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Chick Webb (1902-1939) : Chick Webb And His Orchestra, That Rhythm Man, 1934, DECCA, 173A, 38593-A, Don't Be That Way, 1934, DECCA, 483A, 39140, Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie, 1937, DECCA, 1220 B, 62068A, Just A Simple Melody, 1937, DECCA, 1521, 62725, Chick Webb and His Orchestra Vocal Ella Fitzgerald, I Got A Guy, 1937, DECCA, 1681, 62726, Chick Webb And His Orchestra, Rock It For Me, 1937, DECCA, 1586, 62738, I Want To Be Happy, 1937, DECCA, 15039A, 62886, A-Tisket, A Tasket, 1938, DECCA, 1840A, 63693-A, Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away), 1938, DECCA, 1840B, 63708, My Heart Belongs To Daddy, 1939, DECCA, 2309A, 65043-A, Undecided, 1939, DECCA, 2323A, 65039, In The Groove At The Grove, 1939, DECCA, 2323B, 65041.

Ella Fitzgerald (1918-) : Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy 8, Shine, 1936, DECCA, 25354, 61421, Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen, 1937, DECCA, 1596, 62896, Ella Fitzgerald and Her Orchstra, Stairway To The Stars, 1939, DECCA, 2598A, 65904, Starlit Hour, 1940, DECCA, 2988A, 67121, Gulf Coast Blues, 1940, DECCA, 3324A, 67701, Five O'clock Whistle, 1940, DECCA, 3420B, 68146, My Man, 1941, DECCA, 4291A, 68896, I Got It Bad, 1941, DECCA, 25125, DLA2610, Ella Fitzgerald and Ink Spots, Cow Cow Boogie, 1943, DECCA, 25047, 71482, Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall, 1944, DECCA, 23356, 72370, I'm Making Believe, 1944, DECCA, 23356, 72371, I'm Beginning To See The Light, 1945, DECCA, 23399, 72746, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan, Stone Cold Dead In The Market, 1945, DECCA, 23546, 73073, Petootie Pie, 1945, DECCA, 23546, 73074, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, You Won't Be Satisfied, 1946, DECCA, 23496, 73285, Ella Fitzgerald with Billy Kyle, I'm Just A Lucky So And So, 1946, DECCA, 18814, 73388, Ella Fitzgerald with Bob Haggart, Oh, Lady Be Good, 1947, DECCA, 23956, 73820.

Billie Holiday (1915-1959) : Billie Holiday, Summertime, 1936, COLUMBIA, 37496, 19537, Billie's Blues, 1936, COLUMBIA, 37496, 19538-2, They Can't Take That Away From Me, 1937, CBS, VO3520, 20920-1, A Sailboat In The Moonlight, 1937, COLUMBIA, 37495, 21250, He's Funny That Way, 1937, COLUMBIA, 37495, 21689, Billie Holiday, orchestra of Frankie Newton, Strange Fruit, 1939, COMMODORE, 526, 24403-B, Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, Fine And Mellow, 1939, COMMODORE, 526, 24405-A, Billie Holiday, I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues, 1939, COMMODORE, 527, 24406, Them There Eyes, 1939, COLUMBIA, 37836, W24879, Our Love Is Different, 1939, CBS, VO5129, 24878-1, Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, The Man I Love, 1939, CONQUEROR, 9457, 26342-A, Billie Holiday, Body And Soul, 1940, COLUMBIA, 37836, W26573, Ghost Of Yesterday, 1940, OKEH, 5609, 26572, God Bless The Child, 1941, COLUMBIA, 38792, 30458, Am I Blue, 1941, COLUMBIA, 38792, 30459, Solitude, 1941, OKEH, 6270, 30460, I Cover The Waterfront, 1941, COLUMBIA, 37493, CO31003, Gloomy Sunday, 1941, OKEH, 6451, 31005.

Jimmie Lunceford (1902-1947) : Jimmie Lunceford and His Orchestra, Rhythm Is Our Business, 1934, DECCA, 369A, 39172-A, Avalon, 1935, DECCA, 668B, 60014, My Blue Heaven, 1935, DECCA, 712A, 60274, The Melody Man, 1935, DECCA, 805A, 60277-A;B, Organ Grinder's Swing, 1936, DECCA, 60872, 61246, Coquette, 1937, DECCA, 1340, 62259, For Dancers Only, 1937, DECCA, 25334, 62263, Annie Laurie, 1937, DECCA, 1569, DLA1013-A, Margie, 1938, DECCA, 1617, 63133, Tain't What You Do, 1939, CBS, VO4582, 23905, Le Jazz Hot, 1939, CBS, VO4595, 23907, The Lonesome Road, 1939, CBS, Co38340, 24053, Hi Spook, 1941, DECCA, 4032A, 69681, Blues In The Night, 1941, DECCA, 4125A, 70093, Blues In The Night, 1941, DECCA, 4125B, 70094, The Honeydripper, 1945, DECCA, 23451, L3908.

