Jazz/Pop Vocals (1920–40s) (Reference)

The reference list includes records that have been obtained and/or rated (in blue) as well as many other records that have been recommended from various sources.

The Andrews Sisters

• Greatest Hits: 60th Anniversary Collection [1937–50, MCA], A–
• The 50th Anniversary, Vol. 2 [1938–53, MCA]
• The 50th Anniversary, Vol. 1 [1938–56, MCA]
• Capitol Collectors Series [1956–58, Capitol], B
• The Best of the Andrews Sisters [(1977), MCA]
• All-Time Greatest Hits [(1994), MCA]
• w/Glenn Miller: The Chesterfield Broadcasts, Vol. 1 [(1998), RCA]
• With the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Vol. 1 [(1998), RCA]

Fred Astaire (1899–1987)

• Crazy Feet [1923–32, ASV]
• Starring Fred Astaire [1935–40, Columbia]
• Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO [1933–43, Rhino, 2 CD]
• Let's Face the Music and Dance [1935–43, ASV]
• Fred Astaire at MGM [1933–57, Rhino, 2 CD]
• Top Hat: Hits From Hollywood [1930, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Steppin' Out: Astaire Sings [1952, Verve)], B+(***)
• The Astaire Story [1952, Verve, 2CD], B+(***)
• The Complete London Sessions [1923–75, EMI, 3 CD]
• Steppin' Out: Astaire Sings [(1994), Verve]

Gene Austen (1900–72)

• Voice of the Southland [(1997), ASV]

Alice Babs (1924–2014)

• Swing It! [1939–53, Phontastic]
• Metronome-Aren 1951–1958 [1951–58, Metronome, 2 CD]

Mildred Bailey (1903–51)

• Mildred Bailey 1932–1936 [1932–36, Classics]
• That Rockin' Chair Lady [1931–39, Topaz]
• The Incomparable Mildred Bailey [1933–42, Columbia/Legacy], A
• Mrs. Swing [1929–42, Proper, 4CD], A
• The Uncollected Mildred Bailey [1944, Hindsight]
• Mildred Bailey 1943–1945 [1943–45, Classics]
• Her Greatest Performances (1929–1946) [1929–46, Columbia]
• The Blue Angel Years 1945–1947 [1945–47, Baldwin Street Music]
• Mildred Bailey 1945–1947 [1945–47, Classics]
• The Rockin' Chair Lady [1931–50, Decca], B+
• Rockin' Chair: The Legendary V-Disc Sessions [1943–51, Vintage Jazz Classics], B

Josephine Baker (1906–75)

• Josephine Baker [1926–36, DCC, 2 CD]
• Breezin' Along [Art Deco Series] [1926–27, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
• Star of Les Folies-Bergéres: 24 Hits (1926–1944) [1926–44, ASV]

Nora Bayes (1880–1928)

• w/Jack Norworth: Together and Alone [1910–17, Archeophone]

Connee Boswell (1907–76)

• Heart and Soul: 25 Hits 1932–42 [1932–42, ASV]
• An Evening with Connee Boswell [Pickwick]

The Boswell Sisters [1925–1932]

• The Boswell Sisters Collection, Vol. 1, 1931–1932 [1931–32, Collector's Choice]
• That's How Rhythm Was Born [1931–34, Sony], B+
• The Boswell Sisters 1932–1934 [1932–34, Biograph]
• Shout, Sister, Shout! Their 52 Finest 1931–1936 [1931–36, Retrospective, 2CD]
• Sand in My Shoes [1936–40, MCA]
• Everybody Loves My Baby [(1992), Pro Arte]

Al Bowlly (1899–1941)

• 1931 to 1934 [1931–34, DRG]

Tiny Bradshaw (1905–58)

• 1934–1947 [1934–47, Classics]
• 1949–1951 [1949–51, Classics]
• Breaking Up the House [1934–51, Proper, 2CD]
• Breakin' Up the House [1950–52, Charly]
• EP Collection . . . Plus [1950–55, See for Miles], B+(**)
• Walk That Mess! The Best of the King Years [(1998), West Side]

Cab Calloway (1907–94)

• Cab Calloway and The Missourians [1929–30, JSP], A–
• The Hi-De-Ho Man: 1930–1933 [1930–33, Jazz Legends], A
• The Early Years 1930–1934 [1930–34, JSP, 4 CD]
• Kicking the Gong Around [1931–38, ASV]
• Cruisin' with Cab [1930–43, Topaz]
• Cab Calloway 1931–1932 [1931–32, Classics]
• Cab Calloway 1932 [1932, Classics]
• Best of Big Bands: Featuring Chu Berry [1937–39, Columbia], B
• Cab Calloway 1937–1938 [1937–38, Classics]
• Cab Calloway 1939–1940 [1939–40, Classics]
• Are You Hep to the Jive? [1939–47, Columbia], A–

Eddie Cantor (1892–1964)

• Rare Early Recordings (1919–1921) [1919–21, Biograph]
• The Columbia Years, 1922–1940 [1922–40, Columbia]
• Cantor Luves Lucy / All Star Show [(1996), Original Cast]
• If You Knew Susie [MCA]

Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)

• Stardust and Much More [1927–34, RCA], A–
• Hoagy Sings Carmichael [1956, Pacific Jazz]
• Mr. Music Master [(1970), Coral]
• Classic Hoagy Carmichael [1927–87, Smithsonian, 3 CD]
• Ole Buttermilk Sky [(1998), MCA]

Helen Carr (1924–60)

• The Complete Bethlehem Collection [1946–55, Rhino]

Buddy Clark (1912–49)

• Linda [1942–49, Collectables]
• 16 Most Requested Songs [(1992), Columbia]
• The Early Years [(1998), Sony Special]

Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002)

• Come on a My House [1947–54, Bear Family, 7 CD]
• w/Duke Ellington: Blue Rose [1956, Columbia/Legacy], B+(**)
• The Essential Rosemary Clooney [1947–56, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Come On-a My House: The Very Best of Rosemary Clooney [1951–60, Bluebird/Legacy], B+(***)
• Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! [1961, RCA/Bluebird], A–
• Love [1961, Reprise], B+
• Everything's Coming Up Rosie [1977, Concord], B+(***)
• Tribute to Billie Holiday [1978, Concord]
• Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin [1979, Concord]
• Sings the Music of Cole Porter [1982, Concord]
• Sings the Music of Harold Arlen [1983, Concord], B+
• Sings Arlen and Berlin [1983–84, Concord, 2 CD]
• Rosemary Clooney Sings Ballads [1985, Concord]
• Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer [1987, Concord], B+(***)
• Show Tunes [1988, Concord]
• Girl Singer [1992, Concord], B
• Do You Miss New York? [1992, Concord]
• Songs From the Girl Singer: A Musical Autobiography [1945–2009, Concord, 2 CD]
• Many a Wonderful Moment [(2000), Bear Family, 8 CD]
• 16 Most Requested Songs [Columbia]

