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Scottish jazz trombonist and actor.
Born March 29, 1915 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Died December 6, 1997 in London, England.
Chisholm moved to London in the 1930s where he played in dance bands led by Bert Ambrose and Teddy Joyce and played with musicians such as Fats Waller, Coleman Hawkins, and Benny Carter when they came to the UK.
Chisholm also worked as a musician and actor for TV and film, e.g. The Goon Show and Play Away. He was awarded an OBE in 1984.
George Chisholm also contributed to the recordings of Mellotron sound libraries, most famously the so-called GC3 Brass that became a signature lead sound of Tangerine Dream's in around 1975.

ALBUMS


George Chisholm
The Gentleman Of Jazz
2015, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records
George Chisholm
Early Days 1935-1944
1998, CD, Comp, Timeless Records (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
George Chisholm
In A Mellow Tone
1998, CD, Album, Lake Records
Alan Broadbent, George Chisholm, Andy Brown (7), Frank Gibson
Fine And Dandy
1991, CD, Album, Ode Records
Kenny Ball, Acker Bilk, George Chisholm, Jack Parnell, Kenny Baker
Jazz Classics
1990
George Chisholm, Maxine Daniels With John Petters Swing Band*
Swinging Down Memory Lane
1989, Cass, CMJ (2)
George Chisholm, Keith Smith (24), Mickey Cooke, Ron Drake, Ron Hetherington, Hefty Jazz
100 Years Of Dixieland Jazz
1981, LP, Album, Harms, Inc.
The Royal Doulton Band, George Chisholm
Brass Showcase
1980, LP, Parade (9)
Mick Potts And The Gateway Jazzband* With Shelagh Lazzari Featuring Special Guest George Chisholm
Mick Potts & The Gateway Jazzband Featuring George Chisholm
1979, LP, Fellside Recordings
George Chisholm
Happy Christmas Party
1979, ,
Holiday
Alex Welsh & His Band - George Chisholm - Humphrey Lyttelton - Bruce Turner
Salute To Satchmo
1977
George Chisholm
George Chisholm's Trombone Showcase
1975, LP, Line Records Ltd., ,
Smooth Jazz
Alex Welsh And His Band*, Humphrey Lyttelton, Beryl Bryden, George Chisholm, Lennie Felix, John Chilton - Wally Fawkes, Feetwarmers* With Bruce Turner
The Melody Maker Tribute To Louis Armstrong
1974, 3xLP, Comp + Box, Intercord, Intercord, Black Lion Records, Black Lion Records
George Chisholm
In A Mellow Mood
1974
Alex Welsh Featuring George Chisholm, Humphrey Lyttelton, Bruce Turner
An Evening With Alex Welsh And His Friends (Part 1)
1972
Alex Welsh Featuring George Chisholm, Humphrey Lyttelton, Bruce Turner
An Evening With Alex Welsh And His Friends (Part 2)
1972, ,
Dixieland
Alex Welsh Featuring George Chisholm, Humphrey Lyttelton, Bruce Turner
An Evening With Alex Welsh And His Friends
1972
George Chisholm
More Music For Romantics
1968, LP, Philips
Clinton Ford With George Chisholm And The Inmates
Clinton The Clown
1968
The White Heather Singers, Ted Darling, George Chisholm
Sing Along With Scotland-1
1967, 7", EP, Fontana
George Chisholm
George Chishom & The Magnificent 7
1967,
George Chisholm
Music For Romantics
1966
George Chisholm & The Tradsters
Trad Treat
1961, 7", EP, Philips
George Chisholm & The Tradsters
Trad Treat !
