Jazz (192030s)
Henry "Red" Allen (190867)
- Henry "Red" Allen and His New York Orchestra: Volume 2 [192930, JSP], A
- w/Coleman Hawkins: 1933 [1933, Hep], A
- The Henry Allen Collection, Vol. 1 [1932, Collector's Classics], A
- The Henry Allen Collection, Vol. 2 [193235, Collector's Classics], A
- The Henry Allen Collection, Vol. 3 [193536, Collector's Classics], A
- The Henry Allen Collection, Vol. 6 [194146, Collector's Classics], B+
- Standards and Warhorses [1957, Jass], B+
- World on a String [1957, RCA], A
Albert Ammons (190749)
- Master of Boogie [193839, Milan], A
- Boogie Woogie Stomp [193839, Delmark], B+(***)
- w/Meade Lux Lewis: The First Day [1939, Blue Note], B+(***)
- Alternate Takes, Radio Performances, Unissued Home Recordings: 19361946 [193646, Document], B+
Louis Armstrong (190171)
- w/King Oliver: Creole Jazz [1923, Tradition], B+
- Louis Armstrong / King Oliver [192324, Milestone], A
- Vol. I: The Hot Fives [192627, Columbia], A
- Vol. II: The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens [192728, Columbia], A
- Vol. III: The Hot Fives and Hot Sevens [192728, Columbia], A
- Vol. IV: Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines [1928, Columbia], A+
- Hot Fives and Hot Sevens [192628, JSP], A+
- Jazz Moods: Hot [192629, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Vol. 5: Louis in New York [1929, Columbia], A
- Vol. 6: St. Louis Blues [192930, Columbia], A
- The Complete Recordings of Louis Armstrong and the Blues Singers [192430, Affinity, 6 CD], B+
- Vol. 7: You're Driving Me Crazy [193031, Columbia], A
- 19281931 [192831, Hermes], A
- Laughin' Louie [193233, RCA], A
- Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man [192334, Columbia, 4 CD], A+
- Pops: 1940's Small Band Sides [194647, RCA], A
- Satchmo at Symphony Hall [1947, Decca], B+
- Satchmo at Symphony Hall: 65th Anniversary: The Complete Performances [1947, Hip-O Select, 2CD], A
- Live in Zurich, Switzerland 18.10.1949 [1949, TCB], B+(***)
- The Standard Oil Sessions [1950, Dot Time], B+(**)
- Louis Armstrong of New Orleans [192650, Decca], B+
- Satchmo at Pasadena [1951, Verve], A
- Live in Europe [194852, Dot Time], B+(**)
- Satchmo Serenades [194953, Verve], B+(**)
- New Orleans Nights [195054, Verve], A
- Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy [1954, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Satch Plays Fats [1955, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The California Concerts [195155, Decca, 4 CD], A+
- Ambassador Satch [1955, Columbia], A
- The Great Chicago Concert 1956 [1956, Columbia, 2CD], A
- From the Big Band to the All Stars (19461956) [195656, RCA, 2CD], A
- The Complete RCA Victor Recordings [193056, RCA, 4CD], A
- Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography: Vol. 1 [194757, Jazz Unlimited], A
- Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography: Vol. 2 [195157, Jazz Unlimited], A
- Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography: Vol. 3 [195557, Jazz Unlimited], A
- Highlights From His Decca Years [192457, Decca, 2 CD], A
- Satchmo the Great [195557, Columbia], B+
- Louis Under the Stars [1957, Verve], B+(*)
- I've Got the World on a String [1957, Verve], B
- w/Oscar Peterson: Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson [1957, Verve], B+(**)
- Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums and More [1957, Verve, 4CD], B
- The Nightclubs [195058, Dot Time], B+(***)
- Louis and the Good Book [1958, Verve], B
- Louis Armstrong & His All Stars: The Complete Newport 1956 and 1958 Recordings [195658, Legacy, 2CD], A
- Live at the 1958 Monterey Jazz Festival [1958, Monterey Jazz Festival], B+(**)
- w/Duke Ellington: The Complete Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington Sessions [1961, Roulette], A
- The Great Summit: The Master Takes [1961, Roulette], A
- Hello, Dolly! [1964, MCA], B+
- Sparks, Nevada 1964! [1964, Dot Time], A
- Now You Has Jazz: Louis Armstrong at M-G-M [194265, Rhino], B+(***)
- What a Wonderful Christmas [195066, Hip-O], B+(***)
- The Essential Louis Armstrong [195766, Verve], B
- 16 Most Requested Songs [195466, Columbia], A+
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Louis Armstrong [192367, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The Essential Louis Armstrong [192567, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- The Best of Louis Armstrong [20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection] [194967, MCA], A
- Louis in London [1968, Verve], A
- An American Icon [194668, Hip-O, 3CD], A
- Fleischmann's Yeast Show & Louis' Home-Recorded Tapes [193770, Jazz Heritage Society, 2CD], B+(***)
- Louis Armstrong and His Friends [1970, Flying Dutchman], B+(*)
- 'Country and Western' [1970, Avco Embassy], B
Svend Asmussen (19162017)
- The Extraordinary Life and Music of a Jazz Legend [193549, Shanachie], B+(***)
- Makin' Whoopee! . . . and Music! [2009, Arbors], B
Buster Bailey (190267)
- An Introduction to Buster Bailey: His Best Recordings 19241942 [192442, Best of Jazz], B+
- All About Memphis [1958, Felsted], B+(***)
Charlie Barnet (191391)
- Drop Me Off in Harlem [194246, MCA], B+
- w/Jimmy Dorsey: Swingsation [193646, GRP], B+(**)
Count Basie (190484)
- The Best of Early Basie [193739, MCA], A
- The Complete Decca Recordings [193739, MCA, 3CD], A
- The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1 [193639, Columbia], A
- The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 2 [193940, Columbia], A
- The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 3 [194041, Columbia], A
- One O'Clock Jump: The Very Best of Count Basie [193642, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Kansas City Powerhouse (Bluebird's Best) [192949, Bluebird], B+
- America's #1 Band: The Columbia Years [193650, Columbia/Legacy, 4 CD], A
- Count Basie and His Great Vocalists [193950, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Lausanne 1952 [Swiss Radio Days Jazz Series, Vol. 48] [1952, TCB], B+(***)
- Class of '54 [1954, Black Lion], B
- w/Joe Williams: Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings [1955, Verve], B+
- April in Paris [1956, Verve], B+
- Mustermesse Basel 1956 Part 1 [Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series, Vol. 19] [1956, TCB], A