Nat King Cole (1917–65)

• The King Cole Trio [1938–39, Savoy]
• Sweet Lorraine: The Complete Early Transcriptions [1938–41, Vintage Jazz Classics, 4 CD], B–
• Hit That Jive Jack [1940–41, Decca], B+
• Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943) [1936–43, Resonance, 7CD]
• Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Best of Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943) [1938–43, Resonance], B+(***)
• The Early Forties [1940–44, Fresh Sound]
• WWII Transcriptions [1941–44, Music & Arts]
• The Trio Recordings Vol. 1 [1941, Laserlight]
• The Trio Recordings Vol. 2 [1942, Laserlight]
• The Trio Recordings Vol. 3 [1942–43, Laserlight]
• The Trio Recordings Vol. 4 [1944–45, Laserlight]
• The Trio Recordings Vol. 5 [1945, Laserlight]
• The MacGregor Years, 1941–1945 [1941–45, Music & Arts, 4 CD]
• Nat King Cole 1944–1945 [1944–45, Classics]
• Nat King Cole 1945 [1945, Classics]
• Live at the Circle Room [1946, Capitol], B+
• The Best of The Nat "King" Cole Trio [1942–46, Capitol]
• Hit That Jive: 1936–1946 [1936–46, Jazz Legends], A–
• w/Charlie Shavers, Jonah Jones, Budd Johnson, Willie Smith: The Keynoters with Nat King Cole: The Essential Keynote Collection 9 [1944–46, Mercury], A–
• Nat King Cole 1946 [1946, Classics]
• Straighten Up and Fly Right: Live Radio Rarities, 1942–1948 [1942–48, Vintage Jazz Classics], B+
• The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio [1943–49, Capitol]
• Jazz Encounters [1945–50, Capitol]
• Cool Cole [1944–50, Proper Box, 4 CD]
• Jumpin' at Capitol: The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio [1939–51, Rhino], A–
• w/Pete Rugolo: Lush Life [1949–52, Capitol]
• Penthouse Serenade [1952, Capitol]
• The Complete After Midnight Sessions [1956, Capitol], A–
• Just One of Those Things (And More) [1957, Capitol], A–
• Cole Español [1958, Capitol], B+(**)
• St. Louis Blues [1958, Capitol], B+(*)
• Big Band Cole [1950–58, Capitol], B+
• The Unforgettable Nat King Cole [1950–58, Capitol]
• A Mis Amigos [1959, Capitol], B+(**)
• Spotlight on Nat King Cole [1944–60, Capitol]
• The Complete Capitol Trio Recordings [1942–61, Mosaic, 18 CD]
• The Capitol Collector's Series [1943–64, Capitol], B
• Nat King Cole [1943–64, Capitol, 4CD]
• The World of Nat King Cole [1943–91, Capitol], A

The Comedian Harmonists

• The Comedian Harmonists Story 1927–1933 [1927–33, Double Gold, 2 CD]
• The Comedian Harmonists Story 1933–1939 [1933–39, Double Gold, 2 CD]
• The Comedian Harmonists [(1999), Hannibal], A–

Ray Conniff (1916–2002)

• 'S Wonderful [1957, Columbia]
• 'S Marvelous [1957, Columbia]
• Christmas with Conniff [1959, Columbia]
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas [1962, Columbia]
• Love Affair [1965, Columbia]
• 16 Most Requested Songs [(1986), Columbia]
• The Essence of Ray Conniff [(1993), Columbia]

Bing Crosby (1903–77)

• The Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 6: 1929 [1929, Jonzo]
• The Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 8: 1930–31 [1930–31, Jonzo]
• The Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 13: 1933 [1933, Jonzo]
• The Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 14: 1933 [1933, Jonzo]
• Lost Columbia Sides 1928–1933 [1928–33, Collectors' Choice], B
• The Essential Bing Crosby: The Columbia Years [1931–34, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• The Classic Years in Digital Stereo: 1927 to 1934 [1927–34, BBC]
• The Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 16: 1934–35 [1934–35, Jonzo]
• The Chronological Bing Crosby, Vol. 18: 1936 [1936, Jonzo]
• Going Hollywood, Vol. 1: 1930–1936 [1930–36, Jasmine, 2CD]
• The Jazzin' Bing Crosby 1927–1940 [1927–40, Affinity, 2CD]
• Bing Crosby Sings Irving Berlin and Rodgers and Hart [1932–42, Conifer]
• Bob Hope's Christmas Party 1945 [1945, Vintage Jazz]
• Bing Crosby and Some Jazz Friends [1934–51, GRP/Decca], A–
• w/The Andrews Sisters: Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters: Their Complete Recordings Together [1939–52, MCA, 2CD]
• w/Buddy Bregman: Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings [1956, Verve]
• Bing With a Beat [1957, Bluebird], A–
• The Best of Bing Crosby [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [1944–57, MCA], A–
• Bing! His Legendary Years, 1931 to 1957 [1931–57, MCA, 4CD], B+(***)
• A Centennial Anthology of His Decca Recordings [1931–57, MCA/Decca, 2CD], A–
• A Christmas Sing with Bing Around the World [1958, MCA]
• w/Rosemary Clooney: Fancy Meeting You Here [1958–59, Bluebird], B+(**)
• w/Louis Armstrong: Bing and Satchmo [1960, Capitol], B+(**)
• 101 Gang Songs [1961, Warner Brothers]
• Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics [(1962), Capitol]
• Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits [(1977), MCA]
• The Best of Bing Crosby [(1980), Decca]
• Bing Crosby Sings Christmas Songs [(1986), MCA]
• Merry Christmas [(1992), MCA]
• I'm an Old Cowhand [(1995), ASV]
• Top o' the Morning: His Irish Collection [(1996), MCA]
• Those Great World War II Songs [(1996), Double Gold, 2CD]
• Bing Crosby's Gold Records [(1997), MCA]
• w/Louis Armstrong: Havin' Fun [(1997), Storyville]
• Swingin' With Bing! [(2004), Shout Factory, 3CD]

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–90)

• w/Count Basie: Our Shining Hour [1965, Verve]
• 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Sammy Davis Jr. [1972–74, Polydor], B–
• Yes I Can! The Sammy Davis Jr. Story [1949–77, Rhino, 4 CD], C
• Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 and 2 [(1978), DCC]
• Capitol Collectors Series [(1990), Capitol]
• I've Gotta Be Me: The Best of Sammy Davis Jr. [(1996), Reprise]
• Sammy and Friends [(2000), Rhino]

Doris Day (1922– )