1961,
George Chisholm
"Chis"
1956
George Chisholm
That's-A-Plenty
LP, Zodiac Records Ltd. (2)
Lew Stone And His Band
Cream Of Lew Stone
1994, CD, Comp, Flapper,
The Squadronaires
There's Something In The Air
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
The Squadronaires
There's Something In The Air
1972, LP, Album, Mono, Decca, Eclipse (2), ,
Big Band
George Chisholm All Stars
Along the Chisholm Trail
1972,
The Mike Morton Congregation
Nonstop Top 20 Volume 1
1971
The Midnight Jazzmen
All-Star Traditional Jazz
1959
Martin Slavin Septet
A La Goodman
1956, 7", EP, Pye Nixa, Pye Nixa
Reg Owen And His Orchestra
Swing Me High
1956,
George Chisholm And His Jive Eight
Little Earle / Broadhurst Garden Blues
Shellac, 10", London Records

APPEARANCES +


Barbara Thompson
First Light
2023,
Joe Harriott & Co Feat. John Dankworth & Tubby Hayes
Helter Skelter
2017, CD, Comp, Acrobat Music,
Freddy Randall
Freddy Randall & Friends – Before And After
2015, CD, Comp, Lake Records
Alex Welsh
Alex Welsh & Friends
2011, CD, Album, Lake Records
Howard Blake
The Avengers: Original Tara King Season Score
2011, ,
Score/Soundtrack
Johnny Keating And His All Stars*
British Jazz - Swinging Scots
2008, CD, Comp, RE, Vocalion, ,
Big Band/Swing
Fats Waller
Fats Waller ‎– The Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Car, JSP Records, ,
Stride/Swing/Dixieland
Kenny Baker
Baker's Dozen - Volume One & The Half Dozen
2008, CD, Comp, Vocalion, ,
Dixieland/Swing
George Shearing
The Early Years
2008, 5xCD, Comp, JSP Records,
Coleman Hawkins
The Essential Sides Remastered 1929 - 1939
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM, JSP Records, ,
Gypsy Jazz/Swing/Big Band
Benny Carter
The Music Master
2006, 4x CD Slimline, ,
Swing/Big Band
The New Paul Whiteman Orchestra / Alan Cohen Band
Runnin' Wild / Black, Brown & Beige
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Vocalion
Midge Marsden And The Rodger Fox Big Band
Are Back In Town
2005, CD, Album, T~bone Records
Vic Lewis' New York Jazzmen* Featuring Bobby Hackett
Vic Lewis' New York Jazzmen 1938 & The Vic Lewis Jam Session 1944
2003, CD, Comp, RM, Upbeat Jazz, ,
Bop/Swing
Sandy Brown
Work Song
2001, CD, Album, Comp, Lake Records,
Louis Armstrong • Kenny Baker
Sein Leben, Seine Musik, Seine Schallplatten • Louis Armstrong Interpretiert Von Kenny Baker • Vol. 10
2000, 2xCD, Comp, History,
Louis Armstrong
His Life, His Music, His Recordings
2000, 30xCD, Comp, + B + Box, History, Oreos Verlag, ,
Big Band/Swing
The Goons
Volume 18: The Goon Show And More Guests
2000, ,
Comedy/Radioplay
Various Featuring Carole Chisholm
George Chisholm's Gentlemen Of Jazz Playing The Compositions And Arrangements Of George Chisholm
1999, CD, Album, Upbeat Jazz,
The Goons
Volume 16: The Goon Show And Guests
1999
Kenny Baker
Birth Of A Legend '41 ~ '46
1998, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Visions Of Jazz: A Musical Journey
1998, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, Blue Note, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Big Band/Jump Blues/Swing
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker Presents The Half Dozen...After Hours
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Lake Records, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Various
Tea Dance 2
1997, CD, Comp, Whittard Of Chelsea, ,
Dixieland/Piano Blues/Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Wild Bill Davison
Struttin' With Some Barbecue
1997, CD, Comp, Jazz Colours, Da Music
Fats Waller
1938
1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
OMC
How Bizarre
1996
Various
Swing Was Our Business - "Ridin' High"
1995, CD, Comp, Empress (2), ,
Swing/Big Band/Dixieland
Coleman Hawkins
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas,
Coleman Hawkins
Somebody Loves Me
1995, CD, Comp, Excelsior
Coleman Hawkins
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RE, RM, Mail Order Services,
Alex Welsh
Louis Armstrong Memorial Concert
1995
The Goons
Goon Show Classics: "He's Fallen In The Water"
1994, ,
Comedy/Radioplay
Benny Carter
Skyline Drive And Towards
1993, ,
Swing/Bop
Benny Carter
Benny Carter In Europe
1993, CD,
Cato Sanden
New Steps
1993
Various
Jazz, Rag And Comedy
1990, CD, Comp, Coloursound Library, ,
Ragtime
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
1937-1939
1990, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Various
Swing & Sweet In Nederland (Deel 1 - De Jaren '30)
1989, CD, Comp, Mono, Panachord, Granny's Records, ,
Swing
The Goons
Goon Show Classics 3
1989, ,
Radioplay/Comedy
Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk In Europe: 1934-1937
1988, ,
Swing
Verlaines*
Bird-Dog
1988
Leonard Feather Presents Vic Lewis & His Jazz Group, Jack Marshall & His Jazz Group
Jazz From Two Sides
1987, LP, RE, Concept Records (7), ,
Cool Jazz
Cato Sanden
Once A Hero
1987
George Chisholm And U.K. All Stars* with Carole Moore
The Swingin' Mr. C.