- Count Basie at Newport [1957, Verve], B+
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Count Basie [193257, Verve], A
- The Complete Atomic Basie [195758, Roulette], A
- The Count Basie Story [195760, Roulette, 2 CD], B+
- Basie at Birdland [1961, Roulette Jazz], A
- Count Basie and the Kansas City 7, B+
- On My Way and Shoutin' Again [1962, Verve], B+(*)
- 100th Birthday Bash [195762, Roulette, 2 CD], B
- Basie Land [1963, Verve], A
- Frankly Basie: Count Basie Plays the Hits of Frank Sinatra [1963, Verve], B+(*)
- Jazz Masters 2 [195263, Verve], B+
- Basie Jam [1973, Pablo], B+(*)
- w/Oscar Peterson: Count Basie Encounters Oscar Peterson: Satch and Josh [1974, Pablo], B+(**)
- w/Joe Turner: The Bosses [1973, Pablo], B+(***)
- w/Zoot Sims: Basie and Zoot [1975, Pablo], B+(***)
- Get Together [1979, Pablo], B+(***)
- Basie All Stars: Live at Fabrik Vol. 1: Hamburg 1981 [1981, Jazzline], B+(**)
- The Best of Count Basie Big Band [197583, Pablo], B
Sidney Bechet (18971959)
- The Legendary Sidney Bechet [193241, RCA], A
- The Complete Sidney Bechet, Volumes 3/4 (1941) [1941, RCA, 2 CD], A
- The Victor Sessions: Master Takes [193243, RCA, 3 CD], A
- w/Mezz Mezzrow: The King Jazz Story, Vol. 1: Blood on the Moon [1945, King Jazz], A
- w/Mezz Mezzrow: The King Jazz Story, Vol. 2: Gone Away Blues [194546, King Jazz], B+
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Sidney Bechet [192347, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- The Best of Sidney Bechet [193953, Blue Note], A
- Sidney Bechet in Paris, Vol. 1 [195364, Vogue], C+
Bix Beiderbecke (190331)
- Bix Beiderbecke and the Chicago Cornets [192425, Milestone], B+
- Volume 1: Singin' the Blues [1927, Columbia], A
- Volume 2: At the Jazz Band Ball [192728, Columbia], A
- Young Man With a Golden Horn: 19241930 [192430, Jazz Legends], A
Bunny Berigan (190842)
- The Pied Piper [193440, RCA], B+
Chu Berry (191041)
- Chu Berry 19371941 [193741, Classics], A
- w/Lucky Thompson: Giants of the Tenor Sax [193844, Commodore], B+
Eubie Blake (18831983)
- Memories of You [191573, Biograph], B+(***)
Jimmy Blythe (190131)
- Messin' Around Blues [1920, Delmark], B+(***)
Raymond Burke (190486)
- Raymond Burke 19371949 [193749, American Music], B+(**)
- The Southland Recordings 19581960 [195860, Jazzland], B+(*)
Benny Carter (19072003)
- Devil's Holiday [1934, JSP], B+
- The Complete Recordings, 193040, Vol. 1 [193037, Affinity, 3 CD], B+
- Benny Carter 19401941 [194041, Classics], B+
- w/Arnold Ross: The Complete Benny Carter: The Essential Keynote Collection 7 [1946, Mercury], A
- The Music Master [193152, Proper Box, 4 CD], A
- 3, 4, 5: The Verve Small Group Sessions [195254, Verve], A
- Cosmopolite: The Oscar Peterson Sessions [195254, Verve], A
- New Jazz Sounds: The Urbane Sessions [195255, Verve, 2 CD], B+
- Jazz Giant [195758, Contemporary OJC], A
- Aspects [1958, Capitol], B
- All of Me [193459, RCA], A
- Sax a la Carter [1960, Capitol], A
- Further Definitions [1961, Impulse], A
- Further Definitions: The Complete Further Definitions Sessions [196166, Impulse], A
- The King [1976, Pablo OJC], A
- Wonderland [1976, Pablo OJC], A
- A Gentleman and His Music [1985, Concord], B+
- w/Oscar Peterson: Meets Oscar Peterson [1986, Pablo OJC], B+
- In the Mood for Swing [1987, Musicmasters], B
- Central City Sketches [1987, Musicmasters], B+
- Over the Rainbow [1988, MHS], B+
- Harlem Renaissance [1992, Musicmasters, 2 CD], A
- Elegy in Blue [1994, Musicmasters], A
- Songbook [1996, MusicMasters], B+
Oscar "Papa" Celestin (18841953)
- w/Sam Morgan: Papa Celestin and Sam Morgan [192528, Azure], A
- w/Sam Morgan: Oscar "Papa" Celestin / Sam Morgan [192528, Jazz Oracle], A
Doc Cheatham (190597)
- Hey Doc! [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] [1975, Black and Blue], B+(**)
- The Fabulous Doc Cheatham [1983, Parkwood], B
- The Eighty-Seven Years of Doc Cheatham [1993, Columbia], B+
- w/Nicholas Payton: Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton [1996, Verve], A
Charlie Christian (191642)
- Genius of the Electric Guitar [193941, Columbia], A
- Solo Flight [193941, P&C Jazz Classics, 2 CD], A
Eddie Condon (190573)
- 19281931 [192831, Timeless], B+(**)
- Chicago Style [192740, ASV], B+
- Ballin the Jack [193942, Commodore], A
- The Town Hall Concerts Five and Six [1944, Jazzology], B+(***)
- Jam Session Coast-to-Coast [1954, Columbia, EP], B+(***)
- Bixieland [1955, Columbia], A
- Eddie Condon's Treasury of Jazz [1956, Columbia], B+(***)
- Bixieland / Treasury of Jazz [195556, Collectables], B+(***)
- Dixieland Jam [1957, Columbia], A
- In Japan [1964, Chiaroscuro], B+(***)
- w/Wild Bill Davison, Ken Davern, Dick Wellstood, Gene Krupa: Jazz at the New School [1972, Chiaroscuro], B+(*)
The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks
- The Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, Vol. 3 [192829, Old Masters], B+
Bob Crosby (191393)
- South Rampart Street Parade [193642, Decca], B+
- Great Original Performances 19371938 [193738, Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo], B+
Baby Dodds (18981959)
- Baby Dodds [194445, American Music], B+(*)
- Jazz A' La Creole [194647, GHB], B+(***)
- Talking and Drum Solos [194654, Atavistic], B
Johnny Dodds (18921940)
- The Chronological Johnny Dodds 1927 [1927, Classics], A
- w/Jimmy Blythe: Johnny Dodds and Jimmy Blythe, 19261928 [192628, Timeless], A
- Blue Clarinet Stomp [192629, RCA], A
- South-Side Chicago Jazz [192729, Decca], B+
Tommy Dorsey (190556)
- The Early Jazz Sides: 19321937 [193237, Jazz Legends], B+
- w/Artie Shaw: Swingsation [195053, GRP], B+(*)
- The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing: Centennial Collection [192556, Bluebird/Legacy, 3CD], A
Roy Eldridge (191188)
- Little Jazz [193540, Columbia], A
- w/Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day: Uptown [194142, Columbia], B+
- After You've Gone [193646, Decca], A
- w/Charlie Shavers, Emmett Berry, Jonah Jones, Buck Clayton, Joe Thomas: Roy Eldridge and the Swing Trumpets: The Essential Keynote Collection 4 [194446, Mercury, 2 CD], A
- Roy Eldridge in Paris [1950, RCA/Disques Vogue], B+
- w/Dizzy Gillespie: Roy and Diz [1954, Verve], B+
- w/Ella Fitzgerald: In Concert [1959, Stateside], B+(***)