• w/Les Brown: The Complete Doris Day with Les Brown [1940–46, Collector's Choice, 2 CD]
• w/Harry James: Young Man With a Horn [1950, Columbia], B+(**)
• Love Me or Leave Me [1955, Columbia]
• Day by Day [1956, Columbia], B
• Day by Night [1957, Columbia], B
• Greatest Hits [(1958), Columbia]
• 16 Most Requested Songs [1945–58, Columbia/Legacy], B+(*)
• w/Robert Goulet: Annie Get Your Gun [1963, Columbia Masterworkss], B+(*)
• Golden Girl: Columbia Recordings 1944–1966 [1944–66, Sony, 2 CD]
• A Day at the Movies [(1978), Columbia]
• Sings 22 Original Recordings [(1987), Vanguard]
• It's Magic [(1994), Bear Family]
• Secret Love [(1995), Bear Family]
• Que Sera Sera [(1996), Bear Family]

Johnny Desmond (1920–85)

• The Memories of WWII [(1991), Triloka]
• Once Upon a Time / Blue Smoke [(1996), Columbia]

Billy Eckstine (1914–93)

• Together [1945, Spotlite]
• I Want to Talk About You [1940–45, Xanadu]
• Billy Eckstine 1944–1945 [1944–45, Classics]
• Mister B and the Band [1945–47, Savoy]
• The Legendary Big Band [1943–47, Savoy Jazz, 2CD]
• Blowing the Blues Away [1945–53, Swingtime]
• Jukebox Hits 1943–1953 [1943–53, Acrobat], B
• Blues for Sale [1954, Emarcy]
• The Love Songs of Mr. B [1954, Emarcy]
• Mister B With a Beat [1955, MGM]
• Billy's Best! [1957–58, Verve], B+(*)
• Verve Jazz Masters 22 [1949–58, Verve]
• Everything I Have Is Yours: The MGM Years [1947–58, Verve, 2CD], B+(**)
• Basie and Eckstine, Inc. [1959, Roulette], B+(*)
• Once More With Feeling [1959–60, Roulette]
• No Cover No Minimum [1960, Roulette], B+
• w/Quincy Jones: At Basin St. East [1961, Emarcy]

Cliff Edwards (1895–1971)

• Cliff Edwards and His Hot Combination 1925–26 [1925–26, Retrieval]
• Singin' in the Rain [1924–42, ASV], B+
• The Vintage Recordings of Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike) [1928–44, Take Two]

Ruth Etting (1897–1978)

• Ten Cents a Dance [1926–30, ASV]

Dorothy Fields (1905–74)

• An Evening With Dorothy Fields [(1998), DRG]

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–96)

• Ella Fitzgerald 1937–1938 [1937–38, Classics]
• w/Chick Webb: Swingsation [1937–39, GRP], A–
• The War Years 1941–1947 [1941–47, Decca, 2 CD], B
• Lady Be Good [1945–49, Dreyfus]
• Ella Fitzgerald 1950 [1950, Classics]
• The Enchanting Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Birdland 1950–1952 [1950–52, Baldwin Street Music]
• Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Ella Fitzgerald Set [1949–53, Verve], B+(*)
• Pure Ella [1950–54, Decca], B–
• Lullabies of Birdland [1947–54, Decca], A–
• Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings [1938–55, Decca, 4 CD]
• Ella: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald [1938–55, GRP]
• 75th Birthday Celebration: The Original Decca Recordings [1939–55, Decca, 2 CD], A–
• Ella at Zardi's [1956, Verve], A–
• The Cole Porter Songbook [1956, Verve, 2 CD]
• The Rodgers and Hart Songbook [1956, Verve, 2 CD]
• w/Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis [1956, Verve], A
• w/Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis Again [1957, Verve], A+
• w/Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis Again [1957, Verve, 2CD], A
• w/Louis Armstrong: Porgy and Bess [1957, Verve], B
• w/Louis Armstrong: Best of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Verve [1956–57, Verve], A–
• w/Louis Armstrong: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Verve [1956–57, Verve, 3 CD]
• w/Count Basie, Joe Williams: One O'Clock Jump [1956–57, Verve], B+(*)
• w/Louis Armstrong: For Lovers [1956–57, Verve], B
• Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook [1956–57, Verve, 3 CD], B+(**)
• Day Dream: Best of the Duke Ellington Songbook [1956–57, Verve], B+
• The Very Best of the Duke Ellington Songbook [1956–57, Verve], B+(***)
• Like Someone in Love [1957, Verve]
• Ella Fitzgerald at the Opera House [1957, Verve]
• Ella Swings Lightly [1958, Verve], A–
• The Irving Berlin Songbook Vol. 1 [1958, Verve]
• The Irving Berlin Songbook Vol. 2 [1958, Verve]
• The Irving Berlin Songbook [1958, Verve, 2 CD]
• Ella at the Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook [1958, Verve], B+(***)
• Live at Mister Kelly's [1958, Verve, 2 CD], A–
• Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert [1958, Verve]
• The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook [1959, Verve, 4 CD]
• Our Love Is Here to Stay: Ella and Louis Sing Gershwin [1956–59, Verve], B+
• Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers [1958–59, Verve]
• The Intimate Ella [1960, Verve]
• The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife [1960, Verve], B+
• Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [1960, Verve]
• Ella in Hollywood [1961, Verve], A–
• Ella Sings Arlen Vol. 1 [1960–61, Verve]
• Ella Sings Arlen Vol. 2 [1960–61, Verve]
• Ella Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook [1960–61, Verve]
• w/Nelson Riddle: Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson [1959–61, Verve], B+
• Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! [1961, Verve]
• Twelve Nights in Hollywood [1961–62, Hip-O Select/Verve, 4 CD], A–
• Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes [1962, Verve, 2CD], B+(**)
• Verve Jazz Masters: Ella Fitzgerald [1955–62, Verve]
• Ella and Basie [1963, Verve]
• Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook [1963, Verve], B+
• First Lady of Song [1956–63, Verve, 3 CD], A–
• The Best of Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song [1956–63, Verve], A+
• Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Ella Fitzgerald [1938–63, Verve], A+
• Love Songs: Best of the Verve Song Books [1956–63, Verve], A
• Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook [1964, Verve]
• Ella at Juan-Les-Pins [1964, Verve, 2CD], A–
• The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books [1956–64, Verve, 16 CD], A–
• The Best of the Songbooks [1956–64, Verve], A
• The Best of the Songbooks — The Ballads [1956–64, Verve]
• Ella in Hamburg [1965, Verve], B+(**)
• Ella at Duke's Place [1965, Verve], B+(**)
• w/Duke Ellington: The Stockholm Concert [1966, Jazz World], B+(***)
• Ella and Duke at The Côte D'Azur [1966, Verve, 2 CD], A–
• The Côte D'Azur Concerts [1966, Verve, 8 CD]
• Whisper Not [1966, Verve], B+
• Something to Live For [1935–66]
• Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas [1967, Capitol]
• Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall [1973, Columbia]
• Ella in London [1974, Pablo]
• w/Oscar Peterson: Ella and Oscar [1975, Pablo], B+(*)
• The Concert Years [1953–83, Pablo, 4 CD], A–
• Love Letters From Ella [1973–83, Concord/Starbucks], B
• w/Joe Pass: Easy Living [1986, Pablo/OJC], B+(***)
• Ella Fitzgerald Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [1988, Polydor]
• Something to Live For [(1999), Polygram, 2 CD]
• I Got a Guy [(1999), Early Bird]