1986, LP, Album, Zodiac Records Ltd. (2), ,
Ragtime/Big Band
G. Thomas
All The Love I Have For You
1986, 7", Single, Sir Rock Music
Vic Lewis
Volume 1: The War Years (The Johnny Mince Session)
1986, LP, Album, Mono, Harlequin
Peking Man
Peking Man
1986, ,
Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Peking Man
Good Luck To You
1986
Bob Sharples & The Jazz Boys
Jazz Nr.1
1985, LP, Coloursound Library, ,
Easy Listening
Wild Bill Davison
Lady Of The Evening
1985, ,
Swing
Fats Waller
Fats Waller In London
1985
Prince Tui Teka
Out In The Cold
1985
Various
Made In Holland, 1934-'37
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Panachord
Keith Smith
An Album Of Louis Armstrong & Fats Waller Music
1981, LP, Album, Flutegrove,
Terra Nova
Terra Nova
1980, LP, Album, BB Records (3), BB Records (3)
Inger Lise*
Sign Language
1980, ,
Disco
Andy Fairweather Low*
Mega-Shebang
1980, ,
Rock & Roll/Classic Rock/Pop Rock/Country Rock
Various
Swingin' Britain - The Thirties
1979, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, Decca, Decca, Decca, ,
Big Band/Swing
The Regulars*
Victim
1979, ,
Roots Reggae
The Goons
Goon Show Classics Vol. 6
1979
Alan Tew
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
1978
The Foster Brothers
On The Line
1977, LP, Album, The Rocket Record Company, The Rocket Record Company,
Ambrose & His Orchestra
Saturday Night
1977, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Decca,
Julie Anthony
A Part of Me
1977,
Sonny Worthing
Teenage Dream
1977, Vinyl,
Alan Price
Alan Price
1977
The Greatest Swing Band In The World... Is
The Greatest Swing Band In The World... Is
1976, LP, Album, Pye Records, ,
Swing
Various
Jive At Five (The Style-Makers Of Jazz 1920s-1940s)
1976, LP, Comp, Mono, New World Records, ,
Swing/Big Band/Stride
Mike Westbrook Orchestra
Love/Dream And Variations
1976, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Big Band
Long John Baldry
Welcome To Club Casablanca
1976,
Alyn Ainsworth
The Entertainer
1976, ,
Theme/Soul/Funk/Easy Listening
Various
Jazz Power
1975, 2xLP, Album, Black Lion Special, Intercord,
Various
The Golden Age Of British Dance Bands
1975, 7x Vinyl, Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
The George Chisholm All Stars*
Walk Right Up Folks / Let's Try One
1974, 7", Rediffusion
Cousin Joe
Gospel-Wailing Jazz-Playing Rock'N'Rolling Soul-Shouting Tap-Dancing Bluesman From New Orleans
1974, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
Let's Dance Again
1974, ,
Swing
Various
Wavendon '73
1973, 2xLP, Transcription, BBC Transcription Services
Various
Popular Guide To Stereo
1973, ,
Spoken Word/Theme/Vocal/Easy Listening/Brass Band/Big Band/Flamenco/Jazz-Funk
Alan Cohen Band
Duke Ellington's Black Brown & Beige
1973
Various
The BBC Presents British Jazz Vol. 1
1972, LP, Comp, Mono, BBC Records
Various
The BBC Presents British Jazz Vol. 2
1972, LP, Comp, Mono, BBC Records,
Various
The Melody Maker Tribute To Louis Armstrong Volume 2
1971, LP, Album, Polydor, Black Lion Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra*
London Date
1970, Vinyl,
Ambrose*
The Bands That Matter
1970
The Spinners
Not Quite Folk
1969, LP, Album, Fontana, Fontana
Sydney Thompson & His Orchestra*
Dance At Your Party
1969
Sandy Brown And His Gentlemen Friends*
"Hair" - At It's Hairiest
1969,
The Burlington Banjo Band
Today
1968, ,
Dixieland
Freddy Gardner And His Swing Orchestra
Revelling In Rhythm
1967, ,
Swing
Clinton Ford
Dandy
1966, 7", EP, Piccadilly
Wild Bill Davison With Freddy Randall And His Band
Wild Bill Davison With Freddy Randall And His Band
1966, ,
Dixieland
Big Ben Banjo Band*
Big Ben Strikes Again
1966
Clinton Ford
Dandy
1966,
Fats Waller
Fats Waller Memorial Album
1965, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Encore!
