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American jazz guitarist.

Born : February 27, 1923 in New York City.
Died : July 29, 1997 in Jackson, New Jersey.


Chuck Wayne was a jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1940s. He is best known for his work with Woody Hermans First Herd, and for being the first guitarist in the George Shearing quintet. He also was Tony Bennett’s music director and accompanist from 1954-1957.

ALBUMS


Various Featuring Al Cohn, Chuck Wayne, Gerry Mulligan
A Tribute To The Jazz Poetry Of Don Joseph
2016, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band
Chuck Wayne
Traveling
2016
Lou Mecca, Bill De Arango, Chuck Wayne
3 Swinging Guitar Sessions
2015, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records
Tony Bennett Featuring Chuck Wayne
Cloud 7 + The Beat Of My Heart
2013, CD, Comp, Jackpot Records (9)
Chuck Wayne / Joe Puma
Interactions
1990, CD, RE, Choice (7)
The Warren Chiasson Duo Featuring Chuck Wayne
Point Counterpoint
1986, CD, Album, Empathy Records
Helen Merrill, Chuck Wayne
A Christmas Gift / A Christmas Gift
1984, 7", Pumpkin Productions, Inc. (2), ,
Musical
Chuck Wayne, Brew Moore, Zoot Sims
Tasty Pudding
1984, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Chuck Wayne / Joe Puma
Interactions
1974
Chuck Wayne
Morning Mist
1965
Hank Jones, Chuck Wayne, George Duvivier, Charles Persip*
Now Dig This! Jazz In 2 Keys
1959
Chuck Wayne
String Fever
1957, 7", EP, Mono, Vik
Chuck Wayne
String Fever
1957
Chuck Wayne Featuring Zoot Sims, Brew Moore
The Jazz Guitarist
1956
Jimmy Raney, Chuck Wayne, Joe Puma, Dick Garcia
The Fourmost Guitars
1956
Tony Bennett Featuring Chuck Wayne
Cloud 7
1955
Tony Bennett Featuring Chuck Wayne
Cloud 7
1955
Chuck Wayne
Caught
7", Single, Orchestra Records
Hank Jones, John Mehegan, Mundell Lowe, Chuck Wayne, George Duvivier, Ed Safranski*, Dave Bailey, Jimmy Crawford, Sonny Igoe, Joe Wilder
Blow, Gabriel, Blow
LP, Album, Mono, Gat, Music Minus One
Joe Wilder, Hank Jones, John Mehegan, Mundell Lowe, Chuck Wayne, Ed Safranski*, George Duvivier, Jimmy Crawford, Sonny Igoe, Don Lamond, Dave Bailey
Rhythm Backgrounds For Musicians And Vocalists
LP, Album, Mono, Gat, Music Minus One
Rolf Kuhn Orchestra* Featuring Jack Sheldon, Chuck Wayne, Jim Hall
Jazz Kings
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
The 3 Herds
2017, CD, Columbia
Various
Jazz Instruments
2013, Box, Har + 8xCD, Comp, EarBooks, Edel Germany GmbH,
Various
Tenor Sax (Greatest Works)
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Edel Records, Edel:Kultur,
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
The Great Big Band Collection
2002, CD, Comp, Sabam Crescendo,
The George Shearing Quintet
The Shearing Sound ~ 1949
2001, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Swing
The George Shearing Quintet
Quintessentially Shearing
2001
Coleman Hawkins
The Bop Years
1994, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Bop
Coleman Hawkins
20 Top Tracks
1990, CD, Comp, Frequenz, ,
Bop
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
1983, LP, Album, Joker (2), International Joker Production, ,
Big Band/Swing
Duke Jordan Quartet
Misty Thursday
1976
The Stan Free Five
Would You Believe??? Jazz Alive!!!
1967, LP, Album, Murbo Records,
The Chuck Wayne Trio
Tapestry
1964
The George Shearing Quintet
Soft And Silky
1962, ,
Ballad/Instrumental/Easy Listening
The George Shearing Quintet
Smooth & Swinging
1962, ,
Cool Jazz/Swing
John Mehegan Quartet
Casual Affair
1959
The George Shearing Quintet
A Shearing Caravan
1958
The George Shearing Quintet
(I Don't Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance (With You)
1957
The George Shearing Quintet
Lullaby Of Birdland
1957
The George Shearing Quintet
I'll Never Smile Again
1957
The George Shearing Quintet
Appreciation
1956, 7", Single, MGM Records
The George Shearing Quintet
When Lights Are Low
1956
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
The 3 Herds
1955, 2x7", Album, Comp, Columbia
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
The 3 Herds
1955
The George Shearing Quintet
An Evening With The George Shearing Quintet
1954, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Instrumental
The George Shearing Quintet
In A Chinese Garden
1953, 7", EP, MGM Records
Chuck Wayne Quintet
Prospecting / Sidewalks Of Cuba
1953, Shellac, 10", Progressive Records (2)
Chuck Wayne Quintet
S. S. Cool / You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
1953, Shellac, 10", Progressive Records (2)
Chuck Wayne Quintet
While My Lady Sleeps / Tasty Pudding
1953, Shellac, 10", Progressive Records (2)
Chuck Wayne Quintet
Butterfingers / Mary Ann
1953, 10", Sli, Progressive Records (2)
Chuck Wayne Quintet
Chuck Wayne Quintet
1953
The George Shearing Quintet
I Hear Music
1952, ,
Cool Jazz
The George Shearing Quintet
Touch Of Genius!
