Jazz/Pop Vocals (1920–40s)

The Andrews Sisters

• Greatest Hits: 60th Anniversary Collection [1937–50, MCA], A–
• Capitol Collectors Series [1956–58, Capitol], B

Fred Astaire (1899–1987)

• Top Hat: Hits From Hollywood [1930, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• Steppin' Out: Astaire Sings [1952, Verve)], B+(***)
• The Astaire Story [1952, Verve, 2CD], B+(***)

Mildred Bailey (1903–51)

• The Incomparable Mildred Bailey [1933–42, Columbia/Legacy], A
• Mrs. Swing [1929–42, Proper, 4CD], A
• 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)

• Breezin' Along [Art Deco Series] [1926–27, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)

The Boswell Sisters [1925–1932]

• That's How Rhythm Was Born [1931–34, Sony], B+

Tiny Bradshaw (1905–58)

• EP Collection . . . Plus [1950–55, See for Miles], B+(**)

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
• Best of Big Bands: Featuring Chu Berry [1937–39, Columbia], B
• Are You Hep to the Jive? [1939–47, Columbia], A–

Hoagy Carmichael (1899–1981)

• Stardust and Much More [1927–34, RCA], A–

Rosemary Clooney (1928–2002)

• 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+(***)
• Sings the Music of Harold Arlen [1983, Concord], B+
• Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer [1987, Concord], B+(***)
• Girl Singer [1992, Concord], B

Nat King Cole (1917–65)

• Sweet Lorraine: The Complete Early Transcriptions [1938–41, Vintage Jazz Classics, 4 CD], B–
• Hit That Jive Jack [1940–41, Decca], B+
• Straighten Up and Fly Right: The Best of Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936–1943) [1938–43, Resonance], B+(***)
• Live at the Circle Room [1946, Capitol], B+
• 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–
• Straighten Up and Fly Right: Live Radio Rarities, 1942–1948 [1942–48, Vintage Jazz Classics], B+
• Jumpin' at Capitol: The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio [1939–51, Rhino], A–
• 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+
• A Mis Amigos [1959, Capitol], B+(**)
• The Capitol Collector's Series [1943–64, Capitol], B
• The World of Nat King Cole [1943–91, Capitol], A

The Comedian Harmonists

• The Comedian Harmonists [(1999), Hannibal], A–

Bing Crosby (1903–77)

• Lost Columbia Sides 1928–1933 [1928–33, Collectors' Choice], B
• The Essential Bing Crosby: The Columbia Years [1931–34, Columbia/Legacy], B+
• Bing Crosby and Some Jazz Friends [1934–51, GRP/Decca], A–
• 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–
• w/Rosemary Clooney: Fancy Meeting You Here [1958–59, Bluebird], B+(**)
• w/Louis Armstrong: Bing and Satchmo [1960, Capitol], B+(**)

Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–90)

• 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

Doris Day (1922– )

• w/Harry James: Young Man With a Horn [1950, Columbia], B+(**)
• Day by Day [1956, Columbia], B
• Day by Night [1957, Columbia], B
• 16 Most Requested Songs [1945–58, Columbia/Legacy], B+(*)
• w/Robert Goulet: Annie Get Your Gun [1963, Columbia Masterworkss], B+(*)

Billy Eckstine (1914–93)

• Jukebox Hits 1943–1953 [1943–53, Acrobat], B
• Billy's Best! [1957–58, Verve], B+(*)
• Everything I Have Is Yours: The MGM Years [1947–58, Verve, 2CD], B+(**)
• Basie and Eckstine, Inc. [1959, Roulette], B+(*)
• No Cover No Minimum [1960, Roulette], B+

Cliff Edwards (1895–1971)

• Singin' in the Rain [1924–42, ASV], B+

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–96)