Ken Rattenbury Featuring: Shirley Franklin And David Stevens
Storytime
1965, LP, Album, Mono, E.M.I. Records, His Master's Voice
Fats Waller
Ain't Misbehavin'
1965
Big Ben Banjo Band* With The Minstrel Singers
Big Ben's Minstrel Show
1965
Various
The Stars Play Jazz, No. 2
1964, 7", EP, Embassy
Benny Carter With The Ramblers And His Orchestra*
With The Ramblers And His Orchestra 1937
1964
Al Bowlly And Nat Gonella With Lew Stone & His Band*
Ten-Thirty Tuesday Night
1963, ,
Big Band
Various
The Stars Play Jazz
1962, LP, Album, Embassy
Russ Conway
Russ Conway's Trad Party
1962
Michael Holliday With The George Chisholm All Stars
Happy Holliday
1961
Various
Jazz At The Flamingo - 10th Anniversary Tribute
1961,
Tony Crombie
Sweet Wide & Blue
1960, ,
Big Band/Easy Listening
Various
One World Jazz
1960,
The Mark White Dixielanders
A Night At The Nest
1959, 7", EP, Decca, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Ken Moule's Music
Jazz At Toad Hall
1958,
Tommy Watt And His Orchestra
It Might As Well Be Swing
1958, ,
Swing
Lita Roza With Billy Munn's All-Stars
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea No. 1
1957, 7", EP, Decca, ,
Vocal
Ken Moule
Cool Moule Arranges For ...
1957, 7", EP, Decca
Johnny Keating And His All Stars*
Swinging Scots
1957,
Lita Roza
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
1957
Ken Moule
Cool Moule
1957,
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker Presents The Half Dozen
1957
Kenny Graham
Presenting Kenny Graham
1957
Don Harper
Introducing The Don Harper Quintet
1956, 7", EP, Mono, Pye Nixa
Freddy Randall And His Band, Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band
BBC Jazz Club 17/19
1956, 2xLP, 16", Transcription, BBC Transcription Service, BBC Transcription Service, BBC Transcription Service, BBC Transcription Service
Johnny Keating And All Stars
British Jazz
1956, ,
Bop
Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band
Some Like it Hot
1955, 10", Mono, Angel Records
"Fats" Waller*
"Fats" A Londres
1955, Vinyl, ,
Swing
Kenny Baker
Baker's Dozen
1955, ,
Big Band/Swing/Easy Listening
Various
Jazz For People Who Hate Jazz
1955, Vinyl, ,
Swing/Big Band/Stride
"Fats" Waller And His Rhythm*
Swingin' The Organ With "Fats" Waller
1953,
Various
Midnight In Piccadilly
1948, Shellac, 10", London Records, London Records
George Chisholm And His Orchestra / George Chisholm And His Jive Eight
Mood For Trumpet / Broadhurst Garden Blues
1944, ,
Swing
The West End Players (2) / The Regent Dance Band
A Pair Of Silver Wings / That Day It Rained
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
Vocal
"Melody Maker" Competition Band*
I Don't Want To Walk Without You / Red Duster Rag
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca
The West End Players*
Seventeen Candles / My Capri Serenade
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Ambrose & His Orchestra
Love Never Grows Old / Nursie, Nursie
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca,
Ambrose And His Orchestra*
(Forever) I'll Remember / Goodbye Sally
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Sidney Phillips And His Orchestra*
Hullabaloo / Voodoo
1939, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
George Chisholm & His Jive Five*
Let's Go! / Archer Street Drag
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Ambrose & His Orchestra
Joseph! Joseph! / Cinderella Sweetheart
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Ambrose & His Orchestra
Cinderella (Stay In My Arms) / Music, Maestro, Please
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Ambrose & His Orchestra
War Dance For A Wooden Indian / The Penguin
1939, ,
Big Band/Swing
George Chisholm And His Jive Five*
Penalty £5 / No Smoking
1939
Fats Waller & His Continental Rhythm
A-Tisket, A-Tasket / Music, Maestro, Please
1938, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice, ,
Swing/Theme
"Fats" Waller & His Continental Rhythm*
The Flat Foot Floogee / Pent Up In A Penthouse
1938, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice
Benny Carter & His Orchestra*
Skip It / Pardon Me, Pretty Baby
1937, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (3), ,
Swing
Benny Carter And His Orchestra
Blues In My Heart / Somebody Loves Me
1936, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (3)
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Kings Of Swing, Vol. 7 (Original Recordings From The Golden Swing Era)
7", EP, Mono, Brunswick, Brunswick, ,
Swing
Johnny Keating With All Star Combinations*
Jazztime London
7", Bertelsmann Schallplattenring, ,
Swing/Big Band
"Fats" Waller And His Continental Rhythm*
Fats Waller In London (No. 3)
7", EP, His Master's Voice
Chris Reynolds Dixie Seven / The Jazz Boys
Hora De Verão
CD, Comp, Renault, ,
Dixieland/Easy Listening
Bill Le Sage
"Bill's Recipes"
LP, Album, Saga (5)
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker Plays Armstrong
10xCD, Comp + Box, Membran, Documents,
Fats Waller And His Continental Rhythm*
"Fats" Waller In London
7", EP, Electrola, Electrola, Electrola
«Fats» Waller And His «Continental Rhythm»*
Fats Waller In London (No. 2)
7", EP, La Voce Del Padrone, La Voce Del Padrone
George Chisholm And His Orchestra / George Chisholm And His Jive Eight
All Is Not Gold That Jitters / Little Earle
Shellac, 10", Decca
The Royal Air Force Dance Orchestra
Ringle Dingle / South Rampart Street Parade
Shellac, 10", Decca
Various
Operation Jam Session, Tribute To Benny Carter Etc.