1951,
The George Shearing Quintet
You're Hearing George Shearing And His Quintet
1950, ,
Cool Jazz
The George Shearing Quintet
In A Chinese Garden
1950
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
April In Paris / How Strange
1948, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie Sextet
Blue'N Boogie / Hot House
1947, Shellac, 10", Musicraft
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Woodchopper's Ball / With Someone New
1947, ,
Big Band
Joe Marsala Septet
East Of The Sun / Slightly Dizzy
1946, Shellac, 10", Musicraft
Joe Marsala Septet
Lover / Don't Let It End
1945, Shellac, 10", Musicraft, ,
Swing
Joe Marsala Septet
Gotta Be This Or That / Southern Comfort
1945, Shellac, 10", Musicraft, ,
Swing
Joe Marsala And His Orchestra
Romance / Zero Hour
1944,
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Sequence In Jazz
4xShellac, 10", Album, Columbia, ,
Cool Jazz
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Blue Flame
CD, Album, Sounds Of Yester Year, ,
Swing/Big Band
The George Shearing Quintet
As Long As There's Music / Geneva's Move
Shellac, 10", MGM Records
The George Shearing Quintet
Latin Lace
Woody Herman And His Orchestra
Sequence In Jazz

APPEARANCES +


Various
The Birth Of Bop
2023, ,
Bop
Markus Schieferdecker
Asteroid 7881 (Standards)
2021, LP, Album, Ltd, Rosenau Records
Johnsen* • Sahlander* • Moen*
Second Time's The Charm
2020, CD, Album, Losen Records
Various
The World Is A Monster-Lonesome, Blue And Jump Jivin’ Hillbillies From The Columbia Vault (1950-1958)
2019, ,
Country
George Romanis
Modern Sketches In Jazz - Double Explosure!
2018, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Big Band/Swing
Count Basie, Lester Young
Classic 1936-1947 Count Basie And Lester Young Studio Sessions
2016, 8xCD, Comp, Mono + Box, Comp, Ltd, Num, 5,0, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
The Jon Gordon Trio
Jazz Standards
2016, CD, Album, Not On Label
Bob Zieff
The Music Of Bob Zieff
2016, 2xCD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
Sarah Vaughan
Greatest Hits
2015, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, ZYX Music, ,
Bop/Vocal
LaVern Baker
The Complete Singles As & Bs 1949-62
2015, 3xCDr, Comp, Acrobat, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Various
The Complete Dial Modern Jazz Sessions
2014, ,
Bop
Beverly Kenney
Complete Decca Recordings
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Vocal
George Shearing
The Complete Quintet Studio Sessions (1949-1954)
2012, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, United Archives,
Coleman Hawkins
Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947
2012, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
2012, CD, Comp, Abril Coleções,
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
2012, CD, Comp, Abril Coleções,
V-Disc All Stars* Featuring Bob Haggart - Peanuts Hucko - Joe Bushkin - Johnny Blowers - Chris Griffin (3) - Stan Hasselgard
Mostly Instrumentals Part Two
2012, CDr, Comp, Mono, Sounds Of Yester Year, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal/Bop
Miles Davis
Live Recordings 1948-1957
2011, 13xCD, Comp, RM + Box, United Archives, United Archives, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Serge Chaloff
Boss Baritone
2011, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Miles Davis
Twenty Classic Albums
2011, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop/Hard Bop/Big Band/Modal/Post Bop
Benny Goodman
Three Classic Albums Plus
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Avid Jazz, Avid Entertainment, Avid Jazz, Avid Entertainment, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Easy Listening/Swing
Various
Art Blakey & The Jazz Giants
2010, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz
Carol Sloane
Hush-A-Bye
2009, CD, Album, Promo, RE, Min, SSJ
Miles Davis & Milt Jackson
Complete Recordings
2009, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Carol Sloane
Hush-A-Bye
2009,
Dizzy Gillespie
Groovin' High - The Guild-Musicraft Sessions
2008, CD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), ,
Bop
Various
Guitar (Greatest Works)
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Edel Records, ,
Swing/Gypsy Jazz/Bop
Charlie Parker
Complete Live At Café Society
2008, CD, Comp, Mono, RLR Records, ,
Bop
Jack Nimitz And Friends
Yesterday And Today
2008, CD, Comp, RM, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop
Tony Bennett
More American Songbook
2007, CD, Comp, Columbia, ,
Vocal
Tony Bennett
Young Tony
2007, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2), ,
Vocal
Lester Young Featuring John Lewis (2), Buddy Rich, Jo Jones, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Gene Ramey
Lester Young
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Promo Sound Ltd., ,
Swing/Instrumental
Zoot Sims
The Small Group Sessions 1944-1953
2007, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Brilliant Jazz, ,
Swing/Cool Jazz
Various
Squeeze Me • The Jazz And Swing Accordion Story
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Hard Bop/Swing/Bop
Miles Davis
The Complete Live Recordings 1948-1955
2006, 10xCD, Comp, RM + Box, United Archives, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Jack Teagarden
Big 'T'
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RE, Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Dixieland/Swing/Big Band
Various
Jazz In The Charts 91/100 - Grieving For You (1949)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents, ,
Big Band/Swing
Wingy Manone
1944-1946
2006, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Various
Jazz Ladies
2006, CD, Comp, RM, Verve Records, Universal Music Group,
Various
Jazz Ladies
2006,
Sarah Vaughan
Young Sassy
2006, ,
Vocal/Swing/Bop/Big Band
Coleman Hawkins
The Bebop Years
2006, ,
Bop
Tony Bennett
Here's Tony Bennett
2006
Coleman Hawkins
Dear Old Southland
2005, ,
Swing/Bop
Various
Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar
2005, ,
Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing/Gypsy Jazz/Bop/Fusion/Modal/Post Bop/Pacific
Serge Chaloff
A Proper Introduction To Serge Chaloff: The Baritone Sax Master
2004, CD, Comp, Proper Records (2)
George Shearing Quintet* Featuring Toots Thielemans
Lullaby Of Birdland
2004, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, ,
Easy Listening/Swing
Billy Taylor
1950-1952
2004, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Bud Powell
Bebop
2004, ,
Bop
