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Jazz bassist and tuba player, born 1 May 1907 in Chicago, Illinois, died 29 December 1972 in New York City.
Alvis worked with Jelly Roll Morton 1927-1928, Earl Hines 1928-1930, Jimmie Noone 1931, The Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931-1934, 1936), Duke Ellington 1935-1938, Benny Carter 1939-1940, Joe Sullivan 1940, 1942, Louis Armstrong 1940-1942, in an army band led by Sy Oliver 1943-1945, and pianist Dave Martin 1946-1947. After long-term engagement as house musician at the Café Society in New York, worked as freelance. In 1970 toured and recorded in Europe with Jay McShann and Tiny Grimes.

ALBUMS


Preston Jackson & Hayes Alvis With Barry Martyn's Band
Shoe Shine Boy
1972, LP, Dixie Records (3), ,
Dixieland
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Harlem Heat
2006, CD, Comp, Living Era, ,
Big Band/Swing
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
1940-1942
1993, ,
Swing/Big Band/Dixieland
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1937 Vol. 2
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1938
1993
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1937
1992, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1936-1937
1992
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1933-1935
1992
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
1935-1936
1992, ,
Big Band/Swing
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
1940-1941
1992, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
1939-1940
1991, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
1937-1939
1990, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Earl Hines And His Orchestra
1928-1932
1990
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Memorial
1974, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Duke Ellington
1973, LP, Mono, Jazz Historical Recordings, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ellington On The Air
1973, ,
Big Band
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Benny Carter And His Orchestra 1940-1941
1973, ,
Swing/Big Band
Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Treasury Of Jazz No. 44
1964, 7", EP, Mono, RCA Victor
Bernard Addison All Stars
High In A Basement
1961, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Ellingtonia - Vol. 2 “The Thirties”
1961
Wilbur De Paris And His New New Orleans Jazz
That's A Plenty
1959, ,
Dixieland
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
New Orleans To New York, Part 2
1957, ,
Swing
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Kings Of Swing Vol. 3
1956, 7", EP, Brunswick
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Blue Light
1955, ,
Big Band/Swing
Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra
Louis Armstrong Classics: New-Orleans To New-York
1952
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Cocktails For Two / Takin' My Time
1941
Leonard Feather All Stars
Men Of Harlem / Ocean Motion
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Shufflebug Shuffle / More Than You Know
1940, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Swing
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Sleep / Slow Freight
1940, Shellac, ,
Swing
Joe Marsala And His Delta Six
Twelve Bar Stampede / Feather Bed Lament
1939, ,
Swing
Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers
Love In My Heart / Sugar Hill Shim Sham
1937
Ivie Anderson And Her Boys From Dixie
Old Plantation / All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
1937, ,
Vocal
Rex Stewart And His 52nd Street Stompers
Swing Baby Swing / Sugar Hill Shim Sham
1937
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Trumpet In Spades / Yearning For Love
1936
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Isn't Love The Strangest Thing / (There Is) No Greater Love
1936
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band
Kokey Joe / Break It Down
1934
Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Chicago Rhythm / Everybody Loves My Baby
1929, Shellac, 10", Victor
Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Grand Piano Blues / Blue Nights
1929,
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter / Scattin' At The Kit Kat
Shellac, 10", RE, Unofficial, Blue Ace Records

APPEARANCES +


Various
The Frog Blues & Jazz Annual No 6
2022, CDr, Comp, Frog (7),
Various
The Savory Collection 1935-1940
2018, 6xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Various
Jazz Instruments
2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,
Coleman Hawkins
Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
2012, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Earl Hines
Classic Earl Hines Sessions 1928-1945
2012, 7xCD, Comp, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, , Mosaic Records (2)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
2012
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
2012
Various
The Ultimate Jazz Archive