Casa Lorna Orchestra : Casa Loma Orchestra, Casa Loma Stomp, 1930, OKeh, 41492, 404569-B, Lazy Day, 1932, BRUNSWICK, 6311, 11804, After Tonight, 1932, BRUNSWICK, 6397, 12324-1, Dance Of The Lame Duck, 1932, ARC, BR6513, B12755-A, New Orleans, 1932, BRUNSWICK, 6486, 12791-A, Blue Prelude, 1933, BRUNSWICK, 6513, 13000, Wild Goose Chase, 1933, BRUNSWICK, 6588, 13001, Under A Blanket Of Blue, 1933, BRUNSWICK, 6584, 13392-A, For You, 1933, BRUNSWICK, 6606, 13393, Sweet Madness, 1933, BRUNSWICK, 6660, 14051-1, Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra M Bailey, Heat Wave, 1933, BRUNSWICK, 6679, 14199, Casa Loma Orchestra, That's Love, 1934, BRUNSWICK, 6764, 14775A, Panama, 1934, BRUNSWICK, 7325, 15433A, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra, Narcissus, 1934, BRUNSWICK, 7321, 15752, Casa Loma Orchestra, Blue Moon, 1934, DECCA, 312B, 39132, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra v K.Sargen(, When I Grow Too Old To Dream, 1935, DECCA, 349A, 39234-A, Casa Loma Orchestra, Rose Of The Rio Grande, 1936, DECCA, 869A, 61155, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra, Casa Loma Stomp, 1937, DECCA, 1412, DLA835-A, Smoke Rings, 1937, DECCA, 1473, DLA834, Casa Loma Orchestra, I Cried For You, 1937, DECCA, 1864B, 62885, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra v Clyde Burke, Heaven Can Wait, 1939, DECCA, 2321A, 65037, Sunrise Serenade, 1939, DECCA, 2321B, 65035, No Name Jive Part 1, 1940, DECCA, 3089A, 67344, No Name Jive Part 2, 1940, DECCA, 3089B, 67345.

Benny Goodman (1909-) : Clarinetitis, Biltmore, 1021, That's A Plenty, Biltmore, 1021, Benny G. & His Orch : Let's Dance, COLUMBIA, 36224, WCO26202, Moonglow, COLUMBIA, 2927 D, W152738, Benny G. and his Sextet : As long as I live, COLUMBIA, 36723, C 102-8 (CO 29029), The wang wang blues, COLUMBIA, 36723, C 102-7 (32593)

Glenn Miller (1904- ) American Patrol, VICTOR, 072230, Dipper Mouth Blues, Vocalion, 5131, Doin' The Jive, Vocalion, 5131, In The Mood, Decca, 85534, Little Brown Jug, Decca, 85532, Moonlight Bay, Decca, 25075-B, Moonlight Serenade, Decca, 85530, Peg O' My Heart, Decca, 25075, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Decca, 85536, Slow Freight, Brunswick, 21235, Sun Valley Jump, Bluebird, B-11110-B, The One I Love, Bluebird, B-11110-A, Tuxedo Junction, B-11110-B

Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957) : Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Is It True What They Say About Dixie ?, 1936, DECCA, 768B, DLA319-A, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, I'm An Old Cowhand, 1936, DECCA, 871A, DLA442-A, Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra Crosby, Armstrong, Langford, Pennies From Heaven, 1936, DECCA, 951A, DLA519-A, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Never In A Million Years, 1937, DECCA, 1210, DLA730-A, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Dorsey, Too Marvelous For Words, 1937, DECCA, 1185, DLA738-A, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Change Partners, 1938, DECCA, 2002A, 64365, Hold Tight, Hold Tight, 1938, DECCA, 2214A, 64757, The Masquerade Is Over, 1939, DECCA, 2293B, 65002, The Jumpin' Jive, 1939, DECCA, 2612A, 65967, Cherokee, 1939, DECCA, 2961A, 66914, Six Lessons From Madame Zonga, 1940, DECCA, 3152B, 67508, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchstra v Bob Eberle, The Breeze And I, 1940, DECCA, 3150B, 67584, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Contrasts, 1940, DECCA, 3198A, 67642, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra v Bob Eberle, I Hear A Rhapsody, 1940, DECCA, 3570B, 68461, I Understand, 1940, DECCA, 3585A, 68462, High On A Windy Hill, 1940, DECCA, 3585B, 68464, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra v Helen O'connell & Bob Eberle, Amapola, 1941, DECCA, 3629A, 68652, Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra v Bob Eberle, Yours - Lolita, 1941, DECCA, 3657B, 68653, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, Marie Elena, 1941, DECCA, 3698A, 68834, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra v Helen O'connell & Bob Eberle, Green Eyes, 1941, DECCA, 3698B, 68840, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra, My Sister And I, 1941, DECCA, 3710A, 68833, The Things I Love, 1941, DECCA, 3737A, 68832, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra v Helen O'connell and Bob Eberle, time was (vhelen o'connell & bob eberle), 1941, DECCA, 3859A, 69212, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra v Helen O'connell, Jim, 1941, DECCA, 3963A, 69594, Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra, Tangerine, 1941, DECCA, 4123A, 70028, They're Either Too Young Or Too Old, 1943, DECCA, 18571A, L3217, Besame Mucho, 1943, DECCA, 18574B, L3214, My Ideal, 1943, DECCA, 18574A, L3247.

Tommy Dorsey ( -1956) & His Orchestra : After you've gone, VICTOR, VI25467, 02163-1, Melody in F, VICTOR, VI25519, 03992-1, Song of india, VICTOR, VI25523A, 04533-2, Boogie woogie, VICTOR, VI26054A, 026898-1, Stomp it off, VICTOR, VI26376, 038109-1, Indian summer, VICTOR, VI26390, 042738, Easy does it, VICTOR, VI26429, 044018-2, Lonesome road - part 1, VICTOR, VI26508, 036841-1, Lonesome road - part 2, VICTOR, VI26508, 036842-1, Swanee river, VICTOR, VI27233, 055112-1, Swing high, VICTOR, VI27249, 055109-1, Marie, VICTOR, VI27519A, 04534-1, Swingin' on nothing, VICTOR, VI27578, 066924-1, Well, git it !, VICTOR, VI27887, 072172-1.

Artie Shaw (1910-) : Cross Your Heart, Bud Desylva-Gensler, Artie Shaw Gramercy five, VICTOR, VI26763*, 055064, Summit Ridge Drive, Artie Shaw's Gramercy 5, VICTOR, VI26763+, 055062-1, Back Bay Shuffle, Artie Shaw & his New Music, VICTOR, VI27547, 024082-1, Star Dust, Artie Shaw & his New Music, VICTOR, VI27547+, 055097, Oh, Lady Be Good, Artie Shaw & His Orch, VICTOR, 20-1551-B, Begin The Beguine, Artie Shaw & His Orch, VICTOR, 20-1551-A, Nightmare (theme song), fox trot jazz, Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, BLUEBIRD, B-7875, B-7875-A, Non stop flight, fox trot jazz, Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, BLUEBIRD, B-7875, B-7875-B

Mahalia Jackson (1911- ) : My Lord : DECCA, 7321, 91265 ; I See God, COLUMBIA, 405529, CO53434.