Various
Jazz Of The Beat Generation
2003, CD, Comp, Jazz FM Records, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Poetry
Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers*
The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Woody Herman And His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-1947)
2003, 7xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2)
Mildred Bailey
1945-1947
2003, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie
2003, ,
Bop
Budd Johnson
1944-1952
2003,
George Shearing
Timeless
2002, CD, Comp, Savoy Jazz
Various
Savoy 60th Anniversary - Timeless
2002, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Savoy Jazz,
Jack Reilly
Live In Poland
2002, CD, Album, Unichrom
Various
The Continental Sessions Volume 1
2002, CD, Comp, Mono, Storyville
George Shearing
From Battersea To Broadway
2002
Dizzy Gillespie
Odyssey 1945-1952
2002, ,
Bop/Big Band
Cannonball Adderley
The Definitive Cannonball Adderley
2002, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Modal/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Rock
Coleman Hawkins
Phantomesque
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Arpeggio, ,
Bop/Big Band
Various
1946
2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Dizzy Gillespie
The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950
2001, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop/Swing
Zoot Sims
The Complete 1944-1954 Small Group Sessions
2001, 4xCD, Comp, Blue Moon (4), ,
Swing/Cool Jazz
Charlie Shavers
The Many Moods Of Charlie Shavers
2001, CD, Comp, RE, Baldwin Street Music
George Shearing
Complete Savoy Trio & Quintet Sessions
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz Factory
Gil Goldstein
Time Remembered: Tribute to Bill Evans
2001, CD, Meldac Jazz, ,
Post Bop
Dexter Gordon
Settin' The Pace
2001, ,
Bop/Rhythm & Blues/Big Band/Swing
Helen Humes
Complete 1927 - 1950 Studio Recordings
2001, ,
Swing/Vocal
Sarah Vaughan
Interlude 1944-1947
2001
Various
Cool Jazz - New York 1947 - 1949
2000, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
1944
2000, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
George Shearing Quintet*
September In The Rain
2000
Lester Young
The Lester Young Story
2000, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band
Fats Navarro
The Fats Navarro Story
2000, ,
Bop
Woody Herman
The Woody Herman Story
2000
Sarah Vaughan
The Best Of Sarah Vaughan
2000,
Sarah Vaughan
Ken Burns Jazz
2000,
Sarah Vaughan
New York 1944 - 1948
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Bop/Vocal/Cool Jazz
Guillermo Gregorio Trio
Red Cube(d)
1999, CD, Album, hatOLOGY, ,
Free Jazz
Milt Jackson
The Ballad Artistry Of Milt Jackson / Vibrations
1999, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Collectables
Various
La Saga Dei V-Disc
1999, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Dixieland/Big Band/Cool Jazz
Mildred Bailey
The Blue Angel Years 1944-1947
1999, CD, Comp, Baldwin Street Music, ,
Vocal/Swing
Serge Chaloff
The Complete Small Group Bop Sessions
1999, CD, Comp, The Jazz Factory
Etta Jones
1944-1947
1999, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Dexter Gordon
The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
1999, CD, Comp, Definitive Records (2), ,
Bop
Various
The Dizzy Gillespie Story
1999, CD, Comp, RM, TKO Magnum Music, Ember Records
Various
Jazz Story - Be Bop
1999, CD, Comp, PolyGram Direct
The Jackson-Harris Herd, The Dave Brubeck Quartet Featuring Paul Desmond
Live At The Blue Note, Chicago March 1953
1998, CD, Comp, Jazz Band Records, ,
Swing
Oscar Pettiford
Bass Hits
1998, CD, Mono, Topaz Jazz
Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra
1944-1947
1998, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Sarah Vaughan
1944-1946
1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Bop/Vocal
Various
The Jazz Year - 1946
1997, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz,
Slam Stewart
1945-1946
1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Barney Bigard
1944-1945
1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Dexter Gordon
Volume 2 - Young Dex - 1944-1946 - Complete Edition
1997, CD, Comp, Média 7, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Atmosphere
1997
Various, Mark C. Gridley
Jazz Styles: History and Analysis (Jazz Classics Compact Disc)
1997, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Big Band/Piano Blues/Avant-garde Jazz/Bop/Cool Jazz/Free Jazz/Post Bop/Contemporary Jazz/Modal/Fusion/Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Various
RCA Victor 80th Anniversary • The First Label In Jazz • Vol.3 1940-1949
1997
Dizzy Gillespie
1945
1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Bop/Swing
Helen Humes
1927-1945
1996, CD, Comp, Classics (11),
Dizzy Gillespie
Volume 5 - 1945 - Complementary Works
1996, CD, Comp, Média 7, ,
Bop
Gillespie* / Berman*, Navarro*
Gillespie/Berman, Navarro On Dial (All Known Existing Takes)
1996, ,
Bop
Barney Bigard
1944
1996, ,
Swing
Joe Marsala
1944-1945
1996
George Shearing
Verve Jazz Masters 57
1996, ,
Cool Jazz/Easy Listening
Dizzy Gillespie
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas, ,
Bop
Sarah Vaughan
Jazz & Blues Collection
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas
Dizzy Gillespie
Volume 4 - 1943-1944 - Complete Edition
1995, CD, Comp, Média 7,
Various
Swing Into Bop
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz,
Coleman Hawkins
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963
1995, ,
Swing
Gershwin*
'S Paradise: The Gershwin Songbook (The Instrumentals)
1995, ,
Bop/Latin Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz
Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Recordings Of Lester Young
1995, ,
Swing
Gil Evans Orchestra*
Gil Evans Orchestra
1994, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz, ,
Big Band
Woody Herman
The Essence Of Woody Herman
1994, CD, Comp, Mono, Legacy, ,
Swing
Various
The Best Of Newport In New York '72 (More Jam Sessions And The Jimmy Smith Jazz Set)
1993, CD, Album, Sequel Records,
Various
The Jazz Guitar Story
1993, 3xCD, Comp, Starlite (4), ,
Swing/Gypsy Jazz/Bop/Big Band/Cool Jazz/Bossa Nova/Hard Bop
Lester Young
President - The Complete 1936-1951 Small Group Sessions Vol. 4 1946-1949
1993, CD, Comp, Blue Moon (4), ,
Swing
Serge Chaloff
The Complete Serge Chaloff Sessions
1993, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Rex Stewart And Wingy Manone
Trumpet Jive!