2011, 52xCD, Comp + Box, Membran, Motéma, ZOHO, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Duke Ellington
The Complete Orchestral Suites
2011, 5xCD, Comp, Box, United Archives,
Duke Ellington
Classic Jazz Archive
2011
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia And Master Recordings Of Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
2010, 11xCD, Mono, RM + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
50 Singing Ladies - Une Anthologie 1933 / 1959
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Nocturne, ,
Vocal/Swing
Louis Armstrong
The Complete Louis Armstrong Decca Sessions (1935-1946)
2009, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Duke Ellington
The Best Of Duke Ellington (1932-1939)
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Columbia, RCA
Various
Alto Sax (Greatest Works)
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Edel Records, Edel:Kultur, ,
Swing/Bop/Cool Jazz
Lionel Hampton
The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941
2007, 5xCD, Mono + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Duke Ellington
The Complete 1936-1940 Variety, Vocalion And Okeh Small Group Sessions
2006, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 34/100 - Sailboat In The Moonlight 1937 (5)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 35/100 - Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? (1937 (6))
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Charts 28/100 - A Fine Romance (1936 (5))
2006, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Documents, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Benny Carter
The Music Master
2006, 4x CD Slimline, ,
Swing/Big Band
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
Duke Ellington
Reminiscing In Tempo - Classic Recordings Vol.3: 1932-1935
2004, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends,
Jay McShann Featuring Tiny Grimes & George Kelly
Jumpin' The Blues
2004, CD, Comp, RM, Black And Blue
Tiny Grimes
Food For Thought
2004, CD, Album, Comp, RM, Black And Blue
Various
Omer Simeon - The Rarest And Greatest Tracks 1929-1954
2004
Wilbur de Paris*
Wilbur de Paris In Europe 1960
2003, CD, Album, Jazz Crusade
Johnny Hodges
The Jeep Is Jumpin'
2003, ,
Swing/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Duke Ellington
Duke's Singing Ladies
2003,
Various
Classic Jazz: The Twenties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Various
Classic Jazz: The Thirties
2002, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Duke Ellington
Volume 5 (1936-1937) The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order
2002, CD, Comp, Neatwork, ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington
Volume 6 1937-1938 The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Neatwork, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
1929
2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2)
Various
Classic Jazz: The Forties
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets,
Rex Stewart
Take It Easy
2001, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Big Band
Louis Armstrong
C'est Ci Bon: Satchmo In The Forties
2001, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland/Vocal
Bobby Hackett & His Orchestra*
At The Jazz Band Ball 1938-1940
2001, CD, ,
Dixieland/Big Band
Various
1937
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Various
1932
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Various
"Go Harlem" -- New York Columbia Recordings, Volume 2
2000, CD, Comp, RM, Frog (7),
Wilbur De Paris
The Wild Jazz Age / Wilbur De Paris On The Riviera
2000, CD, Comp, Collectables, ,
Dixieland
Duke Ellington
Volume 4 1933-1936 + Bonus Tracks 1929/30 The Alternative Takes in Chronological Order
2000, CD, Comp, Neatwork
Lionel Hampton
The Lionel Hampton Story
2000, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Louis Armstrong
The Complete Decca Studio Master Takes 1940 - 1949
2000, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Ken Burns Jazz (The Story Of America's Music)
2000, 5x CD, Box Set, ,
Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz/Fusion/Dixieland/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Post Bop/Jazz-Rock/Big Band/Country Blues/Piano Blues/Ragtime
Teddy Bunn
The Very Best Of Teddy Bunn 1937-1940
1999, CD, Comp, P-Vine Records,
Gene Krupa & Harry James
The Complete Capitol Recordings Of Gene Krupa & Harry James
1999, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jabbo Smith
Hot Jazz In The Twenties Volume 1
1999,
Jabbo Smith
Hot Jazz In The Twenties - Volume Two
1999
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
1998, CD, Comp, Proper Records (2), ,
Dixieland/Swing
Gene Krupa
The Gene Krupa Story
1998, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington Plays Standards
1998,
Louis Armstrong
Priceless Jazz Collection
1997, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label In Jazz • Vol.3 1940-1949
1997
Rex Stewart