- Swingin' on the Town [1960, Verve], A
- Little Jazz: The Best of the Verve Years [195160, Verve], A
- The Nifty Cat [1970, New World], A
- w/Vic Dickenson: With Eddie Locke and His Friends Feat. Budd Johnson, Tommy Flanagan, Major Holley: Recorded in Concert at St. Peter's Church, NYC, May 20, 1978 [1978, Storyville], B+(**)
Duke Ellington (18991974)
- The Washingtonians [192426, Squatty Roo], B
- The Bubber Miley Era: 19241929 [192429, Jazz Legends], A+
- Volume 1, 19261929: Mrs Clinkscales to the Cotton Club [192429, JSP, 4 CD], A
- Flaming Youth [192729, RCA], A+
- The Okeh Ellington [192730, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- Early Ellington [192631, Decca, 3 CD], A+
- The Best of Early Ellington [192631, Decca], A+
- Jungle Nights in Harlem [192732, RCA/Bluebird], A
- Early Ellington [192734, RCA], A+
- Jubilee Stomp [192834, RCA], A
- Braggin' in Brass: The Immortal 1938 Year [1938, Portrait, 2 CD], B+
- The Duke's Men: Small Groups, Vol. 1 [193438, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- The Duke's Men: Small Groups, Vol. 2 [193839, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- In a Mellotone [1940, RCA], A
- Fargo, North Dakota, November 7, 1940 [1940, Vintage Jazz Classics, 2 CD], A
- The Great Ellington Units [194041, RCA], A
- Take the "A" Train [1941, Vintage Jazz Classics], B
- The Centennial Collection [192741, Bluebird], B+(**)
- The Blanton-Webster Band [193942, RCA 74321, 3 CD], A
- Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band [194042, Bluebird, 3 CD], A+
- The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts January 1943 [1943, Prestige, 2 CD], B
- The Indispensable Duke Ellington and the Small Groups, Vol. 9/10 [194046, RCA, 2 CD], A
- Sophisticated Lady [194046, RCA], A
- Black, Brown and Beige [194446, RCA, 3 CD], A
- Swing Legends: 24 Classic Hits [Robert Parker Classic Years in Digital Stereo] [192947, Nimbus], A
- At the Hollywood Empire [1949, Storyville], B+(***)
- w/Billy Strayhorn: Great Times! Piano Duets [1950, Riverside OJC], B+(*)
- Live in Zurich, Switzerland 2.5.1950 [1950, TCB], B+(***)
- Masterpieces by Ellington [195051, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Uptown [195152, Columbia], B+
- Ellington Uptown [194752, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The 1952 Seattle Concert [1952, Bluebird], B
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19271928 [192728, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1928 [1928, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19281929 [192829, Classics], A
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1929 [1929, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19291930 [192930, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1930 [1930, Classics], A
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1930 Volume 2 [1930, Classics], A
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19301931 [193031, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19311932 [193132, Classics], A
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19321933 [193233, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1933 [1933, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19331935 [193335, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19361937 [193637, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1937 [1937, Classics], B+
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1937 Volume 2 [1937, Classics], A
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1938 [1938, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1938, Vol. 2 [1938, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1938 Vol. 3 [1938, Classics], A
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1939 [1939, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 19391940 [193940, Classics], B+(***)
- The Chronological Duke Ellington and His Orchestra, 1950 [1950, Classics], B+(**)
- Piano Reflections [1953, Capitol], B+
- All the Hits and More 192754 [192754, Acrobat, 4CD], A
- The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington [195355, Mosaic, 5CD], B+
- Such Sweet Thunder [195556, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Historically Speaking: The Duke [1956, Bethlehem], B+(*)
- Duke Ellington Presents . . . [1956, Bethlehem], B+(**)
- Ellington at Newport [1956, Columbia], A+
- Ellington at Newport 1956 (Complete) [1956, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- A Drum Is a Woman [1956, Columbia], B
- Ellington Indigos [1957, Columbia], B
- Live at the 1957 Stratford Festival [1957, Music & Arts], B
- At the Bal Masque [1958, Columbia], B
- Duke Ellington's Spacemen: The Cosmic Scene [1958, Mosaic], B+(***)
- Live at Newport 1958 [1958, Columbia, 2 CD], B+
- At the Alhambra: Recorded in Paris, 1958 [1958, Pablo], A
- w/Mahalia Jackson: Black, Brown and Beige [1958, Columbia], B
- w/Johnny Hodges: Back to Back [1958, Verve], A
- Blues in Orbit [195859, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Jazz Party [1959, Columbia], A
- Anatomy of a Murder [1959, Rykodisc], A
- w/Johnny Hodges: Side by Side [195859, Verve], A
- Festival Session [1959, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra: Berlin 1959 [1959, Storyville, 2CD], B+(***)
- Three Suites [1960, Columbia], B+
- At the Bal Masque [Bonus Tracks] [195860, Essential Jazz Classics], B+(*)
- Unknown Session [1960, Columbia], B
- Reminiscing in Tempo [192860, Columbia], A
- 16 Most Requested Songs [193260, Columbia], B+
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Duke Ellington [192760, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The Essential Duke Ellington [192760, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Piano in the Foreground [195761, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- Piano in the Background [196061, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- w/Count Basie: First Time! The Count Meets the Duke [1961, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
- w/Charles Mingus, Max Roach: Money Jungle [1962, Blue Note], A
- Featuring Paul Gonsalves [1962, Fantasy/OJC], A
- w/Coleman Hawkins: Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins [1962, Impulse], A+