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, Prestige
Dizzy Gillespie
Night In Tunisia (1945-1950 - Small Groups)
1992, CD, Comp, Giants Of Jazz
Coleman Hawkins
Picasso (1929-1949)
1992, ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
April In Paris
1992,
Cannonball Adderley
"This Here" 1955-1959
1992
Fats Navarro
Fats Blows 1946-1949
1991, ,
Bop
Tony Bennett
Forty Years: The Artistry Of Tony Bennett
1991, ,
Vocal/Easy Listening
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon
1990, LP, Comp, RM, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop
Various
Jazz Giants: Very Rare Live!
1990, CD, Mini, Mono, Promo, Century, ,
Bop/Post Bop
Various
It Happened In.... Pescara (1969-1989)
1990, ,
Bop/Swing/Hard Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
The Bebop Revolution
1990, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
18 Top Tracks
1989, CD, Comp, Frequenz
Joe Marsala, Etta Jones
Greenwich Village Jazz
1989, CD, Comp, Pickwick Entertainment, Inc.
Various
Jazz-Club • Piano
1989,
Various
Jazz-Club • Vibraphone
1989, ,
Hard Bop/Post Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Free Jazz
Dizzy Gillespie
The Most Important Recordings Of Dizzy Gillespie
1989, ,
Swing/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz
Various
Forty Years Of Women In Jazz
1989, ,
Swing/Big Band/Bop/Cool Jazz/Memphis Blues/Dixieland/Hard Bop
Various
Jazz-Club • Guitar
1989, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Earl Bud Powell*
Early Years Of A Genius, 44-48
1989, ,
Bop
Åke 'Stan' Hasselgård*
Young Clarinet 1940-48
1988, LP, Album, Comp, Dragon (8), ,
Swing/Bop
Various
Be Bop - 1945-1953
1988, ,
Bop
Sarah Vaughan
My First 15 Sides
1988,
Bud Powell
New York All Star Sessions
1988
Woody Herman
The Thundering Herds 1945-1947
1988, ,
Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie And His Sextets* / Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Shaw 'Nuff
1988, ,
Bop/Big Band
Rex Stewart And Wingy Manone
Trumpet Jive!
1987, LP, Album, Comp, Prestige, Prestige
Tony Bennett
Jazz
1987, ,
Vocal/Swing
Benny Goodman With Wardell Gray And Stan Hasselgard
Benny's Bop
1987, ,
Bop/Swing
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
1986, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop
Charlie Parker
Live And Private Recordings In Chronological Order
1986, 22xLP, Comp, Mono + Box, Ltd, Num, Not On Label, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie And His Sextets*
Groovin' High
1986, ,
Bop
Coleman Hawkins
Body And Soul
1986, ,
Bop/Big Band/Swing
George Shearing
Lullaby Of Birdland
1986,
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
1985, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Hard Bop/Swing/Cool Jazz/Vocal
Dizzy Gillespie
Small Combos
1985, ,
Bop
Woody Herman
Big Bands: Woody Herman
1984
Coleman Hawkins
The Indispensable Coleman Hawkins "Body And Soul" (1927-1956)
1984, ,
Swing/Big Band
Lester Young
Lester Young
1984, ,
Bop
Various
The Jazz Guitar
1983, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Joker (2), International Joker Production, ,
Bop/Gypsy Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Various
From West Coast To East Coast
1983, 3xLP, Comp, RE + Box, RCA, ,
Bop/Big Band/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Helen Humes
Be-Baba-Leba (1944-52)
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, "Whiskey, Women, And ...", ,
Rhythm & Blues
Lester Young
The Complete Aladdin Sessions Vol. 2
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, King Records
’Doc’ Pomus*
Send For The Doctor - The Early Years 1944-55
1983
Jack Teagarden
The Indispensable Jack Teagarden
1983
The Tempo Jazzmen* And The Hermanites
Confirmation • All Known Takes Collectively On Record For The First Time
1981, LP, Comp, Mono, Spotlite Records
Frank Wess
Flute Juice
1981,
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
1981, ,
Big Band/Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie 1944–1946
1981,
Bop
George Wallington
Our Delight
1980, 2xLP, Comp, RM, Prestige, ,
Bop
Åke 'Stan' Hasselgård*
The Jazz Clarinet Of Åke 'Stan' Hasselgård
1980, LP, Album, Comp, Dragon (8), ,
Swing
Red Norvo
Giants Of Jazz: Red Norvo
1980, ,
Swing/Big Band
Art Tatum - Erroll Garner - Bud Powell - Billy Taylor
The Art Tatum - Erroll Garner - Bud Powell - Billy Taylor Years
1980, ,
Swing
Dizzy Gillespie
The Legendary Guild And Musicraft Sides
1980, ,
Bop
Lester Young
V.I.P.-Jazz 7
1979, LP, Comp, Club, United Artists Records, Donauland
Barney Bigard
Giants Of Small Band Swing - Vol.3
1979,
George Shearing
Lullaby Of Birdland
1979, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
Women In Jazz: Swingtime To Modern Volume 3
1978, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc.
