collected of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10191 Jazz
His Master's Voice B10472 Jazz
Fats Waller was one of jazz's greatest pianists, organists and comedians; this His Master's Voice recording pairs 'Love I'd Give My Life for You' and 'Don't Try to Cry Your Way Back to Me'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10495 Jazz
An HMV advance pressing of Fats Waller's "St Louis Blues" — advance or trial copies were cut in very small numbers ahead of commercial release, making them unusual survivors from a major jazz pianist's catalogue.AI summary
His Master's Voice advance Jazz
His Master's Voice B9885 Jazz
Fats Waller, the stride pianist and entertainer, recorded 'Paswonky' and 'How ya baby' for His Master's Voice HE2345, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice HE2345 Jazz
Fats Waller, the virtuoso jazz pianist and entertainer, recorded 'You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew' and 'Mandy' for His Master's Voice; the JF series suggests an early 1940s British pressing of his work.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF11 Jazz
Fats Waller, the virtuoso pianist and comedian, recorded 'Come Down to Earth My Angel' and 'It's a Sin to Tell a Lie' for HMV JO205. Waller was a major figure in jazz, swing, and entertainment, renowned for his infectious humour, stride piano technique, and prolific recording output across the 1920s–40s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO205 Jazz
Fats Waller, the virtuoso jazz pianist and entertainer (1904–1943), performing two solo piano pieces, 'Smashing Thirds' and 'Handful of Keys', on His Master's Voice (catalogue B4902). These are classic stride-piano recordings from Waller's prolific early career.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4902 Jazz
Fats Waller, the American swing pianist and singer, recorded these two sides for His Master's Voice, continuing his prolific recording career of the late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B10406 Jazz
Fats Waller, the pianist and entertainer, recorded "Tain't Nobody's Biz-nezz if I do", a blues-comedy classic that became his signature number, for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO96 Jazz
Fats Waller, the New Orleans-born pianist, organist, singer and composer, recorded 'Truckin'' and '12th Street Rag' for HMV (BD262) in the early 1930s. Both are Waller compositions and showcase his stride piano and comic vocal style. Waller is one of the most collected jazz pianists of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD262 Jazz
Fats Waller, the jazz pianist and entertainer, recorded these two jazz numbers for HMV's JF series, likely in the early 1930s; 'Minor Drag' is a jazz standard.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF1 Jazz
Fats Waller, the legendary jazz pianist, composer, and entertainer, recorded 'Georgia May' and 'Don't Let It Bother You' for His Master's Voice, probably in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF12 Jazz
Fats Waller, American jazz pianist, singer and composer, performing 'Believe it Beloved' and 'If it isn't Love' for His Master's Voice; Waller was a major recording and performing artist of the 1920s-1940s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF15 Jazz
Fats Waller, the virtuoso pianist and entertainer, recorded 'Valentine Stomp' and 'Gladsye' for His Master's Voice; these are piano solos or small-group sides from the late 1920s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF4 Jazz
Fats Waller recorded 'Somebody Stole My Gal' and 'Dinah' for HMV, catalogue JF46, in the early 1930s; these are piano-based jazz standards from one of jazz's most celebrated artists.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF46 Jazz
Fats Waller, an American jazz pianist, organist, and entertainer, on His Master's Voice JF7 performing "Do me a Favour" and "Armful o Sweetness" — the JF series suggests a UK pressing of Waller's recordings for a major American label, reissued by HMV. Waller is among the most collected jazz artists of all time.AI summary
His Master's Voice JF7 Jazz
Jazz pianist and composer Fats Waller performing 'Florida Flo' (No. 38) and 'Hey stop kissin' my Sister' on His Master's Voice JO110. Waller was one of the most recorded and celebrated jazz pianists and entertainers of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO110 Jazz
Fats Waller (1904–1943), the American jazz pianist and entertainer, performing two upbeat novelty numbers on His Master's Voice; the JO series indicates a later pressing, likely mid-to-late 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice JO116 Jazz