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Jazz bassist, born 19 January 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, died 11 August 1962 in Chicago, Illinois.
Crosby started his career in the mid-1930s working with Albert Ammons and later joined the ensembles of Fletcher Henderson (1936-1939), Horace Henderson (1940-1941) and Teddy Wilson (1940-1942).
After working as a session musician for over a decade he was a member of Ahmad Jamal’s trio from 1954 to 1962. He joined George Shearing’s band just before his death.

ALBUMS


Ahmad Jamal Trio With Israel Crosby & Vernel Fournier*
The Classic 1958-1962 Recordings
2013, 5xCD, Comp, RM, Jazz Dynamics,
Ahmad Jamal Trio
At The Pershing
2023, LP, Album, RE, Red, Ober Entertainment, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Complete Live At The Pershing Lounge 1958
2013, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Ahmad Jamal Trio
The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62
2010, 9xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Post Bop
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Complete Alhambra And Blackhawk Performances
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Jazz Lips
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Complete Recordings (Feat. Ray Crawford & Israel Crosby)
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2)
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Cross Country Tour: 1958-1961
1998,
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
'Live' At The Grand Terrace, Chicago, 1938
1994, CD, Album, Mono, RM, Jazz Unlimited, ,
Swing/Big Band
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra
1935-1936
1990
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
1937–1938
1990
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
Hocus Pocus
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Time Life Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Big Bands: Big Band Bash
1984, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Hal + Box, Time Life Music, Time Life Music, ,
Big Band/Swing
Sam Jones & Co.
Down Home
1962,
Herb Ellis And The All-Stars
The Midnight Roll
1962
The Ahmad Jamal Quintet
Listen
1961
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Jamal At The Pershing Vol. 2
1960, ,
Post Bop
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Ahmad Jamal At The Pershing
1958
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
1957, ,
Boogie Woogie/Dixieland
Gene Krupa And His Chicagoans
Chicago Style
1956
Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores
"Chu"
1956, ,
Swing
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Count 'Em 88
1956
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
Tuxedo Boogie / Bear Den Boogie
1948
Gene Krupa And His Chicagoans
The Last Round Up / Jazz Me Blues
1947
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
St. Louis Blues / Shufflin' The Boogie
1947
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
Deep In The Heart Of Texas Boogie / Sweet Patooty Boogie
1946, Shellac, 10", Mercury
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
Swanee River Boogie / I Don't Want To See You
1946, ,
Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues
Auld-Hawkins-Webster Saxtet
Pick-Up-Boys / Porgy
1944
Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet
Edmond Hall Blues / Jamming In Four
1941
Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet
Celestial Express / Profoundly Blue
1941
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
It's Wearin' Me Down / Rhythm Of The Tambourine
1937, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Chu Berry And His Stompy Stevedores
Now You're Talking My Language / Too Marvelous For Words
1937, Shellac, 10", Variety (6), ,
Swing
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra
Mary Had A Little Lamb / Too Good To Be True