Coleman Hawkins
The Complete Coleman Hawkins Volume 3 (1947-1956) - "How Strange"
1978, LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Swing/Post Bop
Chuck Wayne Trio* And Quartet*
Traveling
1978, ,
Cool Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
George Shearing
So Rare
1978,
Various
Jazz: The 50's Volume II
1978, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
History Of Jazz
1978, ,
Swing/Bop/Big Band/Ragtime
Various
Mirage: Avant-Garde And Third-Stream Jazz
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, Gat, New World Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz/Big Band
Various
Jazz Women (A Feminist Retrospective)
1977, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing/Memphis Blues
Various
Jazztime U.S.A. - The Best Of Bob Thiele's Classic Jam Sessions Of The 1950's
1977, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Cool Jazz/Vocal/Swing
Dizzy Gillespie
The Development Of An American Artist
1976, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products, ,
Bop/Swing/Big Band
Various
The Changing Face Of Harlem
1976, ,
Swing/Bop
Lester Young
On Aladdin Vol. 2
1975, LP, Comp, Liberty
Gil Evans
Pacific Standard Time
1975, ,
Big Band
Lester Young
The Aladdin Sessions
1975
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
1975,
Piedmont Blues
Dizzy Gillespie
Dizzy Gillespie Volume II
1973, ,
Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
In The Beginning
1973, ,
Bop
Coleman Hawkins
His Greatest Hits (1939-1947)
1972, ,
Swing
Various
Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions, Vol 4
1972
Various
Newport In New York '72 - The Jam Sessions, Vols 3 And 4
1972, ,
Bop/Post Bop/Swing/Modal
Mildred Bailey
All Of Me
1972
Various
Newport In New York '72 (The Complete Six Record Set, Vols 1-6)
1972, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Swing/Rhythm & Blues/Post Bop/Soul
Lester Young
Giant Of Jazz
1968,
George Wallington
The George Wallington Trios
1968
Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
1966
Lester Young
The Great Lester Young Volume Two
1965, LP, Comp, Mono, Liberty
George Shearing
I Hear Music
1965
Clifford Jordan
These Are My Roots - Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly
1965
Joe Bushkin
In Concert, Town Hall
1964
Marian Montgomery
Swings For Winners And Losers
1963
Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
The Dizzy Gillespie Story
1962, ,
Bop
Woody Herman
The Thundering Herds
1962
Don Elliott And His Orchestra With Irma Curry
Love Is A Necessary Evil
1962
Red Norvo
Mainstream Jazz
1962
Big Miller And The Blues*
The Jazz Portrait; 2
1961, 7", EP, United Artists Records
Cannonball Adderley Avec L'Orchestre de Gil Evans*
Round Midnight
1961, 7", EP, Pacific Jazz, Pacific Jazz
George Shearing And His Quintet*
A Jazz Date With George Shearing
1961
George Romanis And His Orchestra
Double Explosure!!! The "Sound In Motion" of George Romanis And His Orchestra
1961,
Tony Bennett
My Heart Sings
1961, ,
Swing
Gil Evans
Gil Evans Orchestra
1960, 7", EP, Vogue Records, ,
Big Band
Rolf Kuhn*
Rolf Kuhn And His Sound Of Jazz
1960,
George Shearing
The Best Of George Shearing
1960
George Shearing
I'll Be Around
1959, 7", EP, MGM Records, ,
Swing
Gil Evans
New Bottle Old Wine - The Great Jazz Composers Interpreted By Gil Evans And His Orchestra Vol.2
1959, 7", EP, Mono, Artist
Gil Evans Orchestra* Featuring Cannonball Adderley
St Louis Blues / King Porter Stomp
1959, 7", Single, Gol, World Pacific Records
Various
Jazz Pour Vous No. 5 Tenor Sax
1959
Dick Katz
Piano & Pen
1959
Morgana King
Everybody Loves Saturday Night
1959
Beverly Kenney
Like Yesterday
1959
The Gil Evans Orchestra* Featuring Johnny Coles
Great Jazz Standards
1959, ,
Big Band
Big Miller
Did You Ever Hear The Blues?
