131 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Parlophone R967 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the legendary American clarinetist and bandleader, recorded 'In the Still of the Night' and 'What Is This Thing Called Love' (featuring Mel Tormé) for Parlophone, catalogue R3032.AI summary
Parlophone R3032 Jazz
Artie Shaw, the American clarinet virtuoso and big-band leader, performing two jazz standards on Parlophone in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone R2934 Jazz
Barrie Stainton Quintet on Parlophone F1280, performing swing numbers 'If It Rains Who Cares' and 'Garden in Granada'.AI summary
Parlophone F1280 Jazz
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing' and one of jazz's greatest clarinetists, appears on Parlophone in two novelty swing sides from the mid-1930s, capturing the bandleader at his peak.AI summary
Parlophone R2752 Jazz
Benny Goodman on Parlophone (DPE132) with 'Just you just me' and 'My guy's come back'; a mid-period Goodman dance side on a British Parlophone pressing.AI summary
Parlophone DPE132 Jazz
Benny Goodman, the 'King of Swing', recorded 'Six Flats Unfurnished' and 'Why Don't You Do Right' for Parlophone in the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone lR2864 Jazz
Benny Goodman with 'Man I love' and 'Benny Rides Again' on Parlophone Records. Goodman was the leading white swing bandleader of the 1930s-40s, and his recordings with his band and small groups are major jazz documents.AI summary
Parlophone E11450 Jazz
Benny Goodman on Parlophone, a major British label; these are jazz standards that represent his core swing repertoire from the late 1930s–early 1940s.AI summary
Parlophone DPE133 Jazz
Benny Goodman performing the jazz standards 'Blue Skies' and 'On the Alamo' on Parlophone R3018, a British pressing from the late 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R3018 Jazz
Parlophone R3676 Jazz
Cab Calloway, the American jazz and swing star, performing 'Willow Weep for Me' and 'Ghost of a Chance' on Parlophone R2941, a British 1930s release.AI summary
Parlophone R2941 Jazz
Chubby Jackson performing 'Mom Jackson' and 'L'Ana' on Parlophone R3071. Jackson was an American jazz bassist and bandleader of the 1940s–50s, known for his bebop and progressive jazz work.AI summary
Parlophone R3071 Jazz
Count Basie's orchestra with '9:20 Special' and 'Basie Boogie' on British Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone R2836 Jazz
Count Basie performing 'Jitters' and 'Royal Garden Blues' on Parlophone DPE118, a British release of the great swing orchestra.AI summary
Parlophone DPE118 Jazz
Count Basie, the legendary American jazz bandleader, performing two big-band swinging numbers on Parlophone, a British pressing of American jazz.AI summary
Parlophone R2951 Jazz
Count Basie's orchestra on Parlophone, 'Moten Swing' and 'Louisiana'—two classic sides from the Kansas City swing orchestra that became one of the most important big bands in American jazz history.AI summary
Parlophone R2768 Jazz
Count Basie's 'Taxi War Dance' and 'Twelfth Street Rag', on Parlophone R2862; these are reissues of Basie's early swing-era recordings, among the most influential big-band sides of the 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R2862 Jazz
Duke Ellington's 'The Beautiful Indians' on Parlophone—a side from the early 1930s by one of jazz's greatest composers and bandleaders.AI summary
Parlophone R3088 Jazz
Duke Ellington's small group, often credited as 'The Footwarmers', recorded 'The Mooche' and 'Sweet Chariot' for Parlophone in London in the mid-1920s. This is one of Ellington's earliest and most important recordings. UK Parlophone pressings of Ellington's early sides remain highly sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
Parlophone R1615 Jazz
Duke Ellington was one of the greatest jazz composers and bandleaders of the 20th century; this Parlophone pressing offers two early hot-dance sides from his prolific recording career.AI summary
Parlophone R2202 Jazz
Duke Ellington's orchestra recorded these two sides for Parlophone; Drop Me Off at Harlem and Clarinet Lament are sophisticated compositions showcasing Ellington's harmonic and orchestral innovations.AI summary
Parlophone R2876 Jazz
Ed Lang performing two untitled pieces on Parlophone R2068. Lang (1901–1933) was an American jazz guitarist who recorded for various labels in the late 1920s and early 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R2068 Jazz
Eddie Carroll Swing Music performing two instrumental swing standards on Parlophone. This is likely a mid-1940s British swing recording from an unidentified or ephemeral orchestra.AI summary
Parlophone R2395 Jazz
Eddie Condon on Parlophone R2932 with 'Oh Baby' and 'Indiana', the influential hot-jazz guitarist and bandleader with iconic dixieland standards.AI summary
Parlophone R2932 Jazz
Emmett Miller was an important but often overlooked American jazz and blues vocalist and instrumentalist of the 1920s-1930s; paired here with Miff Mole, a pioneering jazz trombonist, on 'Dusky Stevedore' and 'Take Your Tomorrow', recorded for Parlophone, catalogue R314.AI summary
Parlophone R314 Jazz
Freddy Randall, the British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, recorded two jazz blues numbers—'I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None o This Jelly Roll' and 'Dark Night Blues'—for Parlophone. Randall was a significant figure in British revivalist jazz of the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R3525 Jazz
