131 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Humphrey Lyttleton was a pioneering British jazz trumpeter and bandleader; this Parlophone recording shows his trad-jazz style on two original compositions.AI summary
Parlophone R4149 Jazz
Ida Cox was one of the major classic blues singers of the 1920s, recording prolifically for Paramount in the United States. Her titles were licensed to Parlophone for UK release in the R-series of race records; this disc, catalogue a12024, would be a UK pressing of one of those American sides, making it of real interest to British blues collectors.AI summary
Parlophone a12024 Jazz
Parlophone DP265 Jazz
Jack Parnell, a British drummer and bandleader, performing two jazz-influenced instrumentals on Parlophone in the 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R3870 Jazz
Jack Purvis on Parlophone R 890, performing two jazz novelty numbers. Purvis was a virtuoso American jazz musician of the late 1920s and early 1930s, known for his technically brilliant trumpet, trombone, and clarinet work.AI summary
Parlophone R890 Jazz
Jack Parnell was a British jazz and swing drummer and bandleader who recorded for Parlophone in the 1950s; 'The Hawk Talks' and 'Night Train' are swing sides in his characteristic style.AI summary
Parlophone R3682 Jazz
Jimmie Lunceford, the influential African-American jazz bandleader, performing the jazz standards 'Liza' and 'Uptown Blues' on Parlophone R2828, a swing-era recording.AI summary
Parlophone R2828 Jazz
Jimmie Lunceford's orchestra, a celebrated swing ensemble, recorded 'You're Just a Dream' and 'Time's a Wastin'' on Parlophone, representing one of the most sophisticated and rhythmically innovative big bands of the swing era.AI summary
Parlophone R2865 Jazz
Jimmy Yancey, a pioneering blues pianist of the pre-war Chicago school, performs 'I Received a Letter' and 'East St Louis Blues' on Parlophone. Yancey's recorded work is uncommon and his records command interest from serious blues collectors.AI summary
Parlophone R2959 Jazz
Joe Daniels was a British jazz drummer and bandleader who led the Hotshots, an influential British hot-jazz ensemble of the 1930s; this Parlophone side features two of his lively jazz recordings.AI summary
Parlophone F1999 Jazz
Joe Sullivan performing 'Oh, Lady Be Good' and 'Solitude' on Parlophone R2952. Sullivan was an accomplished American jazz pianist active from the 1920s to the 1950s, known for his stride-piano technique and sophisticated harmonies.AI summary
Parlophone R2952 Jazz
Joe Venuti, a pioneering jazz violinist of the 1920s–30s, recorded 'Star Dust' and 'Filigree' for Parlophone; Venuti was a virtuoso soloist and key figure in early swing.AI summary
Parlophone DP158 Jazz
Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang, two pioneering jazz instrumentalists, performing 'Sensation' and 'Hot Heels' on Parlophone R596, a British pressing from the late 1920s; Venuti was a virtuoso jazz violinist and Lang a master of jazz guitar.AI summary
Parlophone R596 Jazz
Joe Venuti performing 'There's No Other Girl' and 'Ooh That Kiss' with the Dorsey Brothers on Parlophone R1287. Venuti was a pioneering jazz violinist; this is a hot-jazz recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone R1287 Jazz
Joe Venuti, a pioneering American jazz violinist, performing 'Penn Beach Blues' and 'Four String Joe' on Parlophone R109, an early electrical or acoustic-era jazz recording.AI summary
Parlophone R109 Jazz
Joe Venuti, the pioneering jazz violinist, recorded 'Dinah' and his version of 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' for Parlophone in the late 1920s; UK copies of his jazz sides remain uncommon.AI summary
Parlophone R982 Jazz
Joe Venuti, the pioneering jazz violinist, recorded 'Pardon me pretty baby' and 'Fine and dandy' with the Dorseys for Parlophone R993. Venuti's small-group hot jazz sides from the late 1920s and 1930s are sought by collectors of early swing.AI summary
Parlophone R993 Jazz