1959
Various
The Playboy Jazz All-Stars Vol. 2
1958, 2xLP, Comp, Playboy Records, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing/Big Band/Dixieland
George Shearing And His Quintet*
Jazz Conceptions
1958
Tony Perkins*
On A Rainy Afternoon
1958, ,
Easy Listening
Morgana King
Let Me Love You
1958, ,
Vocal
Gil Evans Orchestra* Featuring Cannonball Adderley
New Bottle Old Wine
1958
The Billy Taylor Trio*
Taylor Made Piano
1957, ,
Bop/Swing/Guaguancó
Lester Young And His Band
Jammin' With Lester Young
1956, 10", Comp, Mono, Le Club Français Du Disque, ,
Swing/Bop
George Shearing Quintet*, Red Norvo Trio*
Midnight On Cloud 69
1956
John Mehegan
The First Mehegan
1955, 10", Album, Mono, Savoy Records,
Various
Horizons Du Jazz
1955, 10", Comp, Mono, Gat, Jazztone (2), Guilde Du Disque, Guilde Du Jazz, ,
Bop/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Jazz Sampler
1955, 10", Comp, Mono, Smplr, Jazztone (2)
Various
Jazz Classics
1955, 10", Comp, Mono, Club, Gat, Jazztone (2), ,
Bop/Dixieland/Swing
George Shearing Quintet*
George Shearing Quintet
1955
Phil Napoleon's Emperors Of Jazz*
Dixieland Classics, Vol. 1
1955, ,
Dixieland
Various
Jazz Sampler
1955
Coleman Hawkins
The Hawk In Flight
1955, ,
Swing
Dizzy Gillespie
Groovin' High
1955, ,
Bop/Big Band
Donna Brooks
Soft And Slow
1954
Phil Napoleon's Emperors Of Jazz*
Dixieland Classics Vol. 2
1954, ,
Dixieland/Vocal
George Wallington Trio
George Wallington Trio
1953, 10", Album, Mono, Prestige, ,
Post Bop
Billy Taylor / Oscar Pettiford
Three Little Words / Oscar Rides Again
1953, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
George Shearing Quintet*
Indian Summer / Appreciation
1953
George Wallington Quartet / George Wallington Trio
Love Beat / Summer Rain
1953
Lester Young
The Greatest Lester Young
1953, ,
Bop
The Woody Herman Woodchoppers*
Swinging With The Woody Herman Woodchoppers
1953, ,
Swing/Bop
George Wallington Trio
Love Beat / Red, White And Blue
1952, Shellac, 10", Prestige
George Shearing
Bebop Fables / Midnight On Cloud 69
1952, Shellac, 10", Modern Music (9)
George Shearing Quintet*
Five O'Clock Whistle / Simplicity?
1952, Shellac, 10", MGM Records
George Shearing Quintet*
Five O'Clock Whistle / Simplicity?
1952
George Shearing Quintet*
How High The Moon / So This Is Cuba
1952
George Shearing Quintet*
To A Wild Rose / Swedish Pastry
1952
Billy Taylor Trio
Taylor Made Piano Featuring The Billy Taylor Trio
1952, ,
Latin Jazz/Cool Jazz
Terry Gibbs Sextet, Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra
Jazztime U.S.A. - Volume 1
1952
Terry Gibbs Sextet / Mary Lou Williams And Her Orchestra
T And S Jr. / Down Beat
1952,
George Shearing Quintet*
Bop, Look And Listen / I'll Remember April
1951, Shellac, 10", MGM Records, ,
Cool Jazz
George Shearing Quintet*
Don't Blame Me / Brain Wave
1951,
George Shearing Quintet*
For You / Little White Lies
1951
George Shearing Quintet*
I Remember You / The Breeze And I
1951
George Shearing Quintet*
I'll Be Around / Quintessence
1951,
Eddie South, Slam Stewart, Red Norvo
Modern American Musicians
1951
George Shearing Quintet*
Strolling / Changing With The Times
1950, Shellac, 10", MGM Records
Lester Young And His Band
Something To Remember You By / Just Cooling
1950, 10", Aladdin (6)
George Shearing Quintet*
Four Bars Short / Cherokee
1950, 7", Red, Discovery Records
George Shearing Quintet*
When Your Lover Has Gone / Carnegie Horizons
1950
George Shearing Quintet*
I Didn't Know What Time It Was / How's Trix?