Rexatious
1996, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era, ,
Swing/Big Band
Tiny Grimes
Some Groovy Fours
1996, CD, Comp, Black And Blue, ,
Swing/Vocal
Various
Electric Guitar Story
1996, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)
Various
Female Blues Singers Volume 14: S/T/U/W/Y (1923-1932)
1996, CD, Comp, Document Records (2),
Various
Harlem Jazz (1928-33)
1996, CD, Album, Comp, RCA, BMG
Various
Black Chicago
1996, CD, Comp, RCA, BMG
Rex Stewart
Rex Stewart Story 1926/1945
1996, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)
Leonard Feather
1937-1945
1996
Various
Get Easy Blues (Chicago 1928-1930)
1996,
Jabbo Smith
Jabbo Smith, 1929-1938
1996
Reuben Reeves And Omer Simeon
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order 1929-1933
1995, CD, Comp, Rst Records,
Cootie Williams
Echoes Of Harlem
1995, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Big Band/Swing
Jelly Roll Morton
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,
Duke Ellington
Cotton Club Nights 1938
1995, CD, Comp, Music Memoria, ,
Big Band/Swing
Johnny Hodges
New York - Chicago - Hollywood 1928 - 1943
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Bop/Swing/Big Band
Jelly Roll Morton
The Chicago Years 1926-28
1995
Duke Ellington
'Rockin' In Rhythm'
1995
Various
Clarinet Marmalade - 25 Great Jazz Clarinettists
1994, CD, Comp, ASV,
Duke Ellington
Les Chefs-d'oeuvre De Duke Ellington
1993, CD, Comp, Music Memoria
Jabbo Smith
The Complete 1929/1938 Sessions
1993, 2xCD, Comp, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
Roy Eldridge
1935-1940
1993, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
1933-1934
1993
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
1936-1937
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Omer Simeon
1926/1929
1992, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)
Benny Carter
Volume 2 1931-1933 (Complete Edition)
1992, CD, Comp, Média 7, ,
Swing/Big Band
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
1931-1932
1992, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
1931
1992, ,
Swing
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
1940-1941
1992, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Louis Armstrong
Gospel 1931-1941
1992
Lionel Hampton
Tempo And Swing (The All-Star Groups Volume 3 - 1939-40)
1992, CD, ,
Swing
Duke Ellington
Sophisticated Lady (Duke's Greatest Hits)
1992, ,
Big Band/Swing
Lionel Hampton
Small Groups - Vol. 4: 1940
1991, CD, Comp, Music Memoria
Jelly-Roll Morton*
1926-1928
1991, CD, ,
Ragtime/Piano Blues/Stride
Benny Carter
All Of Me
1991, CD, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
The Duke's Men: Small Groups Vol. 1
1991, ,
Swing
Jabbo Smith
Volume One 1928 - 1929
1990, LP, Comp, Retrieval
Jabbo Smith
Volume Two 1929 - 1938
1990, LP, Comp, Retrieval
Louis Armstrong
Satchmo's Immortal Performances 1929-1947
1990
Duke Ellington
Blue Skies
1990
Duke Ellington
Black Beauty
1990
Various
Le Grandi Voci, I Want To Be Loved
1990, ,
Big Band
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
Rhythm Spasm
1989, LP, Comp, Hep Records (3), ,
Swing
Various
"Everybody Shuffle" - American Hot Bands Of The 1930's
1989, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Early Black Swing - The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: 1927 - 1934
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
Braggin' In Brass: The Immortal 1938 Years
1989, ,
Swing/Big Band
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
The Brunswick Sessions (1932-35). Volume 3.
1989, ,
Swing
Various
The Jazz Arranger Volume 1
1989, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
Swing 1930 To 1938
1989
Various
The Blues 1923 To 1933
1988, CD,
Duke Ellington
The Duke Ellington Small Bands: Back Room Romp
1988, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz Potpourri Volume Three (20 Collector Items 1933-1947)
1987, LP, Album, Comp, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Duke Ellington
1931-1939 - Vol. 2
1986, LP, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, Giants Of Jazz, ,
Big Band
Jelly Roll Morton
Rarities Volume 2
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Rhapsody (2)
Various
The Sound Of Harlem Volume 2
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, JazzDocument
Louis Armstrong
1940 - 1947
1986, ,
Jazz-Funk
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1985, ,
Jump Blues/Swing
Various
Jazz 4: The Fancy Family Of Trumpets
1984, Box, Comp + 5xLP, Comp, CBS, Zeitmagazin,
Various
Cotton Club Stars
1984, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Swing/Big Band/Jump Blues
Various
Jazz Potpourri: 20 Collector Items 1924-40
1983, LP, Album, Ltd, Meritt Record Society, ,
Big Band/Swing
Roy Eldridge
The Krupa Years 1941-1942; Sideman 1940
1983, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Jazz Masters Of The Sax
1983,
Duke Ellington
Greatest Hits
1983, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Benny Carter
