1,957 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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An unidentified artist credited as 'The Duchess' performing the jazz rags 'Dynamite Rag' and 'The Wang Wang Blues' for Lonophone, a small British label of the 1920s.AI summary
London L1157 Jazz
The Georgians, an American jazz ensemble, performing 'You May Be Fast' and 'Home Town Blues' on Columbia 23D — an early UK pressing of a 1920s jazz band.AI summary
Columbia 23D Jazz
The Georgians, a jazz and dance ensemble, recorded 'Everybody Loves My Baby' and 'My Best Girl' for Columbia 252D. 'Everybody Loves My Baby' was a jazz standard; The Georgians were active in the early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia 252D Jazz
The Georgians on Columbia A3775 with 'I wish I could shimmy like my Sister Kate' and 'Chicago', classic hot-dance recordings from the early 1920s. The Georgians were a popular early jazz and dance group, and these titles are among the period's most recognisable dance sides.AI summary
Columbia A3775 Jazz
The Georgians were a dance band of the early 1920s; 'Loose Feet' and 'Aggravatin' Papa' are jazz-inflected dance numbers on Columbia, typical of the era's hot-dance fad.AI summary
Columbia A3825 Jazz
The Georgians, a dance band of the early 1920s, perform 'Farewell Blues' and 'Snakes Hips' on Columbia A3864—an early acoustic recording from the jazz age.AI summary
Columbia A3864 Jazz
The Georgians recorded 'Mamma goes where Papa goes' for Columbia, an early 1920s jazz-influenced vocal group. The Georgians were active in the early jazz age but are now obscure.AI summary
Columbia A3996 Jazz
The Ink Spots, the American vocal quartet and pioneering rhythm-and-blues group, on Brunswick 03075 with two of their hits from the late 1930s or early 1940s.AI summary
Brunswick 03075 Jazz
The Ink Spots were a highly successful American vocal group, and 'Java Jive' and 'Do I Worry?' are characteristic recordings of their smooth, harmonised style. Their recordings remain widely collected and are important documents of American popular song in the swing era.AI summary
Brunswick 03197 Jazz
The Six Swingers play 'Streamline Strut' and 'Swing Brothers, Swing' on Regal Zonophone's MR series of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Regal MR1621 Jazz
The Six Swingers play 'Streamline Strut' and 'Swing Brothers Swing' on Regal Zonophone's MR series of the mid-1930s.AI summary
Regal Zonophone MR1621 Jazz
The Spirits of Rhythm, a vocal harmony group, on Brunswick; the Spirits of Rhythm were a respected American vocal ensemble of the 1930s–1940s, influential in group singing and percussion.AI summary
Brunswick 02058 Jazz
Brunswick 01545 Jazz
The Yorkshire Jazz Band with When You and I Were Young, Maggie and Doctor Jazz on Tempo MM338.AI summary
Tempo MM338 Jazz
The Yorkshire Jazz Band on Tempo A18, with 'When You Wore a Tulip' and 'Washington and Lee Swing'. Tempo was a British jazz reissue label of the 1950s–1960s.AI summary
Tempo A18 Jazz
The Yorkshire Jazz Band with St Louis Blues and Weary Blues on Tempo A37.AI summary
Tempo A37 Jazz
Thelma Terry, a jazz pianist and bandleader of the 1920s, performs 'Dusky Stevedore' and (with Tracy Brown) 'Chloe' on Columbia. Terry was active in jazz and dance music of the jazz age.AI summary
Columbia 5164 Jazz
Thelma Terry, an American jazz and dance pianist, performing 'Dusky Stevedore' and 'Chloe' on Columbia 5164, a 1920s recording.AI summary
Columbia 5164 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey, later one of the biggest names of the swing era, plays the early jazz sides 'Stomp It Off' and 'Night Glow' on a UK His Master's Voice pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9019 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey (1905–1956), one of the most successful bandleaders and trombonists of the swing era, recorded these jazz standards for His Master's Voice.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9661 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's swing orchestra recorded 'There's No You' and 'On the Sunny Side of the Street' for His Master's Voice, the British imprint of RCA Victor. Both are standards of the late 1940s, when Dorsey's trombone section was among the most admired in American jazz.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5909 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey, the American trombonist and bandleader famous for his technically brilliant playing and his 1930s–1940s swing orchestra, recorded 'There's No You' and 'On the Sunny Side of the Street' for His Master's Voice; both are popular standards.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD5909 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's orchestra, a major American swing band, performing on Brunswick 1367. Dorsey was a leading trombonist and bandleader of the swing era; an Ellington composition underlines the quality.AI summary
Brunswick 1367 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey's orchestra recorded 'Tea for Two Cha Cha' and 'My Baby Just Cares for Me' for Brunswick in the 1950s, showcasing Dorsey's mature swing style of the postwar era. These are novelty and standard popular recordings.AI summary