1950
Sarah Vaughan
Hot Jazz
1950, ,
Bop
Phil Napoleon's Emperors Of Jazz*
Dixieland Classics Vol.1
1950, ,
Dixieland
George Shearing Quintet*
George Shearing Quintet
1950,
George Shearing Quintet*
Roses Of Picardy / Pick Yourself Up
1950,
George Shearing Quintet*
I'll Remember April / Jumping With Symphony Sid
1950
Stan Hasselgard And His Group* / Claude Thornhill And Band* / Kay Starr
Cottontop / Easy Does It / Steady Daddy
1949, 12", V Disc
George Shearing Quintette* / George Shearing Trio
Good To The Last Bop / You Are Too Beautiful
1949
George Shearing Quintet*
East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) / Conception
1949
George Shearing Quintet*
The Continental / Nothing But D. Best
1949
George Shearing Quintette*
September In The Rain / Bop, Look And Listen
1949
George Shearing Quintet*
Moon Over Miami / Life With Feather
1949
George Shearing Quintette*
September In The Rain / Jumping With Symphony Sid
1949
George Shearing Quintet*
Midnight On Cloud 69 / Bebop's Fables
1949, ,
Bop
George Shearing Quintet*
Four Bars Short / Cherokee
1949
Leslie Scott (3), Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
How Did She Look / Never In A Million Years
1948, Shellac, 10", RCA Victor, ,
Vocal
Sonny Berman Big Eight*
Nocturne / Curbstone Scuffle
1948, Shellac, 10", Dial Records (3)
Sonny Berman's Big Eight / Howard McGhee Quartet
Nocturne / Thermodynamics
1948, Shellac, 10", Dial Records (3)
Various
Bebop (Album Of Modern Jazz)
1948, ,
Bop
Bill Harris Big Eight
Nocturne / Woodchopper's Holiday
1948
Lester Young And His Quartet*
East Of The Sun - West Of The Moon / Sheik Of Araby
1948
Leslie Scott (3) With Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
You Were Meant For Me / Under A Blanket Of Blue
1948
Slam Stewart*
Slam Stewart Swing Session
1947, 3xShellac, 10", Album, Comp, Continental (6)
Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra / Hot Lips Page And His Orchestra
No Smokes Blues / Willie Mae Willow Foot
1947, Shellac, 10", Continental (6)
The Charlie Parker All-Stars / The Mad Monks
Relaxin' At Camarillo / Blue Serge
1947
Phil Napoleon's Emperors*
Livery Stable Blues / That's A Plenty
1947, ,
Dixieland
Louis Armstrong, Mildred Bailey, Jack Teagarden, Ethel Waters
Singing The Blues
1947, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Jack Teagarden's Big Eight*
Say It Simple / A Jam Session At Victor
1947
Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
East Of The Sun / Interlude
1947, ,
Vocal/Swing
Emperors Of Jazz*
Royal Garden Blues / Nobody's Sweetheart
1946, Shellac, 10", Swan (7)
Willie Bryant With Tab Smith Septette
It's Over Because We're Through / Amateur Night In Harlem
1946, Shellac, 10", Apollo Records (2), ,
Rhythm & Blues
Emperors Of Jazz*
Tiger Rag / Little Emperor Blues
1946, Shellac, 10", Swan (7), ,
Dixieland
Sarah Vaughn* With Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Mean To Me / Signing Off
1946
Various
Bebop Jazz
1946, ,
Bop
Sonny Berman's Big Eight / Charlie Parker Septet*
Curbstone Scuffle / Bird Lore
1946,
Emperors Of Jazz*
Muskrat Ramble / Clarinet Marmalade
1946, ,
Dixieland
Bill Harris Big Eight / Bill Harris
Woodchopper's Holiday / Somebody Loves Me
1946,
Etta Jones With Barney Bigard And His Orchestra
Long, Long Journey / Evil Gal Blues
1945, Shellac, 10", Black & White, ,
Vocal
Linda Keene With Joe Marsala And His Orchestra
Unlucky Woman / Blues In The Storm
1945, 12", Black & White, ,
Vocal
Dizzy Gillespie
Groovin' High / Blue'N Boogie
1945, Shellac, 10", Guild Records (2), ,
Bop/Instrumental
Slam Stewart Quintet
Talkin' Back / The One That Got Away
1945, Shellac, 10", Continental (6)
Clyde Hart's Hot Seven
Dee Dee's Dance / Little Benny
1945, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Etta Jones With Barney Bigard And His Orchestra
Blow Top Blues / Salty Papa Blues
1945, Shellac, 10", Black & White, ,
Vocal
Joe Marsala Sextet
Cherokee / My Melancholy Baby
1945, Shellac, 10", Black & White
Slam Stewart Quintet
Haw Haw / Dozin'
1945, ,
Swing
Willie Bryant With Tab Smith Septette
Blues Around The Clock
1945, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Barney Bigard And His Orchestra With Georgie Auld
Poon-Tang / Blues Before Dawn
1945,
Barney Bigard And His Orchestra With Georgie Auld
How Long Blues / Nine O'clock Beer
1945,
Helen Humes With Leonard Feather's Hiptet*
Suspicious Blues / Keep Your Mind On Me
1944, Shellac, 10", Savoy Records
Joe Marsala & His Orchestra*
Joe-Joe Jump / Don't Let It End
1944,
Lester Young
Lester Young - Vol. 3
7", EP, Vogue Productions, Vogue
Dizzy Gillespie / Miles Davis
Anthropology
2xCD, Comp, RM, History, ,
Bop
Various
Jazz In History III (From Swing To Bebop)
2xCD, Comp, RM, History
Coleman Hawkins - Lucky Thompson, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie - Benny Carter
The Greatest Of The Small Bands Vol. 2
LP, Comp, RCA, RCA, RCA
Dizzy Gillespie
Volume 21
2xLP, Comp, Monkey Records (4), ,
Bop
George Shearing Quintet*
The Sound Of George Shearing
2xLP, Comp, Gat, VSP, VSP, VSP
Various
Giants Of Be-Bop - Vol. 31
2xLP, Comp, Monkey Records (4), ,
Bop
Stan Free Five*