Frank Trumbauer, the jazz saxophonist and bandleader, recorded 'My Pet' and 'Lila' for Parlophone, catalogue R141. Trumbauer was a key figure in 1920s jazz and his recordings are widely collected.AI summary
Parlophone R141 Jazz
Frankie Trumbauer, the influential saxophonist and bandleader, on Parlophone R1013. Trumbauer led some of the most important jazz-and-hot-dance recordings of the late 1920s and was a major figure in jazz history; his Parlophone issues are relatively uncommon in the UK.AI summary
Parlophone R1013 Jazz
Frankie Trumbauer, the American jazz saxophonist and bandleader, on Parlophone R3349. 'Riverboat Shuffle' and 'Ostrich Walk' are important hot-jazz numbers from the 1920s, part of the classic jazz repertoire.AI summary
Parlophone R3349 Jazz
Gene Krupa, the star swing drummer and bandleader, performs 'Tuxedo Junction' and 'Drummin' Man' on a UK Parlophone pressing.AI summary
Parlophone R2730 Jazz
The Goofus Five were an early jazz novelty group recording for Parlophone in the 1920s. 'I Wonder What Became of Joe?' and 'Poor Papa' are light novelty jazz sides from the acoustic era. The Goofus (a unique wind instrument) gave the group its distinctive sound. Parlophone pressings from this period survive in moderate quantities.AI summary
Parlophone lE5618 Jazz
The Goofus Five recorded 'Oh How I Love My Darling' and 'Everybody Loves My Baby' for Parlophone E5326. The Goofus was a saxophone-like novelty instrument popular in early jazz; the Goofus Five were an ensemble built around it, active in the late 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone E5326 Jazz
Harry James, the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, recorded 'I'm Beginning to See the Light' and 'Carnival' for Parlophone in the swing era.AI summary
Parlophone R2991 Jazz
Harry James on Parlophone performing 'Trumpet Rhapsody', a virtuoso display piece for the swing-era trumpeter and bandleader.AI summary
Parlophone R2819 Jazz
Harry James on Parlophone R2972, performing 'Easter Parade' and 'Cherry'. James was one of America's most celebrated big-band leaders and trumpeters, active from the 1930s onward.AI summary
Parlophone R2972 Jazz
Harry James and his orchestra performing 'I'm Beginning to See the Light' and 'Carnival' on Parlophone. James was a major American bandleader and trumpeter; this appears to be a British Parlophone pressing of his work.AI summary
Parlophone R2991 Jazz
Harry James, the legendary big-band trumpet leader and Hollywood personality, performing 'Record Session' and 'Indiana' on Parlophone. James was one of the most commercially successful jazz musicians of the 1930s-1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R2883 Jazz
Harry Parry's jazz band performing 'At the Jazz Band Ball' and 'Clarinet Blues' on Parlophone R3119 from the swing era.AI summary
Parlophone R3119 Jazz
Harry Roy and his band on Parlophone, catalogue F458, performing 'Jazz Me Blues' and 'Cheerful Blues'. Roy was a prominent British bandleader and jazz enthusiast of the 1920s-30s.AI summary
Parlophone F458 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton, the British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, recording 'Shake It and Break It' and 'Jail Break' for Parlophone R-series (R3667), likely early 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R3667 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton, the British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, performing 'Hand Me Down Love' and 'Here and Gone' on Parlophone R4428. Lyttelton led a major British traditional jazz revival band from the late 1940s onwards and is collected for his trad jazz sides.AI summary
Parlophone R4428 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, pioneered the British trad jazz revival in the late 1940s; this Parlophone R-series pressing represents his early work in the bebop and post-swing era.AI summary
Parlophone R4392 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton was a British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, and one of the founders of the British New Orleans jazz revival. This Parlophone pressing of two jazz standards shows his dixieland style.AI summary
Parlophone R3772 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton on Parlophone R3292, performing 'Froggie Moore' and 'Ice Cream'. Lyttelton was a British clarinettist and bandleader, a major figure in British traditional and mainstream jazz from the 1940s onward.AI summary
Parlophone R3292 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton, the British jazz trumpeter and bandleader, performing "Bad Penny Blues" for Parlophone in 1956. This recording marked an early moment in the British skiffle and traditional jazz revival, and "Bad Penny Blues" became an important anthem of the emerging modern British jazz movement.AI summary
Parlophone R4184 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttleton was Britain's foremost traditional jazz musician of the 1950s and beyond; this Parlophone record of 'It Makes My Love Come Down' and 'Blues for an Unknown Gipsy' documents early British trad-jazz at its height.AI summary
Parlophone R3424 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton on Parlophone R3286, with 'Hopfrog' and 'Shake Rag'. Lyttelton was a British jazz trumpeter, bandleader and wit who led influential traditional and mainstream jazz ensembles from the 1940s onwards, and a major figure in British jazz.AI summary
Parlophone R3286 Jazz