CD, Comp, RM, Vocalion,
Don Rendell
Six Classic Albums Plus Bonus Tracks
4xCD, Comp, Dlx, Real Gone Music Company
John Peters
John Peters Meets The International Legends of Traditional Jazz
Cass, Album, Rose Records (24)
Bertie King's Jazz Group*
Rosetta / All Of Me
Shellac, 10", Columbia
George Chisholm And His Jive Five / Leonard Feather And Ye Olde English Swynge Band
Let's Go / Colonel Bogey March
Shellac, 10", Decca
Don Harper Quintet
Easy Goin' / I May Be Wrong
Shellac, 10", Pye Nixa
Fats Waller
Fats Waller In London (No. 2)
The Jazz Today Unit
Symphony In Riffs
"Fats" Waller And His Continental Rhythm*
Don't Try Your Jive On Me / Ain't Misbehavin'
Danny Polo And His Swing Stars*
1937 - 1939
,
Swing
Thomas "Fats" Waller*
"Fats" In London - 1938-1939
Walter Donaldson
My Blue Heaven
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Retrospective Records,
Various
Great British Instrumentals Of The '50s & '60s
2015, 3xCD, Comp, One Day Music, ,
Instrumental
Various
Seaside Special Kiss Me Quick
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Music Digital
Bert Weedon
50 Classic Tracks
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Pegasus Entertainment
Various
Hank, Bruce, Bert, Joe, Big Jim & More...The UK Instro Scene, 1956-61
2012, 2xCD, Comp, RockHistory.co.uk, ,
Instrumental
Various
British Traditional Jazz At A Tangent Vol. 2
2012, CD, Comp, Lake Records,
Various
Brylcreemed Boys And Beehived Birds: The Birth Of British Rock 'n' Roll 1950-57
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Box, Acrobat Music, ,
Rock & Roll
Various
Great British Rock 'n' Roll - The Original Rock 'n' Roll Recordings 1948-1956
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Smith & Co Sound & Vision, ,
Doo Wop/Rock & Roll
Various
(C) Rock Before Apache (UK)
2001, CDr, Comp, Stylus Records (2), Stylus Records (2), Stylus Records (2)
Various
A Collector's Guide To 60's Brit-Pop Instrumentals Volume 1
1999, CD, Comp, Zircon Recordings, ,
Instrumental
Various
Way Up Yonder. A Celebration Of Lake Records' First 100 Albums
1998, CD, Comp, Lake Records
Various
It's Trad, Dad!
1998, CD, Comp, Castle Select
Various
Stars Of British Jazz
1990, CD, Comp, SMS
Various
Jazz Classics
1990,
Various
Themes, Links, And Stings
1982, LP, B.T.W. (Music) Ltd.
Various
The Best Of British Jazz On Black Lion
1977, 2xLP, Black Lion Records,
Various
When Lights Are Low Vol 2
1977, 2xLP, Comp, Philips, ,
Easy Listening
Various
Impulse
1976, LP, B.T.W. (Music) Ltd.
Various
Sounds Interesting
1976, LP, Smplr, Line Records Ltd.
Various
Living Stereo - Volume 2
1974
Various
Living Presence Stereo Sampler
1968
Various
The Third Festival Of British Jazz
1957
Various
Stereo 70
LP, Fontana
Various
A Festival Of Trad Jazz
CD, Album, Submarine Records
Various
Living Stereo
Various
The Music Of George Gershwin
2x Vinyl Gatefold,
Alan Price
Lucky Day
2023