Joe Venuti, one of the first important jazz violinists, recorded these two sides for Parlophone Records. Venuti was a pioneering soloist and bandleader in the hot dance style of the late 1920s–30s, and his violin solos became influential in jazz.AI summary
Parlophone R924 Jazz
Joe Venuti, the pioneering jazz violinist, performing 'Four String Joe' and 'Penn Beach Blues' on Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone R109 Jazz
Joe Venuti was the first major violin virtuoso of hot jazz and a prolific recording artist from the 1920s onward, celebrated for his swing-era brilliance and technical mastery. This Parlophone R-series recording pairs his own 'Wolf Wobble' with George Mackenzie's 'Georgia on My Mind', capturing his characteristic rhythmic vigour and bluesy phrasing.AI summary
Parlophone R1071 Jazz
Joe Venuti, the pioneering Italian-American jazz violinist, performs 'Filigree' and 'Santa Lucia' on Parlophone R3327.AI summary
Parlophone R3327 Jazz
Joe Venuti's Blue Four, a hot-dance chamber jazz group, recorded "Penn Beach Blues" and "Four String Joe" for Parlophone R109. Venuti was a virtuoso violinist and a pioneer of small-group jazz recording in the late 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone R109 Jazz
Joe Venuti was an American jazz violinist and pioneer of jazz string playing in the 1920s. His Blue Four featured some of the finest jazz musicians of the era. This Parlophone recording of 'Wolf Wobble' and 'Georgia on My Mind' (credited to Mackenzie) captures hot-jazz violin and ensemble work from the late 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone R1071 Jazz
Johnny Dankworth, a British jazz vibraphonist and bandleader, recorded "Experiments with Mice" and "Applesauce" for Parlophone R4185 in the early 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R4185 Jazz
Parlophone R2152 Jazz
Louis Armstrong recorded 'Knockin' a Jug' and 'High Tension' for Parlophone, a major British label. 'Knockin' a Jug' is one of Armstrong's most famous early recordings, originally made in 1925 and featuring Joe Oliver on cornet and pianist Earl Hines.AI summary
Parlophone R1064 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the jazz pioneer, recorded these two songs for Parlophone UK; 'I Got Rhythm' is his famous arrangement of the Gershwin standard, and 'Lawd You Made the Night Too Long' is a jazz vocal.AI summary
Parlophone R1207 Jazz
Louis Armstrong on Parlophone, performing 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and 'Tiger Rag' (arranged by Tommy Dorsey). This is one of the greatest jazz recordings ever made — Armstrong's definitive version of 'Ain't Misbehavin'' from the Hot Chocolates show, recorded in 1929. UK pressings of Armstrong's earliest Parlophone sides are scarce and highly sought.AI summary
Parlophone R462 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the jazz giant and trumpeter whose innovations defined jazz itself, appears here on Parlophone with two of his finest recordings from the early 1930s — a UK pressing of music that shaped the era.AI summary
Parlophone R1207 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, the jazz pioneer, recorded 'Body and Soul' and 'You Can Depend on Me' for Parlophone, a UK pressing of Armstrong's classic 1930s sides.AI summary
Parlophone R1355 Jazz
Louis Armstrong's hot jazz ensemble recorded for Parlophone in the late 1920s; these are early Armstrong sides from his canonical period, a cornerstone of jazz history.AI summary
Parlophone R1494 Jazz
Louis Armstrong on Parlophone R1170, performing "Between the devil and the deep blue sea" and "Kicki the gong around".AI summary
Parlophone R1170 Jazz
Louis Armstrong performing two classic jazz standards on Parlophone R1100: 'Shine' and 'If I Could Be With You One Hour'. These are reissues of earlier Armstrong recordings, Parlophone being a major British outlet for his work.AI summary
Parlophone R1100 Jazz
Louis Armstrong, jazz's greatest innovator, recorded these two classics — "Ain't Misbehavin'" and "Tiger Rag" — and this Parlophone pressing is a UK issue of a legendary session. Armstrong recordings are among the most collected of all jazz 78s.AI summary