Helen Forrest (1917–99)

• The Complete Helen Forrest with the Harry James Orchestra [1941–43, Collector's Choice]

Slim Gaillard (1916–90)

• Slim Gaillard 1939–1940 [1939–40, Classics]
• w/Slam Stewart: The Groove Juice Special [1938–42, Columbia], B+
• The Complete Recordings 1938–1942 [1938–42, Affinity, 3 CD]
• Slim Gaillard 1945 [1945, Classics]
• Slim Gaillard 1945, Vol. 2 [1945, Classics]
• Slim's Jam [1945–46, Topaz]
• Slim's Jam [1945–46, Drive], B+
• The Absolute Voutest! '46 [1946, Hep]
• Laughing in Rhythm [1937–52, Proper, 4CD], A–
• Laughing in Rhythm: The Best of the Verve Years [1946–54, Verve], A–
• Groove Juice: The Norman Ganz Recordings + More [1946–54, Verve, 2CD]
• Searching for You: The Lost Singles of McVouty 1958–1974 [1958–74, Sunset Blvd]

Nat Gonella (1908–98)

• How'm I Doin'? [1936, Old Bean]
• Crazy Valves [1934–37, ASV]

Babs Gonzales (1919–80)

• Weird Lullaby [1947, Blue Note]

Teddy Grace (1905–92)

• Teddy Grace [1937–40, Timeless], B+

Annette Hanshaw (1910–85)

• It Was So Beautiful [1932–34, Halcyon]
• Lovable and Sweet [(1997), ASV]

Marion Harris (1905–44)

• The Complete Victor Releases [1916–27, Archeophone]

Billie Holiday (1915–59)

• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 1 [1936, Columbia], B+
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 2 [1936, Columbia], A–
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 3 [1937–38, Columbia], A
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 4 [1937, Columbia], A
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 5 [1937–38, Columbia], A
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 6 [1938, Columbia], A–
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 7 [1938–39, Columbia], A–
• Lady Day Swings [1935–39, Columbia]
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 8 [1939–40, Columbia], A–
• The Voice of Jazz: The Complete Recordings 1933–1940 [1933–40, Affinity, 8 CD]
• Love Songs 2 [1936–41, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 9 [1940–42, Columbia], A–
• Love Songs [1937–42, Columbia], A
• Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday [1936–42, Columbia, 2 CD]
• Lady Day: The Master Takes and Singles [1935–42, Columbia/Legacy, 4 CD], A+
• God Bless the Child: The Very Best of Billie Holiday [1935–42, Columbia/Legacy], A
• Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia 1933–1944 [1933–44, Columbia/Legacy, 10 CD]
• Commodore Jazz Classics [1939–44, Commodore], B+
• The Commodore Master Takes [1939–44, Polygram], B+
• The Complete Commodore Recordings [1939–44, GRP, 2 CD]
• Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933–1944) [1933–44, Columbia, 10 CD]
• Billie's Love Songs [1935–49, Nimbus]
• Billy Crystal Remembers Billie Holiday [1939–50, Verve], A–
• The Complete Decca Recordings [1944–50, Decca, 2 CD], A–
• The Complete Commodore and Decca Masters [1939–50, Hip-O Select/Verve, 3 CD], A–
• Solitude [1952, Verve], B+
• Billie's Blues [1942–54, Blue Note]
• Lady Sings the Blues [1955–56, Verve], B+(*)
• Music for Torching [1956, Verve]
• Verve Jazz Masters 12: Billie Holiday [1952–56, Verve]
• Songs for Distingué Lovers [1957, Verve], A–
• All or Nothing at All [1956–57, Verve, 2 CD], A
• Banned From New York City: Live 1948–1957 [1948–57, Uptown, 2CD], B+(***)
• w/Lester Young: A Musical Romance [1937–57, Columbia/Legacy], A+
• Lady in Satin [1958, Columbia], C
• The Legacy [1933–58, Columbia, 3 CD], A–
• The Billie Holiday Songbook [1952–58, Verve]
• First Issue: The Great American Songbook [1952–59, Verve, 2 CD]
• Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years [1946–59, Verve, 2 CD], A–
• Billie's Best [1945–59, Verve]
• The Very Best of Billie Holiday [1945–59, Verve, 2 CD]
• The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve [1945–59, Verve, 10 CD]
• The Complete Verve Studio Master Takes [1952–59, Verve, 4 CD]

Bob Hope (1903–2003)

• Thanks for the Memories [1938–57, Decca/MCA], B+

Lena Horne (1917–2010)

• The Fabulous Lena Horne: 22 Hits (1936–1946) [1936–46, ASV]
• Lena Horne Sings: The M-G-M Singles [1946–48, Verve/Hip-O Select], B+(***)
• Stormy Weather: The Legendary Lena [1941–58, RCA Bluebird], B
• The Essential Lena Horne [1941–75, Masterworks/Legacy, 2 CD], A–
• The Lady and Her Music [1981, Qwest]
• An Evening with Lena Horne [1994, Blue Note]
• Seasons of a Life [1994–2000, Blue Note], B

Eddy Howard (1914–63)

• The Best of Eddy Howard: The Mercury Years [1946–54, Mercury], B

Helen Humes (1913–81)

• Helen Humes 1927–1945 [1927–45, Classics], B
• Helen Humes 1945–1947 [1945–47, Classics]
• Helen Humes 1948–1950 [1948–50, Classics]
• The Complete 1927–1950 Studio Recordings [1927–50, Jazz Factory, 3 CD]
• Be-Baba-Leba [1944–52, Whiskey Women and . . .], A–
• 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do [1959, Contemporary OJC], B+
• Songs I Like to Sing [1960, Contemporary OJC], A–
• Swingin' with Helen [1961, OJC]
• Let the Good Times Roll [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] [1973, Black & Blue], A–
• Sneakin' Around [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] [1974, Black & Blue], B+(**)
• The Talk of the Town [1975, Columbia]
• Helen Humes and the Muse All Stars [1979, Muse]

The Ink Spots [1936–1950]

• Greatest Hits: The Original Decca Recordings [1939–46, Decca/MCA], B+
• The Anthology [1936–50, MCA, 2 CD], B

Gordon Jenkins (1910–84)

• The Gordon Jenkins Collection [1945–55, Razor & Tie]
• The Magic World of Gordon Jenkins / In a Tender Mood [(2000), Collectors' Choice]

Al Jolson (1885–1950)

• Al Jolson, Vol. 1: Stage Highlights 1911–1925 [1911–25, Pearl Flapper]
• Let Me Sing and I'm Happy: Al Jolson at Warner Bros. 1926–1936 [1926–36, Rhino], B+
• You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: Jolie's Finest Columbia Recordings [(1994), Columbia]
• Jolson [(1997), International]
• The Very Best of Al Jolson [(1998), Music Club]