- w/John Coltrane: Duke Ellington and John Coltrane [1962, Impulse], A
- Meets Coleman Hawkins / And John Coltrane [1962, Impulse], A
- The Duke: The Essential Collection 19271962 [192762, Columbia/Legacy, 3 CD], A
- Recollections of the Big Band Era [196263, Atlantic], A
- The Great Paris Concert [1963, Atlantic], A
- Afro-Bossa [196263, Discovery], A
- Duke Ellington's My People [1963, Contact], B+(**)
- In the Uncommon Market [1963, Pablo], B+(***)
- Duke Ellington's Concert of Sacred Music [1965, RCA], B+(*)
- Soul Call [1966, Verve], B+(**)
- w/Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler: The Duke at Tanglewood [1966, RCA Victor Red Seal], B+(**)
- The Popular Duke Ellington [1966, RCA Victor], A
- The Far East Suite: Special Mix [1966, RCA], A+
- Duke Ellington's Far East Suite [1966, Bluebird], A+
- In Coventry, 1966 [1966, Storyville], B
- Berlin '65 / Paris '67 [196567, Pablo], B+(***)
- . . . And His Mother Called Him Bill [1967, RCA], A
- The Jaywalker [196667, Storyville], B+
- Solos, Duets and Trios [193267, RCA Bluebird], B+(***)
- w/Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson: The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World [1967, 1990), Pablo, 3CD], B+(***)
- Beyond Category [192767, RCA, 2 CD], A
- 1969 All-Star White House Tribute to Duke Ellington [1969, Blue Note], B+(***)
- Duke Ellington's 70th Birthday Concert [1969, Blue Note, 2CD], B+(***)
- The Intimacy of the Blues [196770, Fantasy OJC], B+
- Latin American Suite [196770, Fantasy OJC], A
- New Orleans Suite [1970, Atlantic], B+
- The Conny Plank Session [1970, Grönland, EP], B+(**)
- The Afro-Eurasian Eclipse [1971, Fantasy/OJC], A
- Uppsala 1971 [1971, Storyville], B+(**)
- The Private Collection, Volume One: Studio Sessions, Chicago, 1956 [1956, SAJA], A
- The Private Collection, Volume Two: Dance Concerts, California, 1958 [1958, Saja], A
- The Private Collection, Volume Three: Studio Sessions, New York, 1962 [1962, SAJA], B+
- The Private Collection, Volume Four: Studio Sessions, New York, 1963 [1963, SAJA], B+
- The Private Collection, Volume Five: The Suites, New York, 1968 & 1970 [196870, SAJA], A
- The Private Collection Volume Six: Dance Dates, California, 1958 [1958, Saja], B+(***)
- The Private Collection, Volume Seven: Studio Sessions, 1957 & 1962 [195762, Saja], B+(***)
- The Private Collection: Volume Eight, Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967, San Francisco, Chicago, New York [195767, Saja], B+(**)
- The Private Collection, Volume Nine: Studio Sessions, New York, 1968 [1968, SAJA], B+
- The Ellington Suites: The Queen's Suite/The Goutelas Suite/The Uwis [195972, Fantasy/OJC], B+(*)
- Up in Duke's Workshop [196972, 1990, Pablo/OJC], A
- Live at the Whitney [1972, Impulse], B
- w/Ray Brown: This One's for Blanton [197273, Pablo/OJC], B+(***)
- Duke Ellington in Sweden 1973 [1973, Caprice], B+(**)
- The Duke's Big 4 [1973, Pablo], B+(**)
- Highlights from the Duke Ellington Centennial Edition (19271973) [192773, RCA, 3CD], B+
Bud Freeman (190691)
- Bud Freeman 19281938 [192838, Classics], B+
- Chicago / Austin High School Jazz in Hi-Fi [1957, Mosaic], A
- The Bud Freeman All-Star Swing Sessions [193562, Prestige], B+
- w/Keith Ingham: Superbud [197492, Jazzology], B+(*)
Benny Goodman (190986)
- B.G. and Big Tea in NYC [192934, Decca], A
- The Birth of Swing [193536, RCA, 3 CD], B+
- After You've Gone [193537, RCA], A
- The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert [1938, Columbia/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Sing, Sing, Sing [193538, RCA], B+
- Avalon [193739, RCA], B+
- The Small Groups [193542, ASV], B
- The Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian [193941, Columbia], B+
- w/Sid Catlett: Roll 'Em! [1941, Vintage Jazz Classics], B+
- The Essential Benny Goodman [193446, Columbia/Bluebird/Legacy, 2 CD], A
- Plays Eddie Sauter [193946, Hep], B+(**)
- Undercurrent Blues [194749, Capitol], B+
- The Complete Capitol Trios [194754, Blue Note], A
- B.G. in Hi-Fi [1954, Capitol], A
- w/Rosemary Clooney: Date With the King [1956, Columbia, EP], B+(**)
- Swingsation [1956, GRP], B+(**)
- Ken Burns Jazz [192758, Columbia/Legacy], A
- w/Lionel Hampton, Teddy Wilson, Gene Krupa: Together Again! [1963, RCA], B+(**)
Stéphane Grappelli (190897)
- w/Baden Powell: La Grande Réunion [1974, Musidisc], B
- w/Joe Pass, Niels Henning Ørsted-Pedersen: Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark [1979, Pablo/OJC], B+(**)
- 1992 Live [1992, Birdology], B+
- Jazz Masters 11: Stéphane Grappelli [196692, Verve], B
- w/Martin Taylor: Réunion [1993, Linn], B
- w/Michel Petrucciani: Flamingo [1995, Dreyfus], B+(**)
Bobby Hackett (191576)
- Coast Concert [1955, Capitol], B+(**)
- w/Jack Teagarden: Jazz Ultimate [1957, Capitol], B+(**)
- Coast Concert / Jazz Ultimate [195557, Dormouse International], B+(**)
- Hello Louis! Bobby Hackett Plays the Music of Louis Armstrong [1964, Epic], B+(***)
- The Bobby Hackett Quartet Plus Vic Dickenson: This Is My Bag [1968, Project], B+(**)
Edmond Hall (190167)
- Edmund Hall 19371944 [193744, Classics], A
- Profoundly Blue [194144, Blue Note], B+
- In Copenhagen [1966, Storyville], A
Lionel Hampton (19092002)
- Vol. 1: Hot Mallets [193739, RCA Bluebird], A
- Vol. 2: The Jumpin' Jive: The All-Star Groups: 193739 [193739, RCA Bluebird], A
- Vol. 3: Tempo and Swing [193940, RCA Bluebird], A
- Ring Dem Bells [Bluebird's Best] [193740, Bluebird], A
- Founder of the Jazz Vibes: 19301944 [193044, Jazz Legends], A
- Flying Home [194245, Decca], A
- Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra: Midnight Sun: The Original American Decca Recordings [194647, MCA], B+(**)
- Swingsation [194247, GRP], A
- Mustermesse Basel 1953 Part 2 [1953, TCB], B+(*)
- w/Oscar Peterson: The Complete Lionel Hampton Quartets and Quintets With Oscar Peterson [195354, Verve, 5 CD], B
- w/Stan Getz: Hamp and Getz [1955, Verve], A
- 1958: The Mess Is Here Revisited [1958, Ezz-Thetics], B+(***)
- Hamp: The Legendary Decca Recordings [194263, Decca, 2CD], B+
Harlem Hamfats [19361939]
- Hamfat Swing 19361938 [193638, EPM Blue Collection], A
Coleman Hawkins (190169)
- The Hawk in Europe [193437, ASV], B+
- Coleman Hawkins 19341937 [193437, Classics], A
