1,956 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Clarence Williams, pianist, composer and talent scout, recorded 'Uncle Sammy Here I Am' with vocalist Eva Taylor, his wife, for Bluebird; Williams was a central figure in 1920s New York jazz and blues.AI summary
Bluebird 11368 Jazz
Clarence Williams was an important African American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader who recorded extensively in the 1920s. 'Red River Blues' and 'Shake it down' are jazz recordings from 1928-1929 representing early hot jazz. This dub pressing is unidentified and cataloguing is incomplete.AI summary
dub Jazz
Clarence Williams, a pioneering African-American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer, performing 'I'm a Little Blackbird' and 'Mandy Make Up Your Mind' on Jazztone Class 502 — a reissue of early jazz material.AI summary
JazzClass 502 Jazz
Clarence Williams, the New Orleans pianist, publisher and producer, with 'New Down Home Rag' and 'Squeeze Me' on Jazz Collection.AI summary
Jazz Collection 32 Jazz
Clarence Williams' Blue Five, a pioneering American jazz ensemble, recorded 'Baltimore' and 'Carolina Bound' (with the 5 Harmaniacs) for Brunswick, catalogue 3703, dating to the mid-1920s. Williams was a central figure in early hot jazz and blues recording, and this band is highly collected.AI summary
Brunswick 3703 Jazz
Claude Luter's Crescent City Jazz Band recording 'Snake Rag' and 'South African Blues' for Esquire. Luter was a French bandleader who championed traditional New Orleans jazz in post-war Paris; Esquire was a small British label.AI summary
Esquire 10-025 Jazz
Claude Luter, the French clarinettist who led the New Orleans revival in Paris and later played with Sidney Bechet, plays 'Panama' and 'Weary Way Blues' on Esquire.AI summary
Esquire 10-023 Jazz
Claude Thornhill was an American pianist and bandleader of the 1940s–50s, and his recording of 'Snowfall' and 'Under the Willow Tree' for Columbia represents his subtle, orchestral approach to popular song. His recordings are sought by jazz and popular-music collectors for their sophisticated arrangements and intimate sound.AI summary
Columbia DB2592 Jazz
Cleo Brown, a stride and swing pianist, recorded "Here comes Cookie" and "I'll take the South" for Brunswick 02013 in the 1930s. A fine musician whose recordings are sought by jazz and swing collectors.AI summary
Brunswick 02013 Jazz
The Clevelanders recorded 'Why' and 'I wonder' for Brunswick. The group is not widely identified in standard reference.AI summary
Brunswick 3881 Jazz
Cliff Jackson, the New York stride pianist, with 'You've Got Me Walkin' and Talkin' to Myself' and 'Quiet Please' on Black & White, an American label of the 1940s.AI summary
Black & White 8 Jazz
Cliff Jackson's Village Cats performing two jazz standards on BW 1204: 'It Had to Be You' and 'Make Me a Pallet on the Floor'. Jackson was an American jazz pianist and entertainer. BW appears to be a very minor or unidentified label.AI summary
Butterfly 1204 Jazz
Clifford performing the novelty jazz-influenced songs 'Bogie Wail' and 'I Faw Down' on Piccadilly 303, a British budget label.AI summary
Piccadilly 303 Jazz
Clyde McCoy, an American trumpeter known for his 'wah-wah' technique and famous recording of 'Sugar Blues', performs 'Japanese Sandman' and 'Tea for Two' on Rex, a cheap British budget label. McCoy's signature style defined a popular novelty jazz sound of the 1920s.AI summary
Rex 9640 Jazz
Clyde McCoy orchestra on Brunswick (02056) with 'Wah wah lament' and 'Sugar blues'; McCoy was a prominent American trumpet player known for wa-wa effects, and this is a 1930s American-label pressing.AI summary
Brunswick 02056 Jazz
Clyde McPhatter, the American R&B vocalist, on Atlantic — one of the most important vocal artists of the early 1950s, leading the Drifters and later as a solo artist.AI summary
Atlantic 1149 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins was the founding father of the tenor saxophone in jazz, and 'Body and Soul' is one of the most famous and influential jazz recordings ever made; this His Master's Voice UK pressing captures his iconic 1939 version.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9328 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the greatest jazz tenor saxophonist. Vocalion S222 ('I Know That You Know' and 'Swinging in the Groove') is from a scarce series and a canonical recording.AI summary
Vocalion S222 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the pioneering American jazz saxophonist, recorded 'Platinum Love' and 'There's a Small Hotel' on Columbia label, catalogue LB10070. Hawkins was one of the most influential instrumentalists in jazz history, a major innovator on tenor saxophone, and his recordings are highly sought after.AI summary
Columbia LB10070 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the American tenor saxophonist and jazz pioneer, recorded these two standards for His Master's Voice, likely reissued from American masters in the early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8812 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the jazz tenor saxophonist, performing 'Sweet Georgia Brown' and 'Out of Nowhere' on His Master's Voice B8812, from the late 1920s or early 1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice B8812 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, one of the most important figures in jazz history and the founder of the tenor saxophone as a jazz instrument, on Asch 3552 with "Night Ramble" and "Ladies Lullaby". Asch Records was a small New York independent label, and Hawkins recordings on Asch are uncommon in collections.AI summary
Asch 3552 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, a pioneering jazz saxophonist, recorded 'Ready for Love' and 'Sportsman's Hop' for Asch 3553. Hawkins is one of the foundational figures in jazz history, and these are rare American jazz recordings for a small independent label.AI summary
Asch 3553 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, one of the most important jazz saxophonists of the 20th century, performs 'Avalon' and 'Stardust' on His Master's Voice X4496. These are among his many recordings made from the 1920s onward.AI summary
His Master's Voice X4496 Jazz
His Master's Voice X4497 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the legendary American tenor saxophonist, recorded this His Master's Voice side with two classics of the swing era: 'Meet Doctor Foo' and the immortal 'Body and Soul'.AI summary
His Master's Voice B9328 Jazz
Coleman Hawkins, the tenor saxophone pioneer, recorded 'Some of these days' and 'After you've gone' for Decca F5581 in the 1930s.AI summary
Decca F5581 Jazz
Brunswick 05459 Jazz
Eddie Condon (likely; the credit may be abbreviated), the American jazz guitarist and bandleader, on His Master's Voice with 'I'm Gonna Stomp Mr Henry Lee' and 'That's a Serious Thing'; Condon's hot-jazz recordings are collected.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4987 Jazz
Connecticut Collegians, partial titles on Eclipse Records 257; the band was associated with early jazz and novelty dance music of the 1920s, though this label and specific recording are not widely documented.AI summary
Eclipse 257 Jazz
Conrad Janis and the Tailgate Jazz Band, New Orleans-style hot jazz, performing two parts of 'When the Saints Go Marching In' on Circle Records, a small American jazz label.AI summary
Circle 3015 Jazz
Conrad Janis and the Tailgate Jazz Band, a revivalist New Orleans jazz ensemble, recorded 'When the Saints Go Marching In' for the independent Circle label.AI summary
Circle 3015 Jazz
Coon Sanders, an American jazz orchestra leader, recorded two numbers on His Master's Voice in the late 1920s, including "I Ain't Got Nobody", a standard vehicle for jazz innovation.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5383 Jazz
Coon Sanders, an American bandleader, recorded 'Night Hawk Blues' and 'Red Hot Mamma' for Victor. Sanders led the Nighthawk Orchestra and was active in the 1920s as a jazz and dance bandleader.AI summary
Victor 19316 Jazz
Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra on HMV B5121, with 'Deep Henderson' and 'Hi-Diddle-Diddle' — Kansas City jazz-dance-band sides by an influential American ensemble of the 1920s, on a major British label.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5121 Jazz
Coon-Sanders, a famous American jazz orchestra active in the 1920s and early 1930s, recorded these two jazz numbers for His Master's Voice B5538. The band was known for their sophisticated hot-jazz arrangements.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5538 Jazz
Cootie Williams, the great Harlem jazz trumpet player, performing two jazz sides—'Somebody's Gotta Go' and 'Round Midnight'—on the Hit label, an American independent imprint of the 1940s. UK pressings of American jazz on small labels are often scarce.AI summary
Hit 7119 Jazz
Cootie Williams, an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader, on Regal Records MR3609, performing 'West End Blues' and 'G-Men'—hot jazz sides from one of the classic jazz soloists.AI summary
Regal MR3609 Jazz
Cootie Williams, Duke Ellington's celebrated trumpet player, recording 'Everything but You' and 'House of Joy' for Capitol. Williams is an important jazz soloist.AI summary
Capitol 215 Jazz
Cootie Williams' orchestra recorded 'Ain't Misbehavin' and 'Blues in My Condition' for Regal MR3596. Williams was a Duke Ellington associate and a significant jazz trumpet player.AI summary
Regal MR3596 Jazz
Cotton's Regal recording of Duke Ellington compositions 'Trouble in Paradise' and 'Black and Tan Fantasy' from the 1920s-30s hot-jazz era.AI summary
Regal MR1037 Jazz
A Regal Merrie Olde series pressing, catalogue MR996, credited to Cotton and featuring Duke Ellington's 'Mood Indigo'. Regal Merrie Olde was a British budget label of the 1930s-40s.AI summary
Regal MR996 Jazz
Cotton on Rex 9796, performing 'Some of These Days' and 'St Louis Blues'. Rex was a cheap British budget label. The artist's identity is unclear and may be a pseudonym or group name.AI summary
Rex 9796 Jazz
Cotton and Morpheus on "I Get the Blues When It Rains" and "Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up!" for Brunswick 5010. Both titles suggest blues or early rhythm and blues material; Brunswick was a significant American label of the 1920s–1930s.AI summary
Brunswick 5010 Jazz
The Cotton Pickers, a 1920s jazz and dance ensemble, performing 'Milenberg Joys' and 'If You Hadn't Gone Away' on Brunswick.AI summary
Brunswick 2937 Jazz
The Cotton Pickers, a dance ensemble, on 'Got to cool my Doggies now' and 'I wish I could shimmy like my Sister Kate'. Released on Brunswick 2338 in the mid-1920s. This is a rare and valuable American jazz recording; UK copies are extremely uncommon.AI summary
Brunswick 2338 Jazz
The Cotton Pickers, an African-American jazz or dance band, performing two pieces on Brunswick. The titles suggest 1920s-era jazz or dance music, and the band is likely one of the many semi-professional or regional groups recording during this period.AI summary
Brunswick 2380 Jazz
The Cotton Pickers were a jazz ensemble; this Brunswick pressing of 'You Tell Her I Stutter' and 'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans' is a hot-jazz recording from the late 1920s.AI summary
Brunswick 2404 Jazz