Louis Jordan (1908–75)

• At the Swing Cats' Ball [1937–39, JSP]
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1934–1940 [1934–40, Classics]
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1940–1941 [1940–41, Classics]
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1941–1943 [1941–43, Classics]
• Jumpin' and Jivin' at Jubilee [1943–44, Collectors' Choice Music]
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1943–1945 [1943–45, Classics]
• The Best of Louis Jordan [1942–45, MCA], A+
• V-Disc Recordings [1943–45, Collectors' Choice]
• Five Guys Named Moe [1943–46, Charly], B+(**)
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1945–1946 [1945–46, Classic]
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five 1946–1947 [1946–47, Classics]
• Number Ones [1942–48, Geffen/Chronicles], A
• Louis Jordan 1947–1949 [1947–49, Classics]
• Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five [1938–50, JSP, 4CD]
• Jivin' With Jordan [1939–51, Proper, 4CD], A
• Swingsation [1939–53, GRP], A–
• Let the Good Times Roll: Anthology 1938–1953 [1938–53, MCA, 2CD], A–
• Let the Good Times Roll: The Complete Decca Recordings [1938–54, Bear Family, 9CD]
• Five Guys Named Moe: Vol. 2 [1939–55, MCA], A
• One Guy Named Louis [1954, Capitol], B
• Just Say Moe! Mo' of the Best of Louis Jordan [1942–73, Rhino], B+

Mario Lanza (1921–59)

• Be My Love: Mario Lanza's Greatest Performances at MGM [1949–54, Rhino]

Julia Lee (1902–58)

• Kansas City Star [1944–52, Bear Family, ? CD]
• A Proper Introduction to Julia Lee: That's What I Like [1944–52, Proper], A–

Peggy Lee (1920–2002)

• w/Benny Goodman: The Complete Recordings 1941–1947 [1941–47, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], B
• The Complete Peggy Lee and June Christy Capitol Transcription Sessions [1945–49, Mosaic, 5 CD]
• Capitol Collectors Series, Vol. 1: The Early Years [1945–50, Capitol]
• Black Coffee [1953–56, Verve], A–
• The Best of the Decca Years [1952–56, MCA]
• The Man I Love [1957, Capitol], B
• w/George Shearing: Beauty and the Beat [1959, Capitol], B+
• Bewitching-Lee: Greatest Hits [(1962), DCC]
• Is That All There Is? [1969, Capitol]
• The Best of Miss Peggy Lee [1945–69, Capitol], B+
• Sings with Benny Goodman [(1984), Columbia]
• The Best of Peggy Lee [(1992), Decca]
• Spotlight on Peggy Lee [(1995), Capitol]
• Miss Peggy Lee [(1998), Capitol, 4 CD]
• The Singles Collection [(2002), Capitol, 4 CD]

Ted Lewis (1892–1971)

• Ted Lewis Orchestra, Vol. 1 (1926–1933) [1926–33, Biograph]
• The Jazzworthy Ted Lewis [1929–33, Retrieval]
• Is Everybody Happy? [1925–38, ASV/Living Era], B+(***)
• A Million Memories [1957, RKO]

Vera Lynn (1919– )

• We'll Meet Again [(1994), ASV]
• Vera Lynn Collection [(2000), EMI]

Mary Martin (1913–90)

• One Touch of Venus / Lute Song [1944–46, MCA]

Red McKenzie (1899–1948)

• Red McKenzie [1935–37, Timeless]

Johnny Mercer (1909–76)

• Collector's Series [1944–49, Capitol], B+

Ethel Merman (1909–84)

• An Earful of Merman [1931–40, Movie Stars]
• Doin' What Comes Naturally [1932–46, Jasmine]
• There's No Business Like Sow Business: The Collection [1940–59, Razor & Tie]

The Mills Brothers (1931– )

• The Essential Mills Brothers: Four Boys and a Guitar [1931–34, Columbia], B+
• 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Mills Brothers [1941–67, MCA], B+(***)
• The Mills Brothers Anthology [1931–68, MCA, 2 CD]

Vaughn Monroe (1911–73)

• The Best of Vaughn Monroe [(1987), MCA]

Ella Mae Morse (1924–99)

• The Very Best of Ella Mae Morse [1942–57, Collectables], B
• Capitol Collectors Series [(1992), Capitol]

Anita O'Day (1919–2006)

• Complete Edition: Volume 1, 1941 [1941, Masters of Jazz]
• Complete Edition: Volume 2, 1941–1942 [1941–42, Masters of Jazz]
• Anita O'Day: 1941–1945 [1941–45, L'Art Vocal]
• The Big Band Years [1941–45, President]
• w/Gene Krupa: Let Me Off Uptown! [1941–45, Sony], B+
• This Is Anita [1955, Verve]
• Pick Yourself Up [1956, Verve], B+
• Anita Sings the Most [1956, Verve], B+
• Anita O'Day Sings the Winners [1958, Verve], B+(***)
• Cool Heat [1959, Verve (Japan)]
• w/Billy May: Swings Cole Porter With Billy May [1952–60, Verve], B
• w/Billy May: Swing Rodgers and Hart [1960, Verve], B
• All the Sad Young Men [1961, Verve]
• Verve Jazz Masters 49 [1954–62, Verve]
• Anita O'Day's Finest Hour [1954–62, Verve], A–
• Tea for Two [1958–66, Moon]
• Have a Merry Christmas With Anita O'Day [1942–70, Kayo Stereophonic, EP], B+(*)
• I Get a Kick Out of You [1975, Evidence]
• At Vine St. Live [1991, Disques Swing]
• Rules of the Road [1993, Pablo], B
• Indestructible! [2004–2006, Kayo Stereophonic], B+(**)

Les Paul (1915–2009)

• The Trio's Complete Decca Recordings Plus (1936–1947) [1936–47, MCA/Decca, 2 CD]
• The Legend and the Legacy [1948–57, Capitol, 4 CD]
• How High the Moon [1937–51, ASV], B+
• w/Mary Ford: The Best of the Capitol Masters: 90th Birthday Edition [1948–57, Capitol], A–
• w/Mary Ford: Fabulous Les Paul and Mary Ford [(1965), Columbia]
• The Best of the Capitol Masters [(1992), Capitol]

The Pied Pipers

• The Best of the Pied Pipers Featuring Jo Stafford [1943–44, Collector's Choice]
• Capitol Collectors Series [(1992), Capitol]
• Whatcha Know Joe? The Best of the Dorsey Years [(1999), Razor & Tie]

Louis Prima (1911–78)