- Intimate: Duo, Trio, Quartet and Quintet Recordings 193438 [193438, Acrobat], A
- In Europe 1934/39 [193439, Jazz Up, 3 CD], A
- Coleman Hawkins 19371939 [193739, Classics], A
- w/Ben Webster, Benny Carter: Three Great Swing Saxophones [192940, RCA], B+
- The Complete Recordings [192941, Affinity, 6 CD], A
- w/Lester Young: Classic Tenors [1943, CBS], A
- w/Chu Berry: Tenor Giants [193843, Polygram], B+(***)
- The King of the Tenor Sax 19291943 [192943, Jazz Legends], A
- Thanks for the Memory [193744, Xanadu/EPM], A
- The Complete Coleman Hawkins: The Essential Keynote Collection 6 [1944, Mercury, 4 CD], A
- Rainbow Mist [1944, Delmark], A
- w/Benny Carter: Coleman Hawkins and Benny Carter [193546, DRG], A
- Hollywood Stampede [194547, Capitol], A
- Bean and the Boys [194449, Prestige], B
- The Bebop Years [193949, Proper, 4 CD], A+
- Coleman Hawkins / Johnny Hodges in Paris [194950, Disques Vogue], B+
- Jazz Tones [1954, Xanadu], A
- The Complete Jazztone Recordings 1954 [1954, Fresh Sound], A
- Body and Soul [193956, RCA], A
- The Hawk Flies High [1957, Riverside/Keepnews Collection], A
- The Genius of Coleman Hawkins [1957, Verve], A
- w/Ben Webster: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster [1957, Verve], A+
- w/Roy Eldridge: At the Opera House [1957, Verve], B
- w/Henry "Red" Allen: Standards and Warhorses [195758, Jass], B+
- w/Henry "Red" Allen: Reunion in Hi-Fi: The Complete Classic Sessions [195758, Lone Hill Jazz, 2CD], A
- In the '50s: Body and Soul Revisited [195158, Decca], B+
- The High and Mighty Hawk [1958, London], A
- Soul [1958, Prestige OJC], A
- Hawk Eyes [1959, Prestige OJC], B
- w/Red Garland: Coleman Hawkins with the Red Garland Trio [1959, Prestige OJC], A
- Blues Wail: Coleman Hawkins Plays the Blues [195759, Prestige], B
- At Ease With Coleman Hawkins [1960, Prestige OJC], A
- Night Hawk [1960, Prestige OJC], B
- Moodsville [1960, Fresh Sound], B+(**)
- The Hawk Relaxes [1961, Prestige OJC], A
- w/Pee Wee Russell: Jam Session in Swingville [1961, Prestige], B+
- Hawkins! Eldridge! Hodges! Live at the Village Gate [1962, Verve], B
- Today and Now [1962, Impulse], A
- w/Clark Terry: Back in Bean's Bag [1962, Columbia/Legacy], A
- The Best of Coleman Hawkins [195862, Prestige], A
- Prestige Profiles [195862, Prestige], A
- Desafinado [1963, Impulse], B+(*)
- Today and Now / Desafinado [196263, Impulse], B+(***)
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Coleman Hawkins [192662, Verve], A
- A Retrospective [192963, RCA, 2 CD], A
- Wrapped Tight [1965, Impulse], A
- Supreme [1966, Enja], A
Erskine Hawkins (191493)
- The Original Tuxedo Junction [193845, RCA], A
Fletcher Henderson (18971952)
- w/Louis Armstrong: Fletcher Henderson and Louis Armstrong 19241925 [192425, Jazz Heritage], B+
- Tidal Wave [193134, Decca], A
- Hocus Pocus [192736, RCA Bluebird], A
- A Study in Frustration [192338, Columbia, 3 CD], A+
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Fletcher Henderson [192440, Columbia/Legacy], A
Woody Herman (191387)
- Blues on Parade [193742, Decca], B
- The Thundering Herds [194547, Columbia], B+
- Blowin' Up a Storm! [194547, Columbia, 2 CD], A
- Keeper of the Flame [194849, Capitol], B+
- Live Featuring Bill Harris Vol. 1 [1957, Status], A
- The Jazz Swinger / Music for Tired Lovers [195466, Collectables], B+
- Jazz Hoot / Woody's Winners [196567, Collectables], A
- Keep on Keepin' On: 19681970 [196870, Chess/GRP], B+(*)
Earl Hines (190589)
- Piano Man! [192841, ASV], A
- Fatha [193242, Topaz], A
- Piano Man: His Piano and His Orchestra [193942, RCA Bluebird], A
- w/Pete Johnson, James P. Johnson: Reminiscing at Blue Note: Blue Note's Early Classic Piano Sessions [193943, Blue Note], B
- w/Cozy Cole: Earl's Backroom and Cozy's Caravan [1958, Felsted], B+(*)
- Up to Date [1964, RCA Bluebird], A
- Live at the Village Vanguard [1965, Columbia], A
- Grand Reunion [1965, Verve, 2 CD], A
- Blues in Thirds [1965, Black Lion], A
- Live! Aalborg, Denmark, 1965 [1965, Storyville], B
- Once Upon a Time [1966, Impulse/Verve], A
- w/Jimmy Rushing: Blues and Things [1967, New World], B
- w/Jonah Jones, Buddy Tate, Cozy Cole: Back on the Street [1972, Chiaroscuro], A
- Tour de Force [1972, Black Lion], A
- Tour de Force Encore [1972, Black Lion], B+(***)
- Earl Hines Plays George Gershwin [1973, Musidisc], B+
- Swingin' Away [1973, Black Lion], B+
- One for My Baby [1974, Black Lion], A
- Plays Duke Ellington [197175, New World, 2 CD], B+
- Plays Duke Ellington Volume Two [197175, New World], B+(***)
Johnny Hodges (190770)
- Hodge Podge [193839, Columbia], B
- Jeep's Blues [192841, ASV], A
- Classic Solos 19281942 [192842, Topaz], A
- Passion Flower [194046, RCA], A+
- Caravan [194751, Prestige], B+
- The Jeep Is Jumpin' [193752, Properbox, 4CD], A
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra: Castle Rock [195152, Verve], A
- Used to Be Duke [1954, Verve], A
- Duke's in Bed [1956, Verve)], B+(**)
- Johnny Hodges and the Ellington Men: The Big Sound [1957, Verve], B+(**)
- Blues-A-Plenty [1958, Verve], A
- Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra: Not So Dukish [1958, Verve], B+(**)
- Johnny Hodges at Sportpalast, Berlin [1961, Pablo, 2CD], B+
- In Concert: Falkoner Central, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 17, 1961 [1961, SteepleChase], B+(***)
- w/Billy Strayhorn: Johnny Hodges with Billy Strayhorn and the Orchestra [1961, Verve], B+
- Sandy's Gone [1963, Verve], D+
- Everybody Knows Johnny Hodges [196465, Impulse], A+
- w/Earl Hines: Stride Right [1966, Verve], A
- w/Wild Bill Davis: In a Mellotone [1966, RCA Bluebird], B
- Verve Jazz Masters 35: Johnny Hodges [195167, Verve], A
- Triple Play [1967, RCA], A
Spike Hughes (190887)
- High Yellow [193133, Largo], A
- w/Benny Carter: Spike Hughes and Benny Carter 1933 [193133, Retrieval], B+
Bunk Johnson (18791949)
- Bunk and Lu [194144, Good Time Jazz], B
- Bunk Johnson in San Francisco [194344, American Music], B+(*)
- Bunk Johnson 1944 [1944, American Music], A
- Bunk Johnson 1944 Second Masters [1944, American Music], A
- 1944/45 [194445, American Music], B+(***)
- Bunk's Brass Band and Dance Band 1945 [1945, American Music], A
Charlie Johnson (18911959)
- Charlie Johnson's Paradise Band: Harlem in the Twenties [192529, Digital Gramophone], B+(***)