Brunswick 05757 Jazz
Tommy Dorsey, the American trombonist and bandleader, recorded 'Sleep' and 'I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You' for His Master's Voice; the latter was Dorsey's theme song and a signature recording.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4936 Jazz
Tommy Ladnier, a pioneering American jazz trumpet player, on His Master's Voice performing classic early jazz. Ladnier was active in the 1920s and represented the New Orleans tradition.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9236 Jazz
Tommy Ladnier was a New Orleans jazz cornet player of the 1920s, celebrated for his blues work with Sidney Bechet and others; this HMV pressing of 'Ja-Da' and 'Really The Blues' may be from a 1930s reissue of earlier material.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9236 Jazz
Tony Crombie, a British jazz drummer and bandleader, on Columbia DB4076, performing 'Dumplins' and 'Twon Special'. Crombie was a leading figure in British modern jazz in the 1950s.AI summary
Columbia DB4076 Jazz
Tony Parenti, an American jazz clarinetist and bandleader of the 1920s New Orleans jazz scene, on Columbia 836D with early New Orleans hot jazz sides 'Up jumped the Devil' and 'New Crazy blues' (1926).AI summary
Columbia 836D Jazz
The Tony Short Trio appears on a disc issued by the Jazz Appreciation Society, almost certainly a small private pressing produced for enthusiast members rather than general sale.AI summary
Jazz Appreciation Society 2 Jazz
Trixie Smith was an early blues and jazz singer of the 1920s. Vocalion S217 ('Freight Train Blues' and 'Trixie Blues') is from a scarce series.AI summary
Vocalion S217 Jazz
Trixie Smith, the classic blues singer of the 1920s, sings 'My Daddy Rocks Me' across two sides in British Vocalion's Swing Series.AI summary
Vocalion S235 Jazz
Frankie Trumbauer, the C-melody saxophonist best known for his partnership with Bix Beiderbecke, leads his orchestra in two songs from the 1929 film 'Sunny Side Up' on Ariel, the record label of the Sheffield mail-order firm J. G. Graves.AI summary
Ariel 4483 Jazz
Two Black Aces on St Records, a British label, with novelty vocal recordings from the 1920s.AI summary
Sterno 921 Jazz
Victoria Spivey paired with guitarist Lonnie Johnson on "New Black Snake Blues", from Okeh's celebrated 8000 "race" series of the late 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 8626 Jazz
Victoria Spivey and guitarist Lonnie Johnson recorded "Furniture Man Blues" together for Okeh's 8000 race series in the late 1920s, part of a well-regarded run of duet sides.AI summary
Okeh 8652 Jazz
Victoria Spivey recorded "Toothache Blues" with guitarist Lonnie Johnson, one of several duet sides the pair made for Okeh's celebrated 8000 "race" series in the late 1920s.AI summary
Okeh 8744 Jazz
Valaida, an American jazz singer and multi-instrumentalist, on Parlophone F-series with 'Chloe' and 'I Got Rhythm', two of her signature numbers.AI summary
Parlophone F1048 Jazz
Valaida Snow, an influential jazz singer, trumpeter and entertainer, recorded 'Nagasaki' and 'Some of These Days' for Parlophone F952, a British Parlophone pressing.AI summary
Parlophone F952 Jazz
Valaida on Parlophone F118. Valaida Snow was a significant African-American jazz vocalist and multi-instrumentalist of the 1920s–30s, celebrated for her versatility and featured in British and Continental recordings.AI summary
Parlophone F118 Jazz
Valaida Snow, the African-American jazz trumpeter and singer known as the 'Queen of the Trumpet', on Parlophone F657 performing two vocal numbers.AI summary
Parlophone F657 Jazz
George van Eps, the American jazz guitarist, recorded these songs for Pathé, a major British label. Van Eps was a leading jazz guitarist of the 1920s–1930s, known for his technical facility and influential recordings.AI summary
Pathé 1385 Jazz
Varsity 7 on Vars label with "It's Tight Like That" and "Easy Rider", jazz or novelty jazz of the late 1920s.AI summary
Varsity 8147 Jazz
The Varsity Eight were a vocal group; this Cambridge pressing of 'Milenberg Joys', a jazz number, captures small-group jazz harmony from the late 1920s.AI summary
Cameo 817 Jazz
The Varsity Eight Hollywood Ramblers, an American jazz or novelty group, recorded two popular jazz standards for Bell catalogue 351. This is likely a 1920s jazz or dance recording.AI summary
Bell 351 Jazz
Joe Venuti was a pioneering jazz violinist of the 1920s and 30s; this Ariel disc, a UK label known for licensing American dance and jazz sides, carries two of his recordings.AI summary
Ariel 4452 Jazz
Venuti, likely the legendary American violinist Joe Venuti, recorded 'Little Pal' and 'Sleepy Valley' (credited to Ring) for Ar Records. Venuti was a virtuoso hot jazz violinist, though this label attribution is uncertain.AI summary
Ariel 4452 Jazz
Joe Venuti, the jazz violinist, recorded 'Dinah' and the Casa Loma Orchestra's arrangement of 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' for Parlophone.AI summary
Parlophone R982 Jazz