Stan Free Five
LP, Album, Murbo Records
Terry Gibbs
At The Phytian Temple Vol. 3
7", Single, Coral
Coleman Hawkins
The Complete Coleman Hawkins - Volume 2 (1941-1947) "Low Flame"
LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Big Band/Cool Jazz
Various
Small Label Gems Of The Forties Vol. 2
LP, Comp, Solid Sender
George Shearing-Quintet*
How's Trix? / Strolling
Shellac, 10", MGM Records
Gil Evans
New Bottle Old Wine - The Great Jazz Composers Interpreted By Gil Evans And His Orchestra Vol.1
7", EP, Mono, Artist
Charles Mingus
Works 1951-1977
2xCD, Album, Comp, Recording Arts (2), ,
Bop
George Shearing Quintet*
George Shearing Quintet
7", EP, Discovery Records,
George Shearing Quintet*
Lullaby Of Birdland
7", EP, Mono, MGM Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
The Fabulous Hod O'Brien Trio* = Hod O'Brien + Harry Emmery & John Engels
Autumn Leaves
CD, Album, Blue Jack Jazz Records
Various
Jazz Time USA No.2
10", Comp, Coral, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz Saxophone Vol. 33
2xLP, Gat, Monkey Records (4), Monkey Records (4), ,
Bop/Swing
George Shearing Quintet*
Cherokee / Sorry Wrong Rhumba
Shellac, 10", Jazz Selection
Dick Katz
Piano & Pen
7", EP, Atlantic, ,
Cool Jazz
Terry Gibbs
At The Phytian Temple Vol. 2
7", EP, Coral
George Shearing Quintet*
I Didn't Know What Time It Was / East Of The Sun (West Of The Moon)
Shellac, 10", MGM Records,
George Shearing Quintet*
Moon Over Miami / Life With Feather
Shellac, 10", Vogue Records
Various
Jazz Sampler
10", Comp, Mono, Smplr, Jazztone (2), Jazztone (2)
George Shearing Quintet*
George Shearing Quintet
10", Album, Discovery Records, Discovery Records
George Shearing Quintet*
George Shearing Quintet
10", Album, Discovery Records
George Shearing Quintet* / George Shearing
How's Trix? / Tenderly
Lester Young
Lester Young Memorial Vol. 2
Dizzy Gillespie
20 Golden Pieces Of Dizzy Gillespie
,
Bop/Big Band
Coleman Hawkins
Hawk At Bop
Lester Young
Memorial Lester Young
Woody Herman Woodchoppers*
Woody Herman Woodchoppers
,
Big Band
Charlie Parker And Friends*
Just Friends
,
Bop
Music Minus One
Blues In The Night: Music Minus One Musician Or Vocalist
Phil Napoleon's Emperors Of Jazz*
Dixieland Classics, Vol. 1
,
Dixieland
George Shearing Quintet*
Cotton Top / Sorry Wrong Rhumba
Woody Herman
The Best Of Woody Herman
,
Swing
Lester Young
The Great Lester Young - Vol. 2
,
Swing
Various
Swing Classics Vol. 1 1944/45
,
Swing
Phil Napoleon's Emperors Of Jazz*
Bugle Call Rag / Satanic Blues
Sarah Vaughan With Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra
Mean To Me / Interlude Night In Tunisia
The Woody Herman Woodchoppers*, Coleman Hawkins All Stars, Buck Clayton Quintet
Combo Jazz
Sam Most
Introducing A New Star
Unknown Artist
Now Dig This! / Jazz In 2 Keys
Various
Original Jazz Non-Stop
,
Swing/Bop/Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie Featuring Charlie Parker with Sonny Stitt, Al Haig and Milt Jackson
The Small Groups 1945-1946 Original Recordings
,
Bop
Various
The Greatest Names In Jazz
Various
Jazz On Savoy 1955-1956
2014, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Not Now Music,
Various
Blue Jazz Guitar
2010, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,
Various
Hittin' On All Six - A History Of The Jazz Guitar
2000,
Various
Guitar Story
1996, CD, Comp, Promo, Verve Records, ,
Swing/Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Various
The Sunday Times Music Collection - The Jazz Band Set : No.4 - Guitar
1996, CD, Comp, The Music Collection (Sunday Times)
Various
Jazz Guitar
1995, CD, Comp, Emporio,
Various
The Jazz Box - A Four Compact Disc Collection Of Jazz Greats
1995, 4xCD, Comp, Emporio,
Various
The Jazz Guitar Vol. 2
1992, CD, Comp, Jazz Roots,
Various
It Happened In... Pescara (1969-1989)
1990, ,
Cool Jazz/Bop/Swing/Hard Bop
Various
The Jazz Guitar Anthology Vol. 4
1983
Various
The Guitar Album
1972
Air Force Reserve*
Soundflights Into Jazz Volume 8
1959, LP, Not On Label,
Various
Untitled
,
Bop/Dixieland/Swing
Miles Davis
Unissued At Birdland 1952-59
2011, CD, Unofficial, RLR Records, ,
Hard Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Odyssey 1945-1952
2002, ,
Bop/Big Band
The Napoleon Emporers*
Royal Garden Blues / Tiger Rag
1950, 10", RE, Unofficial, Emm Ess
The Napoleon Emporers*
Nobody's Sweetheart / Fidgety Feet
1950, 10", RE, Unofficial, Emm Ess, ,
Dixieland
The Napoleon Emporers*
At The Jazz Band Ball / Little Emperor Blues
1950, 10", RE, Unofficial, Emm Ess, ,
Dixieland
The Napoleon Emporers*
Satanic Blues / Bugle Call Rag
1950, 10", RE, Unofficial, Emm Ess, ,
Dixieland
The Napoleon Emperors*
Sister Kate / I'll Never Be The Same
1950, 10", RE, Unofficial, Emm Ess,
The Napoleon Emperors*
Livery Stable Blues / That's A Plenty
1950, ,
Dixieland
The Napoleon Emperors*
Muskrat Ramble / Clarinet Marmalade
1950
Miles Davis
Rare Unreleased Broadcasts
CD, Comp, Unofficial, Yadeon, ,
Bop/Hard Bop
Tadd Dameron, Miles Davis, Kai Winding, Bud Powell, Lee Konitz, J.J. Johnson, Chuck Wayne, B. DeFranco*
The Great Jazz Concerts At The Original "Royal Roost" - Never Available Heretofore!