Lionel Hampton (1913-2002) and His Orchestra : In The Bag, DECCA, 18394B, 70774 ; Hamp's Boogie Woogie, DECCA, 18613 ; Buzzin' Around With The Bee, Hancock, VICTOR, 25575, 07792-1 ; Whoa Babe, Larry CLINTON, VICTOR, 25575, 07793-1 ; Stomp, Lionel Hampton, VICTOR, 25535, 04585-1 ; Jivin' The Vibes, Lionel Hampton, VICTOR, 25535, 04583-1 ; Rhythm, Rhythm, Gershwin, VICTOR, 25586B, 07865-1 ; On The Sunny Side Of The Street, Fields-Mchugh, VICTOR, 25592, 07864-1 ; Stompology, Lionel Hampton, VICTOR, 25601, 07794-1 ; Drum Stomp (Crazy Rhythm), Fisher-l.Hampton, VICTOR, 25658, 09645-1 ; After You've Gone, Creamer-Layton, VICTOR, 25674, 09684 ; I'm In The Mood For Swing, Benny Carter, VICTOR, 26011, 024065-1 ; Shoe Shiner's Drag, Ferdinand Morton, VICTOR, 26011, 024066-1 ; Ring Dem Bells, Ellington-Mills, VICTOR, 26017B, 018337-1 ; Down Home Jump, VICTOR, 26114, 025866 ; Rock Hill Special, VICTOR, 26114, 025867 ; Don't Be That Way, VICTOR, 26173, 018338 ; Sweethearts On Parade, Newman-Lombardo, VICTOR, 26209, 035703 ; Shufflin' At The hollywood, VICTOR, 26254, 035704-2 ; The jumpin' jive, Calloway-froeba-palmer, VICTOR, 26304B, 037631 ; Hot mallets, VICTOR, 26371, 041408 ; When Lights Are Low, VICTOR, 26371, 041406 ; Early Session Hop, Wilson-Harding, VICTOR, 26393, 041409-1 ; Jack The Bellboy, Lionel Hampton, VICTOR, 26652A, 049677-1 ; Central Avenue Breakdown, Lionel Hampton, VICTOR, 26652B, 049676-1

Woody Herman (1913-) : Woody Herman and His Orchestra, The Lady From Fifth Avenue, 1937, DECCA, 1385, 62516-A, Blue Flame, 1941, DECCA, 3643A, 68697, Blues In The Night, 1941, DECCA, 4030B, DLA2746, Bing Crosby and Woody Herman, Deep In The Heart Of Texas, 1942, DECCA, 4162A, DLA2828, Woody Herman and His Herd, Laura, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36785, CO34288, Caldonia, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36789, CO34357, Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36789, CO34358, Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Apple Honey, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36803, CO34289-1, Woodchopper's Ball, 1946, COLUMBIA, 37238, CCO4690-1, That's My Desire, 1947, COLUMBIA, 37329, CO37499, Sabre Dance, 1947, COLUMBIA, 38102, HCO3043, Four Brothers, 1947, COLUMBIA, 38304, HCO3061, Woody Herman, Early Autumn, 1949, CAPITOL, 616, Billy Eckstine Woody Herman, I Left My Hat In Haiti (From The Royal Wedding), 1951, MGM, 10916A, 50S3002.

Charlie Barnet (1913-1991) & His Orch : West End Bues, DECCA, 18659, 72452, Skyliner, DECCA, 18659, L3487, The Moose, Brunswick, 03601-B

Harry James (1916-) : Harry James and His Orchestra, Penthouse Serenade, 1937, CBS, BR8035, 22084-2, Life Goes To A Party, 1937, CBS, BR8035, 22086-2, One O'clock Jump, 1938, COLUMBIA, 37142, B22252, Song Of The Wanderer, 1938, CBS, BR8067, 22250-1, Lullaby In Rhythm, 1938, CBS, BR8136, 22810-1, Harry James And The Boogie Woogie Trio, Woo-Woo, 1939, COLUMBIA, 35958, B2461, Harry James w Pete Johnson, Boo Woo, 1939, CBS, BR8318, 24060-2, Harry James And His Orchestra, Ciribiribin, 1939, COLUMBIA, 37141, WB24514, Two O'clock Jump, 1939, CBS, BR8337, 24194-1, From The Bottom Of My Heart, 1939, CBS, BR8443, 25057, Here Comes The Night, 1939, COLUMBIA, 35227, CO25285, Frank Sinatra w Harry James Orchestra, All Or Nothing At All, 1939, COLUMBIA, 35587, 25288, Harry James and His Orchestra, On A Little Street In Singapore, 1939, COLUMBIA, 35261, WC2798, Flash, 1939, COLUMBIA, 35587, LA2044, Concerto For Trumpet, 1939, COLUMBIA, 35340, LA2051, Music Makes Me, 1941, COLUMBIA, 35932, 29423, Music Makers, 1941, COLUMBIA, 37143, CO29423, Flight Of The Bumble Bee, 1941, COLUMBIA, 36004, CO29726, Harry James and His Orchestra v Dick Haymes, I'll Get By, 1941, COLUMBIA, 36698, CO30195, Harry James and His Orchestra, You Made Me Love You, 1941, COLUMBIA, 36296, CO30509-1, I Don't Want To Walk Without You, 1941, COLUMBIA, 36478, CO31954, Skylark, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36533, CO32347-1, Sleepy Lagoon, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36549, CO32472-1, Trumpet Blues, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36549, CO32473-1, He's My Guy, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36614, HCO827, Manhattan Serenade, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36644, HCO854, I Heard You Cried Last Night, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36677, HCO853, Cherry, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36683, HCO862, I Had The Craziest Dream, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36659, HCO867, Mister Five By Five, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36650, HCO911, I've Heard That Song Before, 1942, COLUMBIA, 36668, HCO912, Kitty Kallen w Harry James, I'll Buy That Dream, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36833, HCO1409, It's Been A Long Long Time, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36838, CO35081, Harry James and His Orchestra, IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME (vKK), 1945, V-DISC, 535, CO35081, Kitty Kallen w Harry James, Waitin' For The Train To Come In, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36867, CO35107, I Can't Begin To Tell You, 1945, COLUMBIA, 36867, CO35108, Harry James and His Orchestra, September Song, 1947, COLUMBIA, 38300, HCO2760, Doris Day w Harry James Orchestra, Too Marvelous For Words, 1950, COLUMBIA, 38728, HCO4011, Harry James and His Orchestra, Ciribiribin, 39, BRUNSWICK, 8327, 24514-1.