The Gentleman Of Jazz 1940-1941
1982, LP, Album, Meritt Record Society
The Midnite Follies Orchestra
Jungle Nights In Harlem
1981, LP, ASV
Various
Brown Sugar
1981, 3x Vinyl, Box Set,
Various
Red White & Blues (Women Sing Of America)
1980, LP, Comp, Rosetta Records, Rosetta Records, ,
Piano Blues/Swing/Big Band
Duke Ellington
Giants Of Jazz - Duke Ellington
1980, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
The Swinging Small Bands Vol. 1 (1937-1939)
1980
Various
1927-1940
1979, LP, Comp, Ltd, Meritt Record Society, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Big Band
Duke Ellington
An Explosion Of Genius 1938-1940
1979, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Columbia Special Products, Columbia Special Products
Various
Reefer Madness
1979, ,
Vocal
Benny Carter
Benny Carter (1928-1952)
1979
Cootie Williams
Cootie And The Boys From Harlem
1979, ,
Swing
Various
The Jazzy Twenties
1978, LP, Comp, Folkways Records,
Various
Sweet And Low Blues: Big Bands And Territory Bands Of The 20s
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, New World Records, ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.10 - 1937-1938
1977
Louis Armstrong
Complete Recorded Works 1935 - 1945 (145 Titles In Chronological Order)
1976, 10xLP, Comp + Box, MCA Records
Various
The Greatest Of The Big Bands Vol. 8 (1932-1939)
1976, LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.8 - 1937
1976, 2xLP, Comp, CBS, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.9 - 1937
1976, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, CBS
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 1938
1976, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Mono, Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
Live Recording At The Cotton Club - Vol. 2
1976, LP, Album, Musidisc, Musidisc
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol.8 - 1937
1976, 2xLP, Comp, CBS, Avan-Guard Music
Various
This Is Jazz / Vol. 2 / The Hot Years
1976, Vinyl,
Jabbo Smith
The Ace Of Rhythm "1929"
1976
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume One
1976, Vinyl, ,
Big Band
Various
Tea Pad Songs Volume Two
1976, Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 7 1936-1937
1975, 2xLP, Comp, CBS
Duke Ellington
The Complete Duke Ellington Vol. 6 - 1933-1936
1975, 2xLP, Comp, CBS, ,
Swing/Big Band
Lionel Hampton
The Complete Lionel Hampton 1937-1941
1975, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Jazz
1973, 6x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Box Set, ,
Bop/Dixieland/Free Jazz/Big Band/Modal/Swing/Hard Bop/Ragtime
Various
Stars Of The Apollo Theatre
1973, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
Cotton Club 1938 - Volume 1
1973
Duke Ellington
Cotton Club-1938, Volume Two, Three Blind Mice
1973, ,
Swing/Big Band
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson
1973, ,
Big Band/Swing
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton's Best Records (1940-1941) Volume 4
1972, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, RCA
Jelly Roll Morton
Mr. Jelly
1972, LP, Comp, Family Records (4)
Various
Hot Jazz Party
1972, LP, Album, Atlantic
Various
Chicago South Side Jazz Vol. 2
1972, Vinyl,
Jay Mac Shann*, Milt Buckner
Jumpin' The Blues
1972
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits
1972, ,
Big Band
Various
Black Bands 1927-34
1971, LP, Album, Comp, Historical Records
Earl Hines
The Indispensable 1929-1939 Volume 1
1971, LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, RCA Victor
Various
Hot Trumpets - Jazz In Chicago 1928-1930
1970, LP, Comp, Mono, Swaggie Records
Various
Rare, Hot & Fine Vol.2
1970, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Tiny Grimes
Tiny Grimes
1970, Vinyl, ,
Soul-Jazz/Swing
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 1927 - 1940
1969, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Club + Box, Supraphon, Gramofonový Klub
Rex Stewart
Memorial
1969, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS, CBS, ,
Big Band
Various
Chicago South Side Vol. 2 1927-1929
1969,
Don Redman, Claude Hopkins, Benny Carter, Lucky Millinder
Big Bands Uptown Volume 1 (1931 - 1943)
1969
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
The Ellington Era, 1927-1940: Volume Two, Part Three
1966, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
The Ellington Era, 1927-1940: Volume Two
1966
Various
Urban Sprawl & All That Jazz
1965, LP, Album, Comp, Decca, ,
Swing/Dixieland/Vocal
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing Vol. 3
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Brunswick, Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing Vol. 1
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Brunswick, Brunswick
Various
The Sound Of Harlem
1964, 3x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Swing/Piano Blues/Stride/Ragtime/Big Band/Jump Blues/Bop
Various
The Best Of Kings Of Swing
1964, ,