• Let's Swing It [1934–35, Charly], B+
• Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang 1934–1935 [1934–35, Classics]
• Say It With a Slap [1947–49, Buddha], B+
• Angelina [1950, Viper's Nest]
• w/Keely Smith: Breaking It Up [1951–53, Columbia/Legacy], B–
• The Wildest [1957, DCC]
• w/Keely Smith, Sam Butera: The Wildest Show at Tahoe [1957, Capitol], B+(**)
• Call of the Wildest / The Wildest Show at Tahoe [1957–58, EMI]
• w/Keely Smith: Live From Las Vegas [1958, Capitol], A–
• The Capitol Collector's Series [1956–62, Capitol], A–
• The Capitol Recordings [(1994), Bear Family, 8 CD]

Paul Robeson (1898–1976)

• Paul Robeson Sings "Ol' Man River" and Other Favorites [1928–39, Angel]
• Big Fella [1928–41, Conifer]
• Songs of Free Men [1942–47, Sony]
• Live at Carnegie Hall: The Historic May 9, 1958 Concert [1958, Vanguard]
• The Essential Paul Robeson [(1987), Vanguard]
• The Power and the Glory [(1991), Columbia/Legacy]
• Ballad for Americans [(1993), Vanguard]
• Deep River [(1999), Great Voices of the Century, 2 CD]

Jimmy Rushing (1903–72)

• The Band Singer [1929–40, Jazz Archives], A–
• Cat Meets Chick / The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq. [1955–56, Collectables], A
• The Essential Jimmy Rushing [1954–57, Vanguard], B+
• Complete Goin' to Chicago and Listen to the Blues [1954–57, Lonehill Jazz]
• Oh Love [1956–58, Vanguard], A–
• Every Day [1956–58, Vanguard], A–
• Rushing Lullabies [1958–59, Columbia], A
• w/The Smith Girls: Jimmy Rushing and the Smith Girls: Bessie – Clara – Mamie and Trixie: The Songs They Made Famous [1961, Columbia], A–
• Five Feet of Soul [1963, Collectables], A–
• The Scene: Live in New York [1965, High Note], A–
• Every Day I Have the Blues [1967, Impulse], A–
• Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You [1967, New World], B+
• The You and Me That Used to Be [1971, RCA], A+
• w/Champion Jack Dupree: Dynamic Duo [(1996), Magnum America], B+

Dinah Shore (1917–94)

• You and I [1939–42, Conifer]
• The Dinah Shore Collection [1941–48, Vocalion, 2 CD], B
• The Essential RCA Recordings [1940–57, Taragon/BMG], B+
• w/André Previn: Dinah Sings, André Previn Plays / Somebody Loves Me [1960, EMI]
• Spotlight on Dinah Shore [(1995), Capitol]
• 16 Most Requested Songs [Columbia]

Frank Sinatra (1915–2003)

• Song Is You [1940–42, RCA, 5 CD]
• The Popular Frank Sinatra, Vol. 1 [1940–41, RCA], A–
• The Popular Frank Sinatra, Vol. 2 [1940–42, RCA], B
• The Popular Frank Sinatra, Vol. 3 [1940–42, RCA], B+
• I'll Be Seeing You [1940–42, RCA]
• w/Tommy Dorsey: It's All So New! [1940–42, Buddha], B
• w/Tommy Dorsey: Learn to Croon [1940–42, Buddha], B
• The Essential Frank Sinatra With the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra [1940–42, RCA/Legacy, 2 CD], B
• Swing and Dance with Frank Sinatra [1944, Columbia]
• V Disc: A Musical Contribution by America's Best for Our Armed Forces [1941–48, Collector's Choice, 4 CD]
• The Essential Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years [1944–52, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• The Best of the Columbia Years: 1943–1952 [1943–52, Sony, 4 CD]
• Portrait of Sinatra: Columbia Classics [1943–52, Sony, 2 CD]
• The Voice: The Columbia Years (1943–1952) [1943–52, Columbia, 4 CD]
• The Columbia Years (1943–1952): The Complete Recordings [1943–52, Columbia/Legacy, 12 CD]
• A Voice in Time (1939–1952) [1939–52, Columbia/RCA Victor/Legacy, 4 CD], B+(*)
• Swing Easy! [1954, Capitol, EP], A
• Songs for Young Lovers [1954, Capitol, EP], B+(***)
• In the Wee Small Hours [1954–55, Capitol], A–
• Look to Your Heart [1953–55, Capitol]
• Songs for Swingin' Lovers [1956, Capitol], A+
• Close to You [1956, Capitol], B+(*)
• A Swingin' Affair [1956, Capitol], B+
• Where Are You? [1957, Capitol], B
• Come Fly With Me [1957, Capitol], B+(**)
• '57: In Concert [1957, Artanis]
• Live, Seattle, WA 1957 [1957, Jazz Hour]
• Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely [1958, Capitol], B
• Come Dance With Me! [1958, Capitol], B+(***)
• With Red Norvo Quintet: Live in Australia [1959, Capitol], A–
• No One Cares [1959, Capitol], B–
• Nice 'n' Easy [1960, Capitol], B+(***)
• Capitol Collectors Series [1953–60, Capitol]
• The Best of the Capitol Years [1953–60, Capitol]
• 80th: All the Best [1954–60, Capitol, 2 CD], B+
• Sinatra's Swingin' Session [1960, Capitol], A–
• Come Swing With Me! [1961, Capitol], A–
• Ring-a-Ding Ding! [1961, Concord]
• Point of No Return [1961, Capitol], B+(*)
• The Capitol Years: The Best of Frank Sinatra [1953–61, Capitol, 3CD]
• The Complete Capitol Singles Collection [1953–61, Capitol, 4CD]
• Capitol Years [1953–61, EMI, 21CD]
• Capitol Records Concept Albums [1953–61, Capitol, 14CD], B+(***)
• At Villa Venice, Chicago, Live 1962, Vol. 1 [1962, Jazz Hour]
• At Villa Venice, Chicago, Live 1962, Vol. 2 [1962, Jazz Hour]
• All Alone [1962, Reprise]
• w/Count Basie: Sinatra-Basie [1962, Reprise], A–
• Sinatra and Sextet Live in Paris [1962, Reprise]
• Sinatra's Sinatra [1963, Reprise]
• September of My Years [1965, Reprise]
• Strangers in the Night [1966, Reprise], A–
• w/Count Basie: Sinatra at the Sands [1966, Reprise]
• Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim [1967, Reprise]
• w/Antonio Carlos Jobim: Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings [1967, Concord], B–
• Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits! [1964–67, Reprise], B+
• A Man Alone and Other Songs by Rod McKuen [1969, Reprise]
• Sinatra Reprise: The Very Good Years [1961–75, Warner Brothers]
• The Reprise Collection [1961–75, Reprise, 4 CD]
• The Very Best of Frank Sinatra [1960–79, Warner Brothers, 2 CD]
• The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings [1960–79, Warner Brothers, 20 CD]
• Everything Happens to Me [1961–81, Reprise], B+
• Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 and 2 [(1983), Reprise]
• Live at the Meadowlands [1986, Concord], B+(**)
• The Sinatra Christmas Album [1987, Capitol]
• Sinatra and Company [1991, Reprise]
• Live in Paris [(1994), Encore]
• Frank Sinatra Sings His Greatest Hits: Columbia Records [(1997), Columbia]