Bunk Johnson (1879-) Bunk Johnson's Jazz Band, Dusty Rag, Jazz Information, 14, Sobbin' Blues, Jazz Information, 14, Bunk Johnson's Original Superio, Down By The River, Jazz Man, 8,  Panama, Jazz Man, 8

George Lewis (1900-1968) : George Lewis, Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula, Good Time Jazz, 99999a, George Lewis, Burgundy Street Blues, Good Time Jazz, 99999b.

Dizzy Gillepsie (1907-) : Dizzy Gillespie Sextet, Groovin' High, 1945, MUSICRAFT, 486, G554, all the things you are, 1945, MUSICRAFT, 488, G556, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Shaw 'nuff, 1945, GUILDE, 1002, G566-A, Salt Peanuts, 1945, GUILDE, 1003, G565-B, Hot House, 1945, MUSICRAFT, 486, G568, Sarah Vaughn w-Dizzy Gillespie, Lover Man, 1945, MUSICRAFT, 499, G567-A, Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Salt Peanuts, 1945, MUSICRAFT, 518, G565, Dizzy Gillespie and His Sextet, Oop Bop Sha Bam, 1946, MUSICRAFT, 383, 5498-A, Dizzy Gillespie and His Orchestra, Things To Come, 1946, MUSICRAFT, 447, 5611.

Charlie Parker (1920-1955) : Charlie Parker, Tiny's Tempo, 1944, SAVOY, 310, S5710-3, Red Cross, 1944, SAVOY, 915, S5713-2, Charlie Parker Bee Boppers, Billie's Bounce, 1945, SAVOY, 573A, S5850-5, Now's The Time, 1945, SAVOY, 573B, S5851-4, Charlie Parker's Bebop Boys, Warming Up A Riff, 1945, SAVOY, 945A, S5849, Charlie Parker, Cool Blues, 1947, DIAL, 1015, 1054, Charlie Parker Quintet, Buzzy, 1947, SAVOY, 652A, S3423-5, Charlie Parker, Buzzy, 1947, SAVOY, 928, S3423-3, Charlie Parker All Stars; T Re, Cheryl, 1947, SAVOY, 952B, S3422, Charlie Parker, Chasing The Bird, 1947, SAVOY, 977, S3421-3, Little Willie Leaps, 1947, SAVOY, 305, S3441, Milestones, 1947, SAVOY, 310, S3440-1, Miles Davis and Charlie Parker, Half Nelson, 1947, SAVOY, 951B, S3442-2, Neil Hefti w Charlie Parker, Repetition, 1947, MERCURY, 2072, 2071, Charlie Parker, Parker's Mood, 1948, SAVOY, 307, B903-3, Barbados, 1948, SAVOY, 308, B900-4, Charlie Parker and His Orchestra, Cardboard, 1949, MERCURY, 11022, 2542, Visa, 1949, MERCURY, 11022, 2543-2, Charlie Parker Qt, The Bird, 1949, MERCURY, 2081, 1800, Charlie Parker and His Orchestra, Passport, 1949, MERCURY, 11022, 2756-2, Charlie Parker String Ensemble, Just Friends, 1949, MERCURY, 11037, April In Paris, 1949, MERCURY, 11037, Summertime, 1949, MERCURY, 11038.

Kenny Clarke (1914-

Oscar Pettiford (1922-1960)

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