Clarence "Jelly" Johnson
- Low Down Papa [1920, Delmark], B+(**)
James P. Johnson (18941955)
- Running Wild (19211926) [192126, Tradition], B+
- Harlem Stride Piano [192129, Hot 'N Sweet], B+
- Snowy Morning Blues [193044, Decca], A
- The Original James P. Johnson 19421945: Piano Solos [194245, Smithsonian/Folkways], B+
Pete Johnson (190467)
- King of Boogie [193941, Milan], A
John Kirby (190852)
- Complete Columbia and RCA Victor Recordings [193942, Definitive, 2 CD], A
Andy Kirk (18981993)
- Mary's Idea [193641, Decca], A
Gene Krupa (190973)
- The Gene Krupa Quartet: Live 1966 [1966, Dot Time Legends], B+(*)
Eddie Lang (190433)
- A Handful of Riffs [192729, ASV], B+
George Lewis (190068)
- George Lewis and His New Orleans Stompers: Vol. 1 [1943, American Music], B+(***)
- George Lewis and His New Orleans Stompers: Volume 2 [1943, American Music], B+(***)
- With Kid Shots [1944, American Music], B+
- Trios and Bands [194345, American Music], A
- At Manny's Tavern 1949 [1949, American Music], B+(***)
- The George Lewis Band With Elmer Talbert 1949/1950 [194950, American Music], B+(**)
- w/Henry "Red" Allen: George Lewis With Red Allen: The Circle Recordings [1951, American Music], B+
- The Beverly Caverns Sessions [1953, Good Time Jazz], A
- The Beverly Caverns Sessions, Vol. 2 [1953, Good Time Jazz], A
- Ice Cream [1953, Delmark], B+
- Jazz Funeral in New Orleans [1953, Tradition], A
- Hello Central . . . Give Me Doctor Jazz [1953, Delmark], B+(***)
- Endless the Trek, Endless the Search [1962, American Music], A
- At Castle Farm 1964 [1964, American Music], B+(**)
Meade Lux Lewis (190564)
- Meade Lux Lewis 19271939 [192739, Classics], B+
Guy Lombardo (190277)
- The Best of Guy Lombardo: The Early Years [192834, Collectors' Choice], B+
- The Band Played On [192750, ASV], B
Jimmie Lunceford (190247)
- Rhythm Is Our Business [193340, ASV], A
- Stomp It Off [1934, Decca], A
- For Dancers Only [193537, Decca], A
- Swingsation [193437, GRP], A
McKinney's Cotton Pickers (192830)
- The Band Don Redman Built (19281930) [192830, RCA Bluebird], A
Glenn Miller (190444)
- The Essential Glenn Miller [193942, RCA, 2 CD], B
- Platinum Glenn Miller [193942, Bluebird, 2 CD], B+
- Jazz Moods: Hot [193942, Bluebird/Legacy], B+
- The Essential Glenn Miller [193944, Bluebird/Legacy, 2 CD], B+
Mills Blue Rhythm Band [19301938]
- An Introduction to the Mills Blue Rhythm Band [193137, Best of Jazz], B
Jelly Roll Morton (18901941)
- Jelly Roll Morton 1923 / 24 [192324, Milestone], A
- Piano Rolls [1924, Nonesuch], B+(**)
- Original Versions of the Music Inspiring Jelly's Last Jam and Other Morton Classics [192630, RCA], A
- The Jelly Roll Morton Centennial: His Complete Victor Recordings [192630, RCA, 5 CD], A
- Kansas City Stomp [1938, Rounder], B+
- Winin' Boy Blues [1938, Rounder], B
- The Pearls [192639, RCA], A
- Last Sessions: The Complete General Recordings [193940, Commodore], B+
Bennie Moten (18941935)
- Basie Beginnings [192932, RCA], A
- Bennie Moten 19301932 [193032, Classics], A
New Orleans Rhythm Kings (192225)
- w/Jelly Roll Morton: New Orleans Rhythm Kings and Jelly Roll Morton [192225, Milestone], A
- New Orleans Rhythm Kings: The Complete Set: 19221925: [192225, Retrieval, 2 CD], A
Frankie Newton (190654)
- Frankie's Jump [193739, Affinity], B
Red Nichols (190565)
- Red Nichols and Miff Mole 19251927 [192527, Retrieval], A
Jimmie Noone (18951944)
- Apex Blues [192830, Decca], B+
Red Norvo (190899)
- Best of Big Bands: Red Norvo Featuring Mildred Bailey [193639, Columbia], B
- w/Charles Mingus, Tal Farlow: The Savoy Sessions [195051, Savoy, 2 LP], B+
King Oliver (18851939)
- Sugar Foot Stomp [192628, Decca], B
- Great Original Performances 19231930 [192330, Jazz Classics, 2 CD], A
Original Dixieland Jazz Band (191736)
- The First Jazz Recordings 19171921 [191721, Timeless], B+(***)
- The 75th Anniversary [191721, RCA Bluebird], B+(***)
- In London 19191920 Plus the Okeh Sessions 19221923 [191923, Retrieval], B+(**)
Kid Ory (18861973)
- Ory's Creole Trombone [192244, ASV], B+
- Kid Ory's Creole Jazz Band [194445, GHB], A
- Kid Ory '44-'46 [194446, American Music], B+(***)
Hot Lips Page (190854)
- An Introduction to Hot Lips Page: His Best Recordings 19291945 [192945, Best of Jazz], B+(***)
- Jump for Joy [193750, Columbia/Legacy], B+
Tiny Parham (190043)
- Tiny Parham 19281930 [192830, Timeless, 2CD], B+(***)
Don Redman (190064)
- Doin' What I Please [192538, ASV], A
- Don Redman and His Orchestra Featuring Coleman Hawkins: At the Swing Cats Ball [1956, Fresh Sound], B+(*)
Django Reinhardt (191053)
- The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order [193437, JSP, 5 CD], A
- Djangologie / USA [193538, Disques Swing, 2 CD], A
- w/Stéphane Grappelli: Swing from Paris [193539, ASV], A
- w/Stéphane Grappelli: Volume Two: Nuages [193441, ASV], A
- Compact Jazz: Django Reinhardt in Brussels [1942, Verve], B+
- w/Stephane Grappelli: Souvenirs [193846, London], B+
- Djangology [1949, Bluebird], B+
- The Essential Django Reinhardt [194950, RCA/Legacy, 2CD], B+(**)
- Bruxelles 1947 / Paris 1951 1951 1953 [193853, Musidisc], B
Harry Reser (18961965)
- Banjo Crackerjax 19221930 [192230, Yazoo], B+(***)
- Harry Reser and the Clicquot Club Eskimos [1951, Bauer], B+(*)
Luis Russell (190263)
- Savoy Shout [192930, JSP], A
- The Luis Russell Story 19291934 [192934, Retrieval, 2CD], A
- At the Swing Cats Ball: Newly Discovered Recordings From the Closet, Volume 1 19381940 [193840, Dot Time], B+(*)
Pee Wee Russell (190669)
- Jazz Original [193845, Commodore], B+
- The Individualism of Pee Wee Russell [1952, Savoy], B
- We're in the Money [195354, Black Lion], B+
- Portrait of Pee Wee [1958, DCC], A
- Swingin' with Pee Wee [195860, Prestige], A
- w/Coleman Hawkins: Jazz Reunion [1961, Candid], B+
- Ask Me Now! [1965, Impulse], A
Raymond Scott (190884)
- The Music of Raymond Scott: Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights [193740, Columbia/Legacy], B+(***)
Charlie Shavers (191771)
- Charles Shavers and the Blues Singers 19381939 [193839, Timeless], B+(***)
- w/Maxine Sullivan: The Complete Charlie Shavers with Maxine Sullivan [1957, Bethlehem], B+
- w/Budd Johnson: Live! [1970, Black & Blue], B
