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American vaudeville performer, pianist, and singer, born October 16, 1903 in Louisville, KY, died January 31, 1955 in New York City.

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Louis Armstrong
The Okeh, Columbia & RCA Victor Recordings - 1925-1933
2012, 10xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, Sony Music, Columbia, Legacy, Okeh, RCA Victor, ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
2012, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Bessie Smith
Empress Of The Blues - Volume 2: 1926 - 1933
2008, Box, Comp + 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records,
Benny Goodman
Clarinet À La King
2007, CD, Comp, Edel Records
Chu Berry*
Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions
2007, Box, Ltd, Num + 7xCD, Comp, RM, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Bessie Smith
Young Womans Blues
2007, CD, Comp, Edel Records,
Coleman Hawkins
The Essential Sides Remastered 1929 - 1939
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Gypsy Jazz/Swing/Big Band
Various
Jazz In The Charts 16/100 - The Champagne Waltz (1934)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Dixieland/Big Band/Swing
Bessie Smith
Chattanooga Gal
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Proper Records (2)
Coleman Hawkins
Dear Old Southland
2005, ,
Swing/Bop
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday
2005, ,
Vocal
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings, Volume 8
2004, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7)
Bessie Smith
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues
2003
Various
Classic Jazz: The Thirties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Various
Presenting.... The Great Saxophone Players
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Signature (6)
Various
Dope & Glory (Reefer Songs Der 30er & 40er Jahre)
2002, ,
Chicago Blues/Swing/Stride/Boogie Woogie/Big Band/Jump Blues/Piano Blues
Louis Armstrong
Complete Hot Five And Hot Seven Recordings
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), ,
Swing/Dixieland
Billie Holiday
Lady Day (The Complete Billie Holiday On Columbia) (1933-1944)
2001, ,
Vocal
Louis Armstrong
The Big Band Recordings 1930-1932
2000
Various
Les Triomphes Du Jazz
2000,
Louis Armstrong
Hot Fives And Sevens
1999, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
1998, CD, Comp, Proper Records (2), ,
Dixieland/Swing
Billie Holiday
1933 - 1942
1998, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, ,
Chicago Blues/Swing/Big Band/Easy Listening
Bessie Smith
The Empress 1923 - 1933
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Bessie Smith
1929-1933
1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Bessie Smith
The Essential Bessie Smith
1997
Billie Holiday
Lady Day's 25 Greatest Hits 1933-1944
1996, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era, ,
Vocal
Bessie Smith
Her Best Recordings 1923 - 1933
1996, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Bessie Smith
The Complete Recordings Vol. 5 The Final Chapter
1996
Coleman Hawkins
'Body And Soul'
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Orbis, ,
Swing
Bessie Smith
'St. Louis Blues'
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Orbis
Bessie Smith
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas, ,
Vocal
Bessie Smith
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Mail Order Services, ,
Vocal
Louis Armstrong
Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Louis Armstrong
1993, CD, Comp, Music Memoria
Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk Takes Flight
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Selection Vol. 1
1993
Bessie Smith
Classic Blues
1993
Louis Armstrong
Hallelujah! (Gospel 1931-1941)
1992
Louis Armstrong
Hot Fives & Sevens Volume 4
1991, ,
Dixieland
Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra
1933-1937
1991
Lil Hardin Armstrong And Her Swing Orchestra*
1936-1940
1991, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong
Volume 6 - St. Louis Blues
1991, ,
Big Band
Billie Holiday
Fine And Mellow
1990, CD, Comp, DeAgostini, ,
Swing
Bessie Smith
La Selection 1923-1933
1990, CD, Comp, L'Art Vocal, ,
Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing
Bessie Smith
The Collection
1989,
Billie Holiday
The Quintessential Billie Holiday Volume 1, 1933-1935
1987, ,
Swing/Big Band
Billie Holiday
A Fine Romance
1987
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith (Great Original Performances 1925-1933)
1986,
Various
Harlem
1984, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Various
Jazz 5: Meet The Family Of Blues
1984, 5xLP, Comp + Box, CBS, Zeitmagazin,
Various
Ridin' In Rhythm
1984, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Disques Swing, Disques Swing, ,
Dixieland/Piano Blues
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1984, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues
Various
Jazz Potpourri: 20 Collector Items 1924-40
1983, LP, Album, Ltd, Meritt Record Society, ,
Big Band/Swing
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Story
1982, ,
Swing/Big Band/Rhythm & Blues/Easy Listening
Various
Mean Mothers: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 1
1981, ,
Jump Blues/Chicago Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues
Bessie Smith
A Portrait Of Bessie Smith 1925-1933
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS/Sony
Louis Armstrong
Giants Of Jazz: Louis Armstrong
1979, ,
Big Band/Dixieland
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
1979,
Louisiana Blues/Memphis Blues/Piedmont Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Harlem Comes To London
1978, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Jazz Women (A Feminist Retrospective)
1977, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing/Memphis Blues
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
1977, ,
Piano Blues
Various
Ridin' In Rhythm
1977,
Various
Copulatin' Blues Volume One
1976, ,
Country Blues/Chicago Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues/Delta Blues/Erotic
Louis Armstrong
V.S.O.P. Vol. 5 (1928-29), Vol. 6 (1929-30)
1974
Louis Armstrong
Integrale V.S.O.P.