• w/Chick Webb: Swingsation [1937–39, GRP], A–
• The War Years 1941–1947 [1941–47, Decca, 2 CD], B
• 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–
• 75th Birthday Celebration: The Original Decca Recordings [1939–55, Decca, 2 CD], A–
• Ella at Zardi's [1956, Verve], A–
• 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/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+(***)
• Ella Swings Lightly [1958, Verve], A–
• Ella at the Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook [1958, Verve], B+(***)
• Live at Mister Kelly's [1958, Verve, 2 CD], A–
• Our Love Is Here to Stay: Ella and Louis Sing Gershwin [1956–59, Verve], B+
• The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife [1960, Verve], B+
• Ella in Hollywood [1961, Verve], A–
• w/Nelson Riddle: Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson [1959–61, Verve], B+
• Twelve Nights in Hollywood [1961–62, Hip-O Select/Verve, 4 CD], A–
• Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes [1962, Verve, 2CD], B+(**)
• 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
• 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
• 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–
• Whisper Not [1966, Verve], B+
• 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+(***)

Slim Gaillard (1916–90)

• w/Slam Stewart: The Groove Juice Special [1938–42, Columbia], B+
• Slim's Jam [1945–46, Drive], B+
• Laughing in Rhythm [1937–52, Proper, 4CD], A–
• Laughing in Rhythm: The Best of the Verve Years [1946–54, Verve], A–

Teddy Grace (1905–92)

• Teddy Grace [1937–40, Timeless], B+

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–
• The Quintessential Billie Holiday Vol. 8 [1939–40, Columbia], A–
• 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 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
• Commodore Jazz Classics [1939–44, Commodore], B+
• The Commodore Master Takes [1939–44, Polygram], B+
• 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+
• Lady Sings the Blues [1955–56, Verve], B+(*)
• 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–
• Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years [1946–59, Verve, 2 CD], A–

Bob Hope (1903–2003)

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

Lena Horne (1917–2010)

• 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–
• 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
• 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–
• 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 Ink Spots [1936–1950]

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

Al Jolson (1885–1950)

• Let Me Sing and I'm Happy: Al Jolson at Warner Bros. 1926–1936 [1926–36, Rhino], B+

Louis Jordan (1908–75)

• The Best of Louis Jordan [1942–45, MCA], A+
• Five Guys Named Moe [1943–46, Charly], B+(**)
• Number Ones [1942–48, Geffen/Chronicles], A
• 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–
• 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+

Julia Lee (1902–58)

• 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
• Black Coffee [1953–56, Verve], A–
• The Man I Love [1957, Capitol], B
• w/George Shearing: Beauty and the Beat [1959, Capitol], B+
• The Best of Miss Peggy Lee [1945–69, Capitol], B+

Ted Lewis (1892–1971)

• Is Everybody Happy? [1925–38, ASV/Living Era], B+(***)

Johnny Mercer (1909–76)

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

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+(***)

Ella Mae Morse (1924–99)

• The Very Best of Ella Mae Morse [1942–57, Collectables], B

Anita O'Day (1919–2006)

• w/Gene Krupa: Let Me Off Uptown! [1941–45, Sony], B+
• Pick Yourself Up [1956, Verve], B+
• Anita Sings the Most [1956, Verve], B+
• Anita O'Day Sings the Winners [1958, Verve], B+(***)
• w/Billy May: Swings Cole Porter With Billy May [1952–60, Verve], B
• w/Billy May: Swing Rodgers and Hart [1960, Verve], B
• Anita O'Day's Finest Hour [1954–62, Verve], A–
• Have a Merry Christmas With Anita O'Day [1942–70, Kayo Stereophonic, EP], B+(*)
• Rules of the Road [1993, Pablo], B
• Indestructible! [2004–2006, Kayo Stereophonic], B+(**)

Les Paul (1915–2009)

• How High the Moon [1937–51, ASV], B+
• w/Mary Ford: The Best of the Capitol Masters: 90th Birthday Edition [1948–57, Capitol], A–

Louis Prima (1911–78)

• Let's Swing It [1934–35, Charly], B+
• Say It With a Slap [1947–49, Buddha], B+
• w/Keely Smith: Breaking It Up [1951–53, Columbia/Legacy], B–
• w/Keely Smith, Sam Butera: The Wildest Show at Tahoe [1957, Capitol], B+(**)
• w/Keely Smith: Live From Las Vegas [1958, Capitol], A–
• The Capitol Collector's Series [1956–62, Capitol], A–

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+
• 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)

