1,956 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Big Bill Broonzy, one of the most important blues musicians of the 20th century. Mercury 8261 ('Hollerin' the Blues' and 'Willie Mae Blues') captures him from the post-war era.AI summary
Mercury 8261 Jazz
Parlophone R3676 Jazz
Billie Holiday, the legendary American jazz vocalist, recorded 'Detour Ahead' and 'Be Fair to Me' for Allad, a small or obscure British label. Holiday's recordings are among the most sought in jazz, and any British issue of her work is of collector interest.AI summary
Allad 3094 Jazz
Billie Holiday is among the most significant jazz vocalists of the century; this UK Vocalion pressing carries two of her classic 1930s recordings, 'A Fine Romance' and 'Billie's Blues'.AI summary
Vocalion S38 Jazz
Billy Banks, an African-American novelty and scat singer of the 1920s-30s, on Brunswick 01590, performing 'Bugle Call Rag' and 'Spider Crawl'—jazz novelty sides from an early recording artist.AI summary
Brunswick 01590 Jazz
Billy Banks recorded this hot jazz novelty duet with an orchestra for Brunswick in the early 1930s. Banks was a novelty singer and vocalist active in the hot jazz era.AI summary
Brunswick 01590 Jazz
Billy Banks was a Jamaican-born swing vocalist. Vocalion S20 ('Yellow Dog Blues' and 'Mean Old Bed Bug Blues') is from a scarce series and an uncommon performer.AI summary
Vocalion S20 Jazz
Billy Banks and his Rhythmakers with 'Bald Headed Mama' and 'Who's Sorry Now?' from 1932, sessions celebrated among collectors for their hot, swinging small-band playing, in British Vocalion's Swing Series.AI summary
Vocalion S9 Jazz
Billy Banks, an American jazz and swing vocalist, recorded "Bugle Call Rag" and "Spider Crawl" for Brunswick in the early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 01590 Jazz
Billy Cox and Cliff Hobbs recorded 'Electric Chair blues' and 'Hobo's Lullaby' for Vocalion, catalogue 04924. The title 'Electric Chair blues' is associated with obscure or folk blues material from the American repertoire, and Vocalion was a significant label for blues and race records in the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Vocalion 04924 Jazz
Billy Mayerl, a celebrated British pianist and composer, recorded two sides of 'Modern Rhythmic Playing' on his own Mayerl label. Mayerl was a virtuoso stride and jazz pianist; recordings on his own label are scarce and are sought by piano jazz collectors.AI summary
Mayerl Jazz
His Master's Voice B2131 Jazz
Billy Whitlock, an early jazz and dance recording artist, performing 'Hot Cakes' and 'Kentucky Patrol' for Pathé in the mid-to-late 1920s.AI summary
Pathé 1065 Jazz
Billy Whitlock, credited on Imperial 999, performing 'Scotch Hot' and 'Jolly Jock', early hot-dance material from the 1920s era.AI summary
Imperial 999 Jazz
Bing Crosby recorded 'Sweet Georgia Brown' and 'Shine' for Brunswick, likely in the late 1920s or early 1930s during his early recording career before he became a superstar.AI summary
Brunswick 01316 Jazz
Bing Crosby with Jack Teagarden, and with Mary Martin, performing 'Birth of the Blues' and 'The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid' on Brunswick 03269 — a notable popular recording of the early 1930s featuring three major entertainers.AI summary
Brunswick 03269 Jazz
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
Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary American jazz cornetist, performing 'Toddlin' blues' and 'Oh Baby' with Wolverine Orchestra on Brunswick, one of the most historically important jazz recordings of the 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 02501 Jazz
Bix Beiderbecke, one of the most celebrated American jazz cornettists, recorded 'Somebody Stole My Gal' and 'Rhythm King' for Brunswick 8242 in 1928, with his hot-jazz ensemble.AI summary
Brunswick 8242 Jazz
Bix Beiderbecke recorded 'Davenport Blues' and 'Washboard Blues' for Brunswick, catalogue 02206, in 1925 and 1928 respectively; these are landmark recordings in early jazz.AI summary
Brunswick 02206 Jazz
Bix Beiderbecke, the legendary jazz cornetist, with the Wolverines, recorded 'Oh Baby' for Brunswick in 1924—a seminal hot jazz recording. 'Toddlin' Blues' is another period piece. These are among the most collected recordings in early jazz history.AI summary
Brunswick 02501 Jazz
The Bix Rhythm Jugglers, a small jazz ensemble, recorded 'Davenport Blues' and 'Washboard Blues' for Brunswick 02206. Despite the name invoking Bix Beiderbecke, this is a minor British jazz recording of the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 02206 Jazz
The Black Dominoes, a vocal group, performing blues-novelty numbers on Gennett, an American label with UK copies; 'Land of Cotton Blues' and 'Black Sheep Blues' from the early 1920s.AI summary
Gen 5263 Jazz
Blanche Calloway (1902–1978), sister of Cab Calloway and a successful blues and jazz singer, recorded these songs for Victor in the late 1920s.AI summary