1936, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Swing
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
Early Mornin' Blues / Mile-Or-No Bird Rag
1936
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra
Warmin' Up / Blues In C Sharp Minor
1936,
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
Grand Terrace Rhythm / Riffin'
1936,
Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
Boogie Woogie Stomp / Nagasaki
1936, ,
Boogie Woogie
Ahmad Jamal Trio
That Old Devil Moon / This Can't Be Love
7", Single, 3-P, Fonogram (2),
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
Jangled Nerves / I'll Always Be In Love With You
,
Big Band/Swing
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra
Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, Vol. 1, 1936
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Complete Live At The Spotlite Club 1958
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Gambit Records, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
Ahmad Jamal Trio
Complete Live At The Pershing Lounge 1958
2007, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz
George Shearing Trio
Jazz Moments
1995

APPEARANCES +


Various
D'Un Club À L'Autre
2021, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz Magazine (2),
Ahmad Jamal
'At The Pershing" And Other 'Live' Recordings - 1958-59
2020, 3xCD, Comp, Acrobat
Sam Jones
Three Classic Albums
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Dlx, RM, Real Gone Music Company, ,
Hard Bop
Ahmad Jamal
Ses Jeunes Années (1951 - 1960)
2017, CD, Comp, Car, Jazz Magazine (2),
Ahmad Jamal
Milestones Of A Legend
2017, 10xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, Comp, The Intense Media, Documents, ,
Modal/Big Band
Meade "Lux" Lewis
The Meade Lux Lewis Collection 1927-61
2016, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Mono, RM, Fabulous (3), ,
Swing/Boogie Woogie
Various
Pickin' For Jivin' (The Very Best Of Swingin' Jive Guitarists)
2015, ,
Swing
Various
Uncompromising Expression
2014, 5xCD, Comp + Box, Blue Note, Blue Note, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Bossa Nova/Hard Bop/Soul-Jazz/Bop/Afro-Cuban Jazz/Vocal/Modal/Post Bop/Swing/Piano Blues
Various
Jazz 100年 3 朝日のようにさわやかに~聴き比べこそ、ジャズへの近道
2014, CD, Comp, Mono, Universal Music
Ahmad Jamal
Macanudo
2014, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Latin Jazz
Charlie Christian
The Charlie Christian Collection 1939-41
2013, CD, Comp, Fabulous (3)
Sam Jones
The Soul Society + The Chant + Down Home
2013, 2xCD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records,
Doug Carter (13), Blake White, Jacob Wendt
Here Comes Everybody
2013, CD, Album, Hayden Records
Ahmad Jamal
Trio & Strange Quintet
2012, CD, Comp, Jazz & Τζαζ
Ahmad Jamal
Chicago - New York - Washington 1952-1960
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Cool Jazz/Post Bop
Ahmad Jamal
Moods
2012, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
The 100 Best Jazz Tunes Of The 1950's
2011, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Chrome Dreams, ,
Hard Bop/Bop
Ahmad Jamal, Ahmad Jamal Trio
Jamal At The Penthouse / Count 'Em 88
2010, CD, Album, Comp, RE, Essential Jazz Classics
Gene Krupa
Kind Of Krupa
2010, 10xCD, Album + Box, Comp, House Of Jazz, T2 Entertainment, ,
Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz
Junior Mance Trio
Junior
2010
Lorez Alexandria
Early In The Morning + Deep Roots
2010
Benny Goodman
Yale University Archives - Vol 3
2009, 2xCD, Comp, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records, Nimbus Records, ,
Swing
Various
Bass Masters
2009, CD, Comp, Cristal Records,
Bill Russo
Portrait of An Intellectual Jazzman
2008, CD, Comp, Fresh Sound Records, ,
Bop
Various
Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 3 1941-1955
2008, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Various
Je N'Aime Pas Le Jazz, Mais Ça J'Aime Bien !