Kate Smith (1907–86)

• 16 Most Requested Songs [1940–45, Columbia/Legacy], B–
• The Best of Kate Smith [(1970), Capitol]
• God Bless America [(1997), Laserlight]

Jo Stafford (1920–2008)

• Coming Back Like a Song: 25 Hits 1941–47 [1941–47, ASV]
• Capitol Collectors Series [1944–50, Capitol], B+(*)
• Guys and Dolls [1955, Columbia]
• Jo Stafford Sings Songs of Scotland [1953–56, Columbia], B
• Swingin' Down Broadway [1958, Columbia]
• w/Paul Weston and His Orchestra: I'll Be Seeing You [1959, Columbia], B+(*)
• Jo Stafford's Greatest Hits [(1959), Columbia]
• Jo + Jazz [1960, Corinthian]
• Big Band Sound [1960, Corinthian]
• Jo Stafford Sings American Folk Songs [1948–61, Capitol]
• The Portrait Edition [(1994), Sony, 3 CD]
• Spotlight on Jo Stafford [(1996), Capitol]

Kay Starr (1922–2016)

• The Complete Lamplighter Recordings 1945–1946 [1939–47, Baldwin Street]
• The Uncollected Kay Start: In the 1940s [1947, Hindsight]
• I Cry by Night [1962, Capitol], A–
• Capitol Collectors Series [1948–62, Capitol], B+(**)
• Spotlight on Kay Starr [(1995), Capitol]

Maxine Sullivan (1911–87)

• It's Wonderful [1937–38, Affinity]
• Maxine Sullivan 1937–1938 [1937–38, Classics]
• Maxine Sullivan 1938–1941 [1938–41, Classics]
• Maxine Sullivan 1941–1946 [1941–46, Classics]
• A Proper Introduction to Maxine Sullivan: Moments Like This [1937–47, Proper], B+
• The "Le Ruban Bleu" Years: Complete Recordings 1944–1949 [1944–49, Baldwin Street Music]
• Memories of You: A Tribute to Andy Razaf [1956, Essential Music Group], B+(***)
• w/Bob Wilber: Close as Pages in a Book [1969, Audiophile], B+
• It Was Great Fun [1983, Audiophile]
• Songs from the Cotton Club [1984, Mobile Fidelity]
• The Queen: Something to Remember Her By [1978–84, Kenneth]
• Sings the Music of Burton Laine [1985, Mobile Fidelity]
• Love . . . Always [1985, Baldwin Street]
• w/Scott Hamilton: Swingin' Sweet [1986, Concord]

Mel Tormé (1925–99)

• The Velvet Fog: Early Hits 1944–1949 [1944–49, ASV]
• Spotlight on Mel Torme [1949–51, Capitol], B–
• w/Marty Paich: Lulu's Back in Town [1956, Bethlehem], B+(***)
• w/Marty Paich: Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire [1956, Bethlehem], A–
• Tormé [1958, Verve], B+(**)
• Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley [1960, Verve], B+
• Swingin' on the Moon [1960, Verve]
• I Dig the Duke / I Dig the Count [1960–61, Verve], B+(***)
• The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks [1960–61, Verve]
• Compact Jazz: Mel Tormé [1958–61, Verve], B+(***)
• The Best of Mel Tormé [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [1058–1961, UME], B+(**)
• w/Buddy Rich: When I Found You [1978, Hindsight]
• An Evening at Charlie's [1983, Concord]
• The Mel Torme Collection [1944–85, Rhino, 4CD], B+
• w/Rob McConnell: Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass [1986, Concord]
• A Vintage Year [1987, Concord]
• Night at the Concord Pavilion [1990, Concord]
• w/George Shearing: Mel and George Do WWII [1990, Concord]
• Fujitsu-Concord Festival [1990, Concord]
• A Very Special Time [(1999), Rhino]
• The Best of the Concord Years [(1999), Concord]

Sarah Vaughan (1924–90)

• Love Songs [1949–52, Columbia/Legacy], B–
• In Hi-Fi [1949–53, Columbia/Legacy], B+(*)
• The Divine Sarah Vaughan: The Columbia Years 1949–1953 [1949–53, Columbia, 2 CD]
• 16 Most Requested Songs [1949–53, Columbia], B–
• w/Clifford Brown: Sarah Vaughan [1954, Emarcy], B+
• Sings Broadway: Great Songs From Great Shows [1954–56, Verve, 2 CD]
• The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury, Vol. 1 [1954–56, Mercury, 6 CD]
• The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury, Vol. 3 [1954–56, Mercury, 6 CD]
• Swingin' Easy [1954–57, Emarcy], B+
• w/Billy Eckstine: The Irving Berlin Songbook [1957, Emarcy]
• At Mister Kelly's [1957, Verve], B
• Sings George Gershwin [1957, Verve, 2 CD]
• The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury, Vol. 2 [1956–57, Mercury, 5 CD]
• No Count Sarah [1958, Emarcy]
• Verve Jazz Masters 42: The Jazz Sides [1954–58, Verve]
• After Hours [1961, Roulette], B+(***)
• Sarah Sings Soulfully [1963, Roulette]
• Sassy Swings the Tivoli [1963, Mercury, 2 CD]
• Compact Jazz: Sarah Vaughan Live! [1957–63, Verve]
• Ballads [1960–63, Roulette]
• The Benny Carter Sessions: The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan / The Lonely Hours [1962–63, Roulette], B
• Snowbound / The Lonely Hours [1963–64, EMI]
• ¡Viva! Vaughan [1964, Verve], B+
• The Best of Sarah Vaughan [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [1954–66, Hip-O], B–
• Masterpieces of Sarah Vaughan [1954–67, Emarcy]
• Jazz 'Round Midnight [1954–67, Verve]
• Compact Jazz: Sarah Vaughan [1954–67, Verve]
• Verve Jazz Masters 18: Sarah Vaughan [1954–67, Verve]
• The Ultimate Sarah Vaughan [1954–67, Verve]
• The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury, Vol. 4 [1963–67, Mercury, 6 CD]
• Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival [1971, Monterey Jazz Festival], B
• Live in Japan: Volume 1 [1973, Mainstream], B+(**)
• Live in Japan: Volume 2 [1973, Mainstream], B+(**)
• How Long Has This Been Going On? [1978, Pablo], B+(***)
• Duke Ellington: Song Book One [1979, Pablo], B+(***)
• Duke Ellington: Song Book Two [1979, Pablo], B+(**)
• Copacabana [1979, Pablo], B–
• Linger Awhile: Live at Newport and More [1957–81, Pablo]
• Crazy and Mixed Up [1982, Pablo], B+
• Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Sarah Vaughan [1944–85, Verve], B–
• Send in the Clowns: The Very Best of Sarah Vaughan [1949–87, Columbia/Legacy], B–