- The Last Sessions [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] [1970, Black & Blue], B+(*)
Artie Shaw (19102004)
- His First Three Bands: 19361940 [193640, Jazz Legends], A
- Begin the Beguine [193840, RCA], A
- The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions [194045, RCA], B
- Jazz Moods: Hot [193845, Bluebird/Legacy], B+
- The Essential Artie Shaw [193653, Bluebird/Legacy, 2CD], A
- The Last Recordings [1954, Musicmasters, 2CD], B+
- More Last Recordings [1954, Musicmasters, 2CD], B+
Jabbo Smith (190890)
- Jabbo Smith's Rhythm Aces, 19291938 [192938, Classics], A
Stuff Smith (190967)
- Time and Again [193645, Proper, 2CD], A
- Stuff Smith / Dizzy Gillespie / Oscar Peterson [1957, Verve 521, 2 CD], B+
- Cat on a Hot Fiddle [1959, Verve], B+
Willie "The Lion" Smith (18951973)
- Willie "The Lion" Smith and His Cubs [193537, Timeless], A
- w/Don Ewell: Stride Piano Duets: Live in Toronto, 1966 [1966, Delmark], B+(**)
Muggsy Spanier (190667)
- The "Ragtime Band" Sessions [1939, RCA Bluebird], A
Jess Stacy (190494)
- Ec-Stacy [193545, ASV], B+
Rex Stewart (190767)
- Rexatious [192641, ASV], B+
- Rex Stewart and the Ellingtonians [194046, Riverside OJC], B
- Rendezvous With Rex [1958, Felsted], B+(**)
- w/Dicky Wells: Chatter Jazz [1959, RCA], A
Art Tatum (190956)
- Classic Early Solos (19341937) [193437, MCA], B+(***)
- Solos (1940) [1940, Decca], B+
- The Standard Sessions: 19351943 Transcriptions [193543, Music & Arts, 2CD], A
- The Art of Tatum [193244, ASV], A
- Piano Starts Here [193349, Columbia/Legacy], B+
- The Complete Capitol Recordings Volume One [194952, Capitol Jazz], A
- The Complete Capitol Recordings Volume Two [194952, Capitol Jazz], B+
- Jewels in the Treasure Box: The 1953 Chicago Blue Note Jazz Club Recordings [1953, Resonance, 3CD], A
- 20th Century Piano Genius [195055, Verve, 2CD], A
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume One [1953, Pablo/OJC], B+(***)
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Two [195355, Pablo/OJC], B+(**)
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Three [195355, Pablo/OJC], B+(***)
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Four [1954, Pablo/OJC], B+
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Five [195355, Pablo/OJC], B+
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Six [195355, Pablo/OJC], A
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Seven [195355, Pablo/OJC], B+(***)
- The Art Tatum Solo Masterpieces: Volume Eight [195356, Pablo/OJC], B+(***)
- The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces [195356, Pablo, 7 CD], A
- The Best of the Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces [195355, Pablo], A
- w/Benny Carter, Louis Bellson: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume One [1954, Pablo/OJC], A
- w/Roy Eldridge, Larry Simmons, Alvin Stoller: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Two [1955, Pablo/OJC], A
- w/Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Three [1955, Pablo/OJC], A
- w/Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Four [1955, Pablo], B+
- w/Harry "Sweets" Edison, Lionel Hampton, Barney Kessel, Red Callender, Buddy Rich: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 5 [1955, Pablo], B+
- The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Six [1956, Pablo/OJC], A
- w/Buddy DeFranco, Red Callender, Bill Douglass: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume Seven [1956, Pablo], A
- w/Ben Webster, Red Callender, Bill Douglass: The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Vol. 8 [1956, Pablo], A+
- The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces [195456, Pablo, 6 CD], A
- The Best of the Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces [195456, Pablo], A
- The Best of Art Tatum [195356, Pablo], A
Jack Teagarden (190564)
- w/Pee Wee Russell: Jack Teagarden's Big Eight / Pee Wee Russell's Rhythmakers [193840, Riverside OJC], A
- The Indispensable Jack Teagarden 19281957 [192857, RCA, 2 CD], B
- Texas Trombone [1958, Black Lion Vault], B+(*)
- Think Well of Me [1962, Verve], B
- Mis'ry and the Blues [1961, Verve], B+
- A Hundred Years from Today [1963, Grudge], B
Kid Thomas Valentine (18961987)
- Kid Thomas and His Algiers Stompers [1951, American Music], B+
- Kid Thomas-George Lewis Ragtime Stompers [1961, GHB], A
- Kid Thomas in California [1969, GHB], A
Joe Venuti (190378)
- Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang Vol. 2 [192631, JSP], A
- w/Eddie Lang: Great Original Performances: 19261933 [192633, Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo], A
- Violin Jazz 19271934 [192734, Yazoo], B+
- w/Earl Hines: Hot Sonatas [1975, Chiaroscuro], B
- w/Dave McKenna: Alone at the Palace [1977, Chiaroscuro], A
Fats Waller (190443)
- Fats and His Buddies [192729, RCA], B+
- A Handful of Keys: 19221935 [192235, Jazz Legends], B+
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down: The Early Years, Part 2 [193536, RCA, 2 CD], A
- A Handful of Keys [1938, Buddha], B+
- The Middle Years Part 1 (19361938) [193638, RCA, 3 CD], A
- The Middle Years Part 2 (19381940) [193840, RCA, 3 CD], B+
- The Joint Is Jumpin' [192941, RCA], A
- Piano Solos 19291941 [192941, RCA, 2 CD], A
- The Last Years 19401943 [194043, RCA, 3 CD], A
- The Very Best of Fats Waller [192943, RCA], A
- If You Got to Ask, You Ain't Got It [192643, Bluebird/Legacy, 3 CD], A
Chick Webb (190939)
- Spinnin' the Webb [192939, Decca], A
Ben Webster (190973)
- Cottontail: The Best of Ben Webster 19311944 [193144, ASV], A
- w/Don Byas: Giants of the Tenor Sax [194445, Commodore], B+(**)
- Cotton Tail [193246, RCA], A
- Big Ben [193151, Proper, 4 CD], A
- Birdland 1952 [1952, Jazz Anthology], B+(***)
- King of the Tenors [1953, Verve], A
- Music for Loving [195455, Verve, 2 CD], A
- Soulville [1957, Verve], A+
- The Soul of Ben Webster [195758, Verve, 2 CD], A
- Jammin' [194458, Viper's Nest], B+
- Ben Webster and Associates [1959, Verve], A
- w/Oscar Peterson: Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson [1959, Verve], A
- The Warm Moods [1960, Reprise], B
- w/Johnny Hodges: The Complete 1960 Jazz Cellar Session [1960, Solar], A
- w/Harry Edison: Ben and Sweets [1962, Columbia], A
- w/Joe Zawinul: Soul Mates [1963, Riverside OJC], B