Victor 22717 Jazz
Blanche Calloway, an American jazz and blues singer and bandleader, performing 'Sugar Blues' and 'Just a crazy Song' on Victor Records. Calloway was an accomplished jazz vocalist and the sister of Cab Calloway.AI summary
Victor 22661 Jazz
Blanche Calloway, bandleader and elder sister of Cab, leads her Joy Boys in 'Casey Jones Blues', with McKinney's Cotton Pickers' 'Talk to Me' on the reverse, on American Victor.AI summary
Victor 22640 Jazz
Blue Racketeers on Decca's F-series with instrumental jazz titles "Business in F" and "Business in O".AI summary
Decca F3101 Jazz
Bob Crosby on Decca, performing 'Savoy Blues' and 'Sugar Foot Strut' — the American jazz bandleader and brother of Bing Crosby.AI summary
Decca F6300 Jazz
Bob Crosby, the American bandleader and brother of Bing Crosby, recorded 'Brass Boogie' for Decca—a swing-era novelty number from the mid-1940s, when the Crosby orchestra was active on record and in film.AI summary
Decca 18359 Jazz
Bob Crosby, leader of the Bobcats and a prominent swing bandleader of the late 1930s–40s, performing 'At the jazz band ball' and 'Sugar foot strut' on Decca 3337. Crosby was a skilled jazz clarinetist and vocalist.AI summary
Decca 3337 Jazz
Bob Crosby, the younger brother of Bing Crosby and a bandleader in his own right, on Decca Y5574 performing two popular numbers. Bob Crosby led the popular Bobcats jazz ensemble in the 1930s–40s.AI summary
Decca Y5574 Jazz
Bob Crosby with Come with Me My Honey and Java Junction on ARA RM103.AI summary
ARA RM103 Jazz
Bob Scobey's Frisco Band on Good Time Jazz GV 2211, performing 'St Louis Blues' and 'Pretty Baby'. Scobey was an influential Dixieland trumpeter and bandleader; Good Time Jazz was a specialist American jazz label, and British pressings are less common than US originals.AI summary
GoodTmeJazzGV 2211 Jazz
Bob Smietan on Topnotch, performing 'Spanish Guitar à la Dixie' and 'Tiger Rag'. Topnotch was a minor American label with UK distribution; Smietan is unrecognised.AI summary
Topnotch 1010 Jazz
Bob Wilber's Wildcats performing 'Snake Rag' and 'Old Fashioned Love' on Harmony, a American budget label — a jazz-oriented dance side from the early 1930s.AI summary
HarmoJ 3006 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
Bobby Hackett, cornet virtuoso and swing musician. Vocalion 5375 records 'Bugle Call Rag' and 'Dardanella'.AI summary
Vocalion 5375 Jazz
Bonnemere performing 'Muskrat ramble' and 'Mambo in the moonlight' on Roost (597); Roost was an American jazz label of the 1950s, and UK copies are scarce.AI summary
Roost 597 Jazz
The Boswell Sisters, an influential American vocal-harmony trio of the 1920s-1930s who pioneered close vocal arrangements and scat singing, performing two jazz-inflected vocal sides on Brunswick. The Sisters were major recording stars and style-setters of their era.AI summary
Brunswick 1251 Jazz
The Boswell Sisters, the pioneering American vocal group, recorded two novelty numbers for Brunswick in the late 1920s-early 1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 1362 Jazz
The Boswell Sisters, the influential American vocal harmony trio, recorded 'Rock and Roll' and 'If I Had a Million Dollars' for Brunswick in the early 1930s. The Boswells were pioneers of close harmony and jazz-influenced vocal arranging; their Brunswick recordings are highly sought.AI summary
Brunswick 01957 Jazz
The Boswell Sisters, a celebrated American close-harmony vocal group, recorded 'You Oughta Be in Pictures' and 'I Hate Myself' for Brunswick, catalogue 01751. The Boswells were influential jazz vocalists of the late 1920s and 1930s, and their UK pressings remain sought-after.AI summary
Brunswick 01751 Jazz
The Boswell Sisters recorded 'Louisiana Hayride' and 'Night Life' on Brunswick 01625. The Boswells were a celebrated jazz vocal trio of the 1930s, and their recordings are highly sought by jazz collectors.AI summary
Brunswick 01625 Jazz
The Boswell Sisters were a hugely influential vocal trio of the late 1920s and 1930s, known for their close harmony and sophisticated jazz phrasing. This Columbia side pairs 'That's How Rhythm Was Born' and their recording of Duke Ellington's 'Mood Indigo', both showcasing their elegant style.AI summary
Columbia DB1960 Jazz
Boyd Raeburn led an adventurous bebop big band in the 1940s, known for ambitious orchestration and modernism; 'Boyd meets Stravinsky' on Savoy 802 is one of his better-known sides, and Savoy 78s from the bebop era are actively collected.AI summary
Savoy 802 Jazz
Boyd Senter, a 1920s clarinettist and bandleader, with Poison and I'm Steppin' High, Wide and Handsome on Actuelle 11245.AI summary
Actuelle 11245 Jazz
Boyd Senter, the novelty jazz clarinettist, with 'It's Time to Keep Away from You' and 'Slippery Elm' on American Perfect.AI summary
Perfect 14437 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