Swing
Various
The Golden Book Of Classic Swing - Volume 2
1963, 3xLP, Comp, Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
The Best Of Pioneers Of Jazz
1963, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Ragtime/Piano Blues
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
The Ellington Era Volume One: 1927-1940
1963
Wilbur De Paris
On The Riviera
1962
Jabbo Smith with Omer Simeon
Jabbo Smith With Omer Simeon 1929
1961, 7", EP, Comp, Coral, Coral, Coral,
Louis Armstrong
Collector's Classics
1961, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Chris Barber's Jazz Band
Chris Barber's "American" Jazz Band
1961
Wilbur De Paris
Something Old New Gay Blue
1961
Wilbur De Paris
Frankie & Johnny
1960, 7", EP, Atlantic,
Wilbur De Paris
That's A Plenty
1960, 7", EP, Atlantic
Wilbur De Paris
The Wild Jazz Age (Wilbur De Paris Plays Music Of The 20's)
1960
Duke Ellington
Caravan
1958, 7", EP, RCA
Wilbur De Paris
Plays Cole Porter
1958,
Wilbur De Paris
Wilbur De Paris Plays Something Old, New, Gay, Blue
1958, ,
Dixieland
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
Prologue To The Black And Tan Fantasy / The Sergeant Was Shy / Rose Of Rio Grande / Subtle Lament
1955
Various
The Duke's Men
1955, ,
Big Band/Swing
Rex Stewart, Cootie Williams
Tea And Trumpets / Delta Mood
1955
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
Jazz Cocktail
1954
Jabbo Smith And His Rhythm Aces
Sau-Sha Stomp / Let's Get Together
1953, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (3)
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra*
Rose Of Rio Grande / Solid Old Man
1950, Shellac, 10", Swing (3), ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra*
Cotton Club Stomp / The Sergeant Was Shy
1950
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra*
Braggin' In Brass / Smorgasbord And Schnapps
1949, Shellac, 10", Swing (3), ,
Big Band
Various
Gems Of Jazz, Volume 1
1949,
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra*
Hip Chic / A Blues Serenade
1949, ,
Swing
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra*
The New East St. Louis Toodle-O / The Gal From Joe's
1949
Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Hot Mallets / Just For Laffs
1946
Lionel Hampton And Orchestra*
Charlie Was A Sailor / Martin On Every Block
1940, Shellac, 10", Victor
Freddie Rich And His Orchestra*
A House With A Little Red Barn / How High The Moon
1940, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2),
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
1939
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
Riding On A Blue Note / Lost In Meditation
1938, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
Stepping Into Swing Society / The New Black And Tan Fantasy
1938, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
Prologue To Black And Tan Fantasy / Please Forgive Me
1938, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Swing
Jabbo Smith And His Rhythm Aces
Jazz Battle / Boston Skuffle
1938
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
The Gal From Joe's / I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
1938
Cootie Williams And His Rugcutters*
I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / Digga Digga Do
1937, Shellac, 10", Variety (6), ,
Swing
Rex Stewart & His Fifty Second Street Stompers*
Tea And Trumpets / The Back Room Romp
1937, ,
Swing
Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters*
Downtown Uproar / Blue Reverie
1937, ,
Swing
Edgar Hayes And His Orchestra / Johnny Hodges And His Orchestra
Manhattan Jam / A Sailboat In The Moonlight
1937, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter / The New East St. Louis Toodle-O
1937
Mills Blue Rhythm Band* Under The Direction Of Lucky Millinder
Big John's Special / Callin' Your Bluff
1936, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
The Stuff Is Here / The Growl
1934, Shellac, 10", Bluebird (3)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
Love's Serenade / Harlem After Midnight
1933, Shellac, 10", Victor
Earl Harlan And His Orchestra
Sophisticated Lady / Smoke Rings
1933,
Earl Jackson And His Orchestra*
Low Down On The Bayou / Futuristic Jungleism
1932, Shellac, 10", Decca
Baron Lee And His Blue Rhythm Boys*
You Gave Me Everything But Love / Reefer Man
1932, Shellac, 10", Melotone
Baron Lee And His Blue Rhythm Boys*
Jazz Cocktail / Smoke Rings
1932, ,
Big Band
Blue Rhythm Boys (2) / Chick Webb And His Orchestra
Moanin' / I'm Left With The Blues In My Heart
1931, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
McKinney's Cotton Pickers / Earl Hines And His Orchestra
I Want Your Love / Sister Kate
1931, Shellac, 10", Victor,
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra / Mills' Blue Rhythm Band*
The Mystery Song / Moanin'
1931
The Blue Ribbon Boys
Star Dust / Minnie The Moocher
1931
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra / Earl Hines And His Orchestra
Sad Man Blues / Have You Ever Felt That Way?