2008, ,
Cool Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Bop/Fusion/Hard Bop/Vocal/Gypsy Jazz
Various
Boogie Woogie Piano Vol. 2 New York - Chicago - Los Angeles - New Orleans 1938-1954
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Boogie Woogie
Various
The Best Small Jazz Bands (1936-1955)
2007, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Bop/Rhythm & Blues/Swing
Various
99x Jazz
2007, 3xCD, Comp, Verve Records, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland/Swing/Bop/Latin Jazz/Cool Jazz/Hard Bop/Modal/Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz/Bossa Nova/Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Spoken Word/Technical/Interview/Big Band/Chicago Blues
Coleman Hawkins
Maestros Del Jazz
2007, CD, Album, Comp, Dig, Universal Music Group, El País
Chu Berry*
Classic Chu Berry Columbia And Victor Sessions
2007, Box, Ltd, Num + 7xCD, Comp, RM, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing
Jimmie Noone
Chicago Rhythm - Apex Blues (The Recordings Of Jimmie Noone 1923-1943)
2006, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records
The Ahmad Jamal Trio*
Pavanne For Ahmad
2006, CD, Comp, FiveFour, Cherry Red
Albert Ammons
King Of Boogie Woogie
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat Music, ,
Boogie Woogie
Benny Goodman Sextet
Live At Basin Street East
2006, CD, Album, The Jazz Factory, ,
Swing
Various
Made In France
2006, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2)
Coleman Hawkins
The Bebop Years
2006, ,
Bop
Charlie Christian
The Original Guitar Genius
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop
Various
Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions 1953-62
2005, 8xCD + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Num, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Swing
Meade Lux Lewis*
1946-1954
2005, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Meade "Lux" Lewis
Alternate Takes, Live Performances, Soundies, Etc. (1939 To Late 1940s)
2005, CD, Comp, Mono, Document Records (2)
Gene Krupa
1952-1953
2005, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Ahmad Jamal
The Legendary OKeh & Epic Recordings
2005
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
Roy Eldridge
Little Jazz Trumpet Giant
2004, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2), ,
Swing/Big Band
Benny Goodman
The Centennial Collection
2004, ,
Big Band
Various
Jazz Masters Of Acoustic Guitar (And Some Bluesmen Too)
2003, CD, Comp, Saga, ,
Ragtime/Big Band/Swing
Various
Piano Jazz (The History/L'Histoire)
2003, 10xCD, Comp + Box, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Ragtime/Free Jazz/Swing
Various
The Blue Note Years: Boogie Blues & Bop 1939 - 1955 Volume One
2003, ,
Bop
Various
The Sound Of Jazz - Complete Edition
2003
Georgie Auld
1940-1945
2003, ,
Swing
Gene Krupa
Wire Brush Stomp
2002, CD, Comp, Naxos Jazz Legends, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
1941
2001, CD, Comp, Jazz Magazine (2),
Gene Krupa . "The Chicago Flash"*
Drum Crazy
2001, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era, ,
Swing/Big Band
Dizzy Gillespie
The Dizzy Gillespie Story 1939-1950
2001, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Bop/Swing
Ben Webster
Complete 1943-1951 Small Group Recordings
2001, 3xCD, Comp, Definitive Records (2),
Fletcher Henderson
Volume 2 1926-1936 (The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order)
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Neatwork
Coleman Hawkins
Body And Soul • 1933-1949
2001, ,
Big Band/Swing
Gene Ammons Featuring Billy Eckstine, Albert Ammons
Blowing The Blues Away 1944/1947
2001, ,
Bop/Swing/Big Band
Various
Cool I Love You
2000, CD, Comp, Columbia, Sony Music Media, ,
Vocal
Various
Harlem Conga (La Batteria Nelle Big Band - Vol.1)
2000, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Big Band
Vic Dickenson
A True Trombone Master - Story 1940 / 1946
2000, CD, Comp, RM, EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2), ,
Swing
Albert Ammons
1946-1948
2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Fletcher Henderson
Ken Burns Jazz
2000, ,
Big Band
Various
Victory Stride · Swing Sessions featuring Ben Webster
1999, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Blue Note, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Various
The Lost Sessions
1999
Coleman Hawkins
Bean Soup
1999, ,
Bop
Various
Classic Jazz: Jazz Greats
1999,
Art Hodes' Back Room Boys
Low Down Blues
1999
Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazz Men*, Sidney De Paris' Blue Note Jazzmen*, James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen
The Blue Note Jazzmen
1998, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Blue Note
Roy Eldridge
1943-1944
1998, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Bop/Swing
Teddy Wilson
Complementary Works - The Legendary Small Groups - Volume 1 - 1935-1937
1998, CD, Comp, Média 7, ,
Swing
Various
High Society · Jamming In Jazz With Blue Note Jazzmen
1998, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Blue Note,
The Blue Note Jazzmen Featuring Edmond Hall, Sidney De Paris, James P. Johnson*
The Blue Note Jazzmen
1998, 2xