21,561 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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His Master's Voice C2621 Personalities (Prs)
Paul Robeson performing spirituals on Horizon Records, an American label active in the 1950s. This is from Robeson's late-career American releases, not the British HMV sides for which he is best known.AI summary
Horizon 201 Voice
Paul Robeson recorded 'Mah Lindy Lou' and 'Ma Curly Headed Baby' for HMV in the late 1920s or early 1930s; the bass-baritone and actor was one of the most significant recording artists of the era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B4309 Voice
Paul Robeson's 1941 recording of "King Joe", a tribute to boxer Joe Louis with lyrics by Richard Wright set to music by Count Basie's orchestra.AI summary
Okeh 6475 Jazz
Paul Specht, a respected American dance-band leader of the 1920s, recording 'Hot Lips' and a blues number on Regal; Regal was the discount label of Columbia Records.AI summary
Regal 9341 Jazz
Paul Specht's orchestra was a New York dance band of the 1920s. 'Goodnight' and 'My Carmenita' are light dance numbers on the Act label, a short-lived British imprint.AI summary
Actuelle 11137 Dance
Columbia A3863 Dance
Paul Tremaine and his orchestra on Columbia CB138, performing "When day's work's all been done" and "Steamboat Bill"; CB series indicates very early Columbia catalogue.AI summary
Columbia CB138 Orchestra
Paul van Kempen (1893-1955) was a Dutch-born conductor who worked chiefly in Germany; here he conducts a Brahms Hungarian Dance on Deutsche Grammophon 36054.AI summary
Deutsche Grammophon 36054 Orchestra
His Master's Voice 57165
Paul Veron on Zonophone oX22168: 'Arie des Kasper'. The artist is not readily identified; Zonophone was a major British label active from the 1900s through the early 1950s. The oX prefix suggests a foreign-language or ethnic recording.AI summary
Zonophone X22168
Paul Weston's orchestra performing 'Anna' and 'Stardust' on Columbia; Weston was a respected American bandleader and arranger of the 1940s–1950s.AI summary
Columbia 50026 Orchestra
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, the most commercially successful dance band of the 1920s, recorded 'Orange Blossom Time' and 'Your Mother and Mine' for Columbia; the low catalogue number indicates an early electrical recording or late acoustic period.AI summary
Columbia 1845 Dance
Paul Whiteman, the American bandleader and composer, recording 'The New Tiger Rag' and 'The Wedding of the Birds' for Columbia CB-series (CB163), likely early 1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB163 Jazz
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Paul Whiteman was the celebrated American 'King of Jazz' and bandleader; this Columbia CB catalogue entry is too sparse to identify but represents a major figure in dance-band recording.AI summary
Columbia CB86 Jazz
Paul Whiteman's orchestra, 'The King of Jazz', recorded 'How About Me' and 'Just a Sweetheart' for Columbia, representing the leader's dominant position in 1920s–30s dance music.AI summary
Columbia 5305 Dance
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra on two standards from the jazz age: 'After You've Gone' and 'Nobody's Sweetheart', recorded for Columbia. Whiteman was the most famous dance-band leader of the 1920s-30s, and his records remain sought-after by collectors of hot jazz and early swing.AI summary
Columbia 5702 Dance
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra performing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, the famous two-part recording, on His Master's Voice C1171. A landmark early electrical recording of an American jazz-classical masterpiece.AI summary
His Master's Voice C1171 Jazz
Columbia 5204
His Master's Voice B5541
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, two-part, on His Master's Voice L634. An important early electrical recording of the most famous jazz-classical fusion work.AI summary
His Master's Voice L634 Jazz
Paul Whiteman's orchestra, the most popular dance band of the 1920s, plays 'Early in the Morning Blues' and 'Chicago' on American Victor.AI summary
Victor 18946 Dance
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Columbia CB87
Paul Whiteman, the American bandleader famous for symphonic jazz and his dance orchestra of the 1920s–1930s, recorded 'I'm in Love with You, That's Why' and 'No Fooling' for His Master's Voice; Whiteman was one of the most successful recording artists of the jazz age.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5084 Jazz
His Master's Voice B1811 Dance
His Master's Voice B1847 Dance
Paul Whiteman and his Swing Wing on Brunswick, performing 1930s novelty popular material. Whiteman was a major bandleader of the jazz and swing era.AI summary
Brunswick A82108 Dance
Paul Whiteman band, the leading American dance orchestra of the 1920s–30s often called the 'King of Jazz', performing 'That's my weakness now' and 'Ja da' on Columbia 5006. Whiteman was one of the most influential bandleaders of the early jazz era.AI summary
Columbia 5006 Dance
Paul Whiteman, the bandleader known as the 'King of Jazz,' recorded 'How About Me' and 'Just a Sweetheart' for Columbia; Whiteman was one of the most prolific recording artists of the 1920s–30s.AI summary
Columbia 5305 Dance
Paul Whiteman's orchestra, the "King of Jazz" and a dominant American bandleader of the 1920s-30s, recorded two sentimental ballads on His Master's Voice, likely mid-1930s.AI summary
His Master's Voice BD130 Dance
Paul Whiteman's orchestra, one of the most celebrated American dance bands of the jazz age, on Columbia; Whiteman was hugely prolific and his recordings were widely available.AI summary
Columbia 1553D Jazz
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra on His Master's Voice, catalogue B6399, with 'Ah but Is It Love' and 'My Moonlight Madonna'. Another side from Whiteman's vast HMV catalogue during the swing era.AI summary
His Master's Voice B6399 Dance
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra on His Master's Voice (B5510) with 'In my bouquet of memories' and 'My angel'; Whiteman was the most recorded bandleader of the 1920s–1930s, and this is a standard commercial pressing.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5510 Dance
His Master's Voice BD130 Dance
His Master's Voice B2562
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra on His Master's Voice with 'Shaking the Blues Away' and 'Ooh Maybe It's You'—dance sides from the 1920s by the 'King of Jazz', one of the era's most recorded ensembles.AI summary
His Master's Voice B5415 Dance
Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra on Columbia, catalogue 5544. Whiteman was the most famous American bandleader of the 1920s–30s, billed as the 'King of Jazz', and a prolific recording artist. His records are among the most collected of the era.AI summary
Columbia 5544 Orchestra
The Rhythm Boys were a close-harmony vocal trio, best known as Paul Whiteman's featured singers in the late 1920s; this Columbia side captures their sophisticated jazz-inflected style on 'Rhythm King' and the novelty number 'My Suppressed Desire'.AI summary
Columbia 5240 Jazz
Paula Green performing the Latin American hit 'Tico Tico' and 'What a Difference a Day Made' on Columbia FB3084, a 1940s British dance recording.AI summary
Columbia FB3084 Voice
Paula Green recorded 'I'm in love with two sweethearts' and 'Symphony' for Columbia FB3158, a light popular vocal from the 1930s–1940s era.AI summary
Columbia FB3158 Voice
Paula Green Band on Columbia FB3158 from the 1940s or 1950s.AI summary
Columbia FB3158 Dance
Paula Green Band on Columbia FB3172 from the 1940s or 1950s.AI summary
Columbia FB3172 Dance
Pauline Potter recorded two pieces from pantomime — 'Jack & the Beanstalk' and 'Dick Whittington & His Cat' — for His Master's Voice; Potter was a British light mezzo-soprano known for comedy and character roles in musical theatre.AI summary
His Master's Voice C503 Music Hall
Pauline Potter on Winner 3185. The titles suggest novelty or children's material; Potter does not appear prominently in standard discographies.AI summary
Winner 3185 Voice
Guy Mitchell on Philips PB712, a pop vocal side from the early 1950s.AI summary
Odeon 32502 Voice
Payne performing 'You Die If You Worry' and 'Blue Pacific Moonlight' on Columbia CB76, from the late 1920s.AI summary
Columbia CB76 Voice
A performer credited as Payne recorded "On Her Doorstep Last Night" and "Fairy on the Clock" (with Somers) for Columbia's 5000-series catalogue, circa early 1930s.AI summary
Columbia 5634 Voice
A piano or small ensemble recording credited to Payne on Columbia 5635, featuring 'I've got a Feeling I'm falling' and 'Riding on a Camel'.AI summary
Columbia 5635 Dance