1929, Shellac, 10", Victor
Helen Savage With The Dixie Syncopators
For Just A Little Love From You / It's Bad For Your Soul
1929
Levee Serenaders
Mr. Jelly Lord / Midnight Mama
1928, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington Vol. 9
2xLP, Comp, Monkey Records (4), ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
Volume 27
2xLP, Comp, Mono, Monkey Records (4), ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington
Cotton Club Stomp 1937/39
LP, Comp, Tax
Johnny Hodges & His Orchestra*
I'm In Another World - Dancing In The Stars - Like A Ship In The Night - Swingin' On The Campus
7", EP, Pathé, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Various
Gut Bucket Blues And Stomps Chicago 1926-1928
LP, Comp, Mono, Herwin Records,
Alex Hill And His Orchestra
Alex Hill And His Orchestra
7", EP, Swaggie Records
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
1931-1933
LP, Comp, Gaps
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*, Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra
15 Original Recordings From 1931-1934
LP, Comp, Mono, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
The Unheard And Seldom Heard Ellington - Vol. 2
LP, Blu-Disc (2)
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931-1932
LP, Comp, Gaps
Various
Chicago Jazz Volume 2 (Richard M. Jones, Omer Simeon)
LP, Comp, Classic Jazz Masters (3), ,
Dixieland
Johnny Hodges
A Study In Ellingtonia
LP, Comp, Raretone (2)
Various
Chicago In The 20's
LP, Comp, Collector's Classics,
Irving Mills / Don Redman
Classic Big Band Swing
LP, Comp, Swingfan, ,
Big Band
Duke Ellington
Vintage Duke
LP, Mono, TRIP,
Omer Simeon
Omer Simeon (Dixie Rhythm Kings) 1929
7", EP, Comp, Coral, Coral, Coral, ,
Dixieland
Earl Hines, Omer Simeon
Earl Hines And Omer Simeon
7", Swaggie Jazz Collector Series
Duke Ellington Y Sus Musicos Rex Stewart, Barney Bigard, Cootie Williams, Johnny Hodges
Duke Ellington Y Sus Músicos
LP, Comp, Philips
Omer Simeon
Untitled
10", Comp, Mono, Only For Collectors
Various
Lagniappe
CD, Comp, Jazz Crusade
Various
The Duke's Hand
7", EP, Epic, ,
Swing
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
6xShellac, 10", Album, Decca
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
6xShellac, 10", Album, Decca
Duke Ellington
The Duke Ellington Small Bands: Back Room Romp
LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Portrait, ,
Swing
Various
Chicago South Side Vol. 2 1927-1929
LP, Album, Comp, Historical Records
Various
Chicago South Side
Lionel Hampton And His Sextet / Lionel Hampton And His Orchestra
Three-Quarter Boogie / Pig Foot Sonata
Jabbo Smith With Ikey Robinson And His Band*
Got Butter On It / Ready Hokum
Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra*
Braggin' In Brass / Carnival In Caroline
,
Big Band/Swing
Cootie Williams And His Rug Cutters*
Cootie And His Rug Cutters 1937/40
,
Big Band/Swing
Ted Steele And His Novatones
Mood Indigo
Various
New York Jazz 1928-1933
Ivie Anderson
I Got It Good And That Ain't Bad!
,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Early Viper Jive: 1927-1933
,
Big Band/Piano Blues/Dixieland
Jelly Roll Morton / King Oliver / Sidney Bechet
Kings Of New Orleans Jazz
1983
Cootie Williams Ellingtonians
Downtown Uproar / Blue Reverie
Shellac, 10", RE, Unofficial, Blue Ace Records, ,
Swing