Helen Ward (1916–97)

• Queen of Big Band Swing [1936–43, ASV]

Fred Waring (1900–84)

• The Best of Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians [(1983), MCA]

Dinah Washington (1924–63)

• Mellow Mama [1945, Delmark], A–
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 1 (1946–1949) [1946–49, Mercury, 3 CD]
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 2 (1950–1952) [1950–52, Mercury, 3 CD]
• The Best in Blues [1943–53, Verve], A–
• After Hours With Miss D [1953–54, Verve]
• Dinah Jams [1954, Verve], A–
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 3 (1952–1954) [1952–54, Mercury, 3 CD]
• For Those in Love [1955, Emarcy], A–
• Queen of the Juke Box: Live 1948–1955 [1948–55, Baldwin Street]
• Dinah! [1956, Emarcy]
• In the Land of Hi-Fi [1956, Emarcy]
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 4 (1954–1956) [1954–56, Mercury, 3 CD]
• Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller [1957, Fresh Sound], B+(**)
• Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith [1957–58, Fresh Sound], B+(***)
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 5 (1956–1958) [1956–58, Mercury, 3 CD]
• What a Diff'rence a Day Makes! [1959, Verve]
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 6 (1958–1960) [1958–60, Mercury, 3 CD]
• The Best of Dinah Washington [20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection] [1949–61, Hip-O], B+(**)
• Verve Jazz Masters 19: Dinah Washington [1955–61, Verve]
• Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington Sings the Blues [1955–61, Verve]
• First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [1943–61, Mercury, 2 CD], A
• The Complete Dinah Washington on Mercury, Vol. 7 (1961) [1947–61, Mercury, 3 CD]
• Back to the Blues [1962, Roulette]
• Live at Birdland 1962 [1962, Baldwin Street]
• The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions [1962–63, Mosaic, 5 CD], B+
• Anthology [(2001), Cleopatra]

Ethel Waters (1896–1977)

• Ethel Waters 1921–1923 [1921–23, Classics], B
• Ethel Waters 1923–1925 [1912–25, Classics]
• Ethel Waters 1925–1926 [1925–26, Classics]
• Ethel Waters 1926–1929 [1926–29, Classics]
• Ethel Waters 1929–1931 [1929–31, Classics]
• Ethel Waters 1931–1934 [1931–34, Classics]
• Ethel Waters 1935–1940 [1935–40, Classics]
• An Introduction to Ethel Waters: Her Best Recordings 1921–1940 [1921–40, Best of Jazz], A–
• The Incomparable Ethel Waters [1925–40, Columbia/Legacy], A–

Leo Watson (1898–1950)

• The Original Scat Man [1933–46, Indigo], A–

Ted Weems (1901–63)

• Greatest Hits [1923–33, Collectors' Choice Music], B+

Margaret Whiting (1924–2011)

• Capitol Collectors Series [1946–54, Capitol]
• The Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting [1943–56, Collector's Choice, 2 CD], C+
• Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook [1960, Verve], B
• Spotlight on Margaret Whiting [(1995), Capitol]

Lee Wiley (1915–75)

• The Complete Young Lee Wiley 1931–1937: I've Got You Under My Skin [1931–37, Vintage Jazz Classics], B
• Sings the Songs of George and Ira Gershwin and Cole Porter [1939–40, Audiophile], B+
• Sings the Songs of Rodgers and Hart and Harold Arlen [1940–43, Audiophile]
• Night in Manhattan [1950, Sony], B
• As Time Goes By [1956–57, RCA]

Bert Williams (1874–1922)

• The Early Years 1901–1909 [1901–9, Archeophone]
• The Middle Years 1910–1918 [1910–18, Archeophone]
• His Final Releases 1919–1922 [1919–22, Archeophone]
• It's Getting So You Can't Trust Nobody: The Songs of Bert Williams, Volume One [1901–22, Vaudeville Archive Records], A–

Various Artists

• Billboard Pop Memories: The 1920s [(1994), Rhino], B–
• Billboard Pop Memories: The 1930s [1930–39, Rhino], B+
• Billboard Pop Memories: 1940–1944 [(1994), Rhino], B
• Billboard Pop Memories: 1945–1949 [(1994), Rhino]
• Billboard Pop Memories: 1950–1954 [(1994), Rhino]
• The Birth of a Dream: Capitol's Early Hits [1942–49, Capitol], B+
• Carousel of American Music [1940, Music & Arts, 4 CD]
• Closer than a Kiss: Crooner Classics [1942–69, Rhino], B+
• Cole Porter: A Centennial Celebration [1932–87, RCA], B–
• Down in the Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s [1926–37, Old Hat], A
• Frank Fairfield's Pawn Records Presents: Unheard Ofs and Forgetten Abouts [1916–64, Tompkins Square], B+(**)
• I Got Rhythm: The Music of George Gershwin [1924–92, Smithsonian, 4 CD]
• The Jazz Singers [1919–94, Smithsonian, 5CD], B+(**)
• Joe Franklin Presents . . . The Roaring '20s Roar Again [1922–33, Columbia], B+
• The Legendary Big Band Singers [1931–51, Decca], A–
• Masters of Jazz, Vol. 5: Female Vocal Classics [1937–62, Rhino], B+
• Masters of Jazz, Vol. 6: Male Vocal Classics [1930–69, Rhino], B
• 1930s Jazz: The Singers [1930–38, Columbia], B+(**)
• 1940s Jazz: The Singers [1940–49, Columbia], B+(***)
• Pop Music: The Early Years 1890–1950 [1890–1950, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A–
• Best of Blues Records Presents: The Prewar Vocal Jazz Story [La Grande Époque du Jazz Vocal 1933–1945] [1923–45, Best of Jazz, 2 CD], A
• Real Ragtime: Disc Recordings From Its Heyday [1898–1919, Archeophone], B+(**)
• Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics, Vol. 1 (1942–1946) [1942–46, Rhino], B
• Sentimental Journey: Pop Vocal Classics, Vol. 2 (1947–1950) [1947–50, Rhino], B+
• Songs That Got Us Through WWII [1941–45, Rhino], B+
• Songs That Got Us Through WWII Vol. 2 [1942–45, Rhino], A–
• Stomp and Swerve: American Music Gets Hot [1897–1925, Archeophone], A–
• 30 #1 Hits of the '30s [1930–39, Collectors' Choice, 2 CD], A–
• 20 #1 Hits of the '20s [1920–29, Collectors' Choice], A–
• We'll Meet Again: The Love Songs of World War II [1939–45, Smithsonian, 2 CD]
• West Coast Jive [1945–46, Delmark], B+
• Women of Substance [1945–2002, Savoy Jazz], B–
• Yes Sir, That's My Baby: The Golden Years of Tin Pan Alley: 1920–1929 [1920–29, New World], B+