• The Dinah Shore Collection [1941–48, Vocalion, 2 CD], B
• The Essential RCA Recordings [1940–57, Taragon/BMG], B+

Frank Sinatra (1915–2003)

• 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+
• 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
• The Essential Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years [1944–52, Columbia/Legacy], A–
• 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–
• 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+(**)
• 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+(***)
• 80th: All the Best [1954–60, Capitol, 2 CD], B+
• Sinatra's Swingin' Session [1960, Capitol], A–
• Come Swing With Me! [1961, Capitol], A–
• Point of No Return [1961, Capitol], B+(*)
• Capitol Records Concept Albums [1953–61, Capitol, 14CD], B+(***)
• w/Count Basie: Sinatra-Basie [1962, Reprise], A–
• Strangers in the Night [1966, Reprise], A–
• w/Antonio Carlos Jobim: Sinatra/Jobim: The Complete Reprise Recordings [1967, Concord], B–
• Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits! [1964–67, Reprise], B+
• Everything Happens to Me [1961–81, Reprise], B+
• Live at the Meadowlands [1986, Concord], B+(**)

Kate Smith (1907–86)

• 16 Most Requested Songs [1940–45, Columbia/Legacy], B–

Jo Stafford (1920–2008)

• Capitol Collectors Series [1944–50, Capitol], B+(*)
• Jo Stafford Sings Songs of Scotland [1953–56, Columbia], B
• w/Paul Weston and His Orchestra: I'll Be Seeing You [1959, Columbia], B+(*)

Kay Starr (1922–2016)

• I Cry by Night [1962, Capitol], A–
• Capitol Collectors Series [1948–62, Capitol], B+(**)

Maxine Sullivan (1911–87)

• A Proper Introduction to Maxine Sullivan: Moments Like This [1937–47, Proper], B+
• 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+

Mel Tormé (1925–99)

• 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+
• I Dig the Duke / I Dig the Count [1960–61, Verve], B+(***)
• Compact Jazz: Mel Tormé [1958–61, Verve], B+(***)
• The Best of Mel Tormé [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [1058–1961, UME], B+(**)
• The Mel Torme Collection [1944–85, Rhino, 4CD], B+

Sarah Vaughan (1924–90)

• Love Songs [1949–52, Columbia/Legacy], B–
• In Hi-Fi [1949–53, Columbia/Legacy], B+(*)
• 16 Most Requested Songs [1949–53, Columbia], B–
• w/Clifford Brown: Sarah Vaughan [1954, Emarcy], B+
• Swingin' Easy [1954–57, Emarcy], B+
• At Mister Kelly's [1957, Verve], B
• After Hours [1961, Roulette], B+(***)
• The Benny Carter Sessions: The Explosive Side of Sarah Vaughan / The Lonely Hours [1962–63, Roulette], B
• ¡Viva! Vaughan [1964, Verve], B+
• The Best of Sarah Vaughan [20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection] [1954–66, Hip-O], B–
• 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–
• 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–

Dinah Washington (1924–63)

• Mellow Mama [1945, Delmark], A–
• The Best in Blues [1943–53, Verve], A–
• Dinah Jams [1954, Verve], A–
• For Those in Love [1955, Emarcy], A–
• Dinah Washington Sings Fats Waller [1957, Fresh Sound], B+(**)
• Dinah Washington Sings Bessie Smith [1957–58, Fresh Sound], B+(***)
• The Best of Dinah Washington [20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection] [1949–61, Hip-O], B+(**)
• First Issue: The Dinah Washington Story [1943–61, Mercury, 2 CD], A
• The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Sessions [1962–63, Mosaic, 5 CD], B+

Ethel Waters (1896–1977)

• Ethel Waters 1921–1923 [1921–23, Classics], B
• 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)

• The Complete Capitol Hits of Margaret Whiting [1943–56, Collector's Choice, 2 CD], C+
• Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook [1960, Verve], B

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+
• Night in Manhattan [1950, Sony], B

Bert Williams (1874–1922)

• 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
• The Birth of a Dream: Capitol's Early Hits [1942–49, Capitol], B+
• 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+(**)
• 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–
• 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+