Parlophone R462 Jazz
Louis Armstrong recorded these two classic jazz standards for Parlophone's R series. 'Shine' was a favourite Armstrong showstopper; Parlophone R1100 is an early catalogue number suggesting an acoustic or very early electrical pressing, making UK copies of this particular issue scarce.AI summary
Parlophone R1100 Jazz
Luis Russell, a Cuban-American jazz pianist and bandleader active in New York in the late 1920s–early 1930s, recorded 'Song of the Swanee' and 'What's the Use of Cryin' Baby' for Parlophone. Russell led a significant jazz orchestra and recorded influential New Orleans-influenced jazz.AI summary
Parlophone R1669 Jazz
Humphrey Lyttelton and his band, performing two jazz pieces on Parlophone R4184, likely from the late 1950s.AI summary
Parlophone R4184 Jazz
McKenzie & Condon, prominent American hot-jazz musicians, recording 'China Boy' and related material for Parlophone; this represents a rare UK pressing of American jazz talent.AI summary
Parlophone R1033 Jazz
McKenzie & Condon's 'China Boy' and Casa Loma's 'China Girl' on Parlophone R1033; McKenzie and Condon were important figures in hot jazz of the late 1920s and early 1930s, and their recordings are sought by serious collectors.AI summary
Parlophone R1033 Jazz
The McKenzie and Condon Chicagoans on Parlophone DP211, a classic jazz group from the late 1920s recording two jazz standards; UK copies of jazz from this period on smaller labels are uncommon, and collectors of early hot jazz and Chicago style actively seek these recordings.AI summary
Parlophone DP211 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis, the pioneering boogie-woogie pianist, performing his signature piece 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' on Parlophone. A key recording of the style that would come to dominate American blues and jazz in the late 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R2187 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis, a pioneering boogie-woogie pianist (1905–1964), performing 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' (his signature piece) and 'Barrelhouse' on Parlophone (catalogue R2187). These are classic early electric boogie-woogie recordings from the 1930s–1940s.AI summary
Parlophone R2187 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis, the great boogie-woogie pianist, recorded two seminal pieces on Parlophone's R-series: his signature "Honky Tonk Train Blues" and a barrelhouse number, likely 1930s.AI summary
Parlophone R2187 Jazz
Meade Lux Lewis was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist whose 'Honky Tonk Train Blues' is a landmark recording of the 1930s; this Parlophone pressing brought his music to the British market.AI summary
Parlophone B8579 Jazz
Miff Mole, a pioneering jazz violinist and bandleader, recorded 'After You've Gone' and 'Tempo di Barrel' (a Joe Venuti composition) for Parlophone, catalogue R1063, in the late 1920s.AI summary
Parlophone R1063 Jazz
Miff Mole's hot-dance sides 'I've got a feeling I'm falling' and 'That's a plenty' on Parlophone R421. Mole was a prominent American jazz trombonist and composer of the 1920s–30s; these titles are standard jazz repertoire of the period.AI summary
Parlophone R421 Jazz
Miff Mole, the American jazz trombonist of the 1920s, recorded these hot-jazz classics for Parlophone, a major British label. Mole was a pioneer of jazz trombone and a central figure in New York jazz of the 1920s, known for his technical facility and inventive solos.AI summary
Parlophone R421 Jazz
Mound City Blowers on Parlophone R1003 with 'I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me' and 'Little Girl' (credited to Joe Venuti). The Mound City Blowers were an early jazz ensemble featuring members of the Chicago jazz scene, recording in the late 1920s; this Parlophone release represents an important period of early jazz recording.AI summary
Parlophone R1003 Jazz