1974, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
Stars Of The Apollo Theatre
1973, ,
Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Billie Holiday
The Billie Holiday Story Volume I
1973
Bessie Smith
The World's Greatest Blues Singer
1970, ,
Vocal
Coleman Hawkins And Mary Lou Williams
Jazz Pioneers
1969
Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk
1967, ,
Swing
Various
The Sound Of Harlem
1964, ,
Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop
Billie Holiday
The Golden Years
1962, ,
Vocal
Bessie Smith
La Vie De Bessie Smith "L'Impératrice Du Blues"
1960, LP, Comp, Ltd, Philips, Philips, ,
Country Blues
Billie Holiday
A Billie Holiday Memorial
1960, ,
Swing
Bessie Smith
The Great Bessie Smith
1956, 7", EP, Philips
Benny Goodman
The Vintage Goodman
1956
Louis Armstrong
Jazzin' Again With Armstrong
1955
Bobby Smith His Saxophone And Orchestra*
Lightfoot / Don't Shake Those Hips At Me
1953, 7", Ruby (2)
Various
Gems Of Jazz: Volume 4
1953
Bessie Smith, Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
Gimme A Pigfoot / It’s Time To Jump And Shout
1952, 10", Single, Mono, Promo, Okeh, Okeh
Bessie Smith
The Bessie Smith Story - Volume 2
1951,
Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith Empress Of The Blues Vol. II
1947,
Bessie Smith
Gimme A Pigfoot / Take Me For A Buggy Ride
1938
Lil Armstrong And Her Swing Orchestra*
Brown Gal / Or Leave Me Alone
1937
Buck And Bubbles With Dave Raksin*
Lady Be Good / Breakfast In Harlem
1936, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Benny Goodman & His Orch.*
Keep On Doin' What You're Doin' / Riffin' The Scotch
1934
Coleman Hawkins
I Ain't Got Nobody / On The Sunny Side Of The Street
1934
Louis Armstrong
Weather Bird / Dear Old Southland
1930,
Various
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 13
LP, Comp, Mono, Odeon, ,
Swing
Benny Goodman
Moon Glow
CD, Comp, Membran Music Ltd., Membran Music Ltd., ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra / Coleman Hawkins
I Love You / On The Sunnyside Of The Street
Shellac, 10", Odeon,
Coleman Hawkins / Bix Beiderbecke And His Orchestra
I Ain't Got Nobody / Rhythm King
Shellac, 10", Parlophone
Louis Armstrong
Armstrong For Ever
LP, Comp, Parlophone,
Louis Armstrong
The Big Bands 1928-1930
,
Dixieland/Swing
Jack Teagarden
Makin' Friends
Armstrong*
V.S.O.P. (Very Special Old Phonography) Vol. 6
,
Dixieland/Swing
Louis Armstrong
The Louis Armstrong Story, Volume IV: Louis Armstrong Favorites
Various
Hot Trumpets
,
Ragtime/Dixieland
Various
A Song Is Born (Original Soundtrack Recording)
2019, CD, Album, Sepia Records (2), ,
Soundtrack
Various
Marijuana Madness: The Best Of Reefer Songs 1927-1947
2011, CD, Comp, Fuel 2000,
Various
Reefer Blues: Vintage Songs About Marijuana
2009, CD, Album, Comp, Grammercy Records
Various
Junkers, Jivers & Coke Fiends - Vintage Songs About Drugs 1926-1952
2005, CD, Comp, Buzzola, ,
Country Blues/Jump Blues/Delta Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Ultimate 30s And 40s Reefer Songs
2004, CD, Comp, Viper (2),
Various
Triumphs Of Jazz
2004, ,
Bop/Ragtime/Big Band/Cool Jazz/Swing
Various
Late Night Jazz
2003, 3xCD, Comp, Soho,
Various
Les Deux Font La Paire - Duos
2003, CD, Comp, Promo, Tsf Jazz, Jazz Magazine (2),
Louis Armstrong
Les années de gloire - enregistrements de 1923 à 1945
1996, CD, Comp, RE, Harmonia Mundi, Compacts Radio France
Various
Reefer Songs - 23 Original Jazz And Blues Vocals
1996, CD, Comp, Mono, Mojo Records
Various
When Hemp Was Hip
1995, CD, Comp, Viper's Nest, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
The Sky Is High... 25 Jazzige Reefer Songs Der 30er & 40er Jahre
1995, CD, Comp, Dig, Banana Pirate Records, ,
Swing/Dixieland/Big Band
Louis Armstrong
The Louis Armstrong Great Alternatives 1929/37
1993, CD, Comp, King Jazz
Various
Reefer Songs
1989
Various
A Very Special Stash (The Best Of Reefer Songs)
1981, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc., Stash Records Inc., Stash, ,
Swing
Various
Reefer Madness
1979, ,
Vocal
Various
Jazum-9
1972, LP, Comp, Jazum
Armstrong*
V.S.O.P. (Very Special Old Phonography) Vol. 6
1961
Various
Gems of Jazz Volume 3
1953, 10", Comp, Mono, Decca,
Various
Decca Presents Gems of Jazz, Vol. 3
1941,
Various
Reefer Songs
CD, Comp, Transmitter, ,
Country Blues/Texas Blues/Doo Wop/Swing/Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Sky Is High... And So Am I - 25 Jazzige Reefer Songs Der 30er & 40er Jahre
CD, Smplr, Werner Pieper's MedienXperimente, Transmitter, ,
Big Band