- Valentine's Day 1964 Live! [1964, Dot Time], B+(***)
- See You at the Fair [1964, Impulse], A
- w/Stan Tracey: Soho Nights Vol. 2 [1964, Resteamed], A
- For Lovers [195464, Verve], A
- Ben Webster's First Concert in Denmark [1965, Storyville], A
- At Montmartre 19651966 [196566, Storyville], B+(**)
- w/Buck Clayton: Ben and Buck [1967, Sackville], A
- Ben Webster Meets Don Byas [1968, MPS], B+(*)
- w/Stan Tracey: Soho Nights Vol. 1 [1968, Resteamed], B+(***)
- Plays Duke Ellington [196771, Storyville], A
- For the Guv'nor [1969, Charly], B
- Ben Webster and His Quartet: Wayfaring Webster [1970, Daybreak], B+(**)
- In Norway [1970, Storyville], B+(**)
- Plays Ballads [196770, Storyville], B+
- Live at Stampen Stockholm 19691973 [196973, Storyville], B+(***)
Dicky Wells (190785)
- w/Bill Coleman: Swingin' in Paris [193638, Le Jazz], B+
- Bones for the King [1958, Felsted], B+(**)
- Trombone Four in Hand [1959, Felsted], B+(*)
Paul Whiteman (18901967)
- Greatest Hits [192028, Collector's Choice], B
Clarence Williams (18931965)
- Complete Sessions Vol. 2 19231925 [192325, Hot 'N Sweet], B+
- Dreaming the Hours Away: The Columbia Recordings Volume One [192628, Frog], A
- Gimme Blues: Washboard Bands 192629 [192629, Frog], B+(***)
- Shake 'Em Up: The Vocalion, Brunswick, Victor, Paramount and Grey Gull Recordings 19271929 [192729, Frog], A
- Whoop It Up: The Columbia Recordings Volume 2 [192931, Frog], B+(***)
Cootie Williams (191085)
Mary Lou Williams (191081)
- Mary Lou Williams 19271940 [192740, Classics], B+
- The Zodiac Suite [1945, Smithsonian Folkways], B+
- Mary Lou Williams [196263, Folkways], B+(*)
- Mary Lou's Mass [196972, Smithsonian/Folkways], B
- Zoning [1974, Smithsonian Folkways], A
- Free Spirits [1975, Steeplechase], B+
- A Grand Night for Swinging [1976, High Note], A
- At Rick's Café American [1979, Storyville], B+(***)
Teddy Wilson (191286)
- Moments Like This [193839, Hep], A
- Mr. Wilson and Mr. Gershwin [1959, Sony], B
Lester Young (190959)
- This Is Jazz 26 [193643, Columbia], B+
- Lester Leaps In: His Greatest Recordings 19361944 [193644, ASV], A
- The "Kansas City" Sessions [193844, Commodore], A
- The Essential Keynote Collection 1: The Complete Lester Young [1944, Mercury], A
- Lester Young Trio [194346, Verve], B
- The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Lester Young [194247, Blue Note, 2 CD], A
- Blue Lester [194449, Savoy], B+
- Boston, 1950 [1950, Uptown], B+(*)
- The President Plays with the Oscar Peterson Trio [1952, Verve], A
- w/Harry Edison: Pres and Sweets [1955, Verve], B+
- The Jazz Giants [1956, Verve], A
- w/Teddy Wilson: Pres and Teddy [1956, Verve], A
- Lester Young in Washington, D.C., 1956: Volume 2 [1956, Pablo OJC], B
- Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Lester Young [193657, Verve], B+
- w/Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge: Laughin' to Keep from Cryin' [1958, Verve], B+(**)
Various Artists
- American Pop: An Audio History from Minstrel to Mojo on Record, 18931946 [18931946, West Hill, 9 CD], A
- An Anthology of Big Band Swing 19301955 [193055, Decca], B+
- Barrelhouse Boogie [193641, RCA], B+
- The Best of Ken Burns Jazz [192692, Columbia/Legacy], A
- Big Band Jazz: From the Beginnings to the Fifties [Smithsonian, 4 CD], B
- Black Legends of Jazz [192659, Decca, 2 CD], A
- Breaking Out of New Orleans [192229, JSP, 4 CD], A
- Classic Jazz Piano [192757, RCA], B+
- The Classics Collection: A Classics Sampler [192640, Classics], B+
- Dope and Glory: Reefer Songs der 30er und 40er Jahre [192547, Trikont, 2CD], A
- Drums Parade: From New Orleans to Swing 1937/1945 [193745, Jazz Archives], B+(***)
- Early Black Swing: The Birth of Big Band Jazz: 19271934 [192734, RCA Bluebird], A
- 52nd Street Swing: New York in the '30s [193441, Decca], B
- From Spirituals to Swing [193839, Vanguard, 3 CD], A
- w/Red Nichols, Ben Pollack, Phil Napoleon, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang: The Jazz Age: New York in the Twenties [192730, RCA], A
- Jazz in Paris: Champs Elysees 19171949 [191749, Verve, 3 CD], B+
- Jazz in Paris: Montmartre 19241939 [192439, Verve, 3 CD], B+
- Jazz the World Forgot: Volume 1 [192531, Yazoo], B+
- Jazz the World Forgot: Volume 2 [192330, Yazoo], B
- The John R T Davies Collection, Volume 1: Jazz Classics [192835, JSP, 4 CD], B+(***)
- Kansas City Hot Jazz [Robert Parker's Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo] [192630, ABC], B+(**)
- Larkin's Jazz [192559, Proper Box, 4CD], A
- Masters of Jazz, Vol. 1: Traditional Jazz Classics [192392, Rhino], A
- Masters of Jazz, Vol. 3: Big Bands of the '30s and '40s [193147, Rhino], B+
- Masters of the Boogie Piano [Delmark 50th Anniversary Collection] [19392001, Delmark], B+(***)
- 1930s Jazz: The Small Combos [193039, Columbia], B+(***)
- A Piano Anthology (From Jelly Roll Morton to Bill Evans) [192654, Decca], B+
- Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar [19062001, Columbia/Legacy, 4 CD], B+
- The Real Kansas City [192541, Columbia], A
- Ridin' in Rhythm [193339, Disques Swing, 2 CD], A
- The Rough Guide to the Roots of Jazz [191830, World Music Network], B+(***)
- The Savory Collection, Vol. 4: Embraceable You: Bobby Hackett and Friends [193840, National Jazz Museum of Harlem], A
- The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz [191681, Smithsonian, 5CD], A
- Swing-Groups: 1931 to 1936 [Robert Parker's The Golden Years in Digital Stereo] [193136, ABC], B+(**)
- Swing Is Here: Small Band Swing 19351939 [193539, RCA Bluebird], B+
- Swing Tanzen Verboten! Swing Music and Nazi Propaganda Swing During World War II [193344, Proper, 4CD], B
- Swing Time: The Fabulous Big Band Era [192555, Columbia, 3 CD], A
- That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History [18951950]: Volume 1 (of 4) [18951927, WHRA, 9 CD], A
- That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History [18951950]: Volume 2 (of 4) [192734, WHRA, 9 CD], A
- That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History [18951950]: Volume 3 (of 4) [193445, WHRA, 9 CD], A
- That Devilin' Tune: A Jazz History [18951950]: Volume 4 (of 4) [194551, WHRA, 9 CD], A
- Turn Me Loose White Man [190060, Constant Sorrow, 30CD], A
- Visions of Jazz [193796, Blue Note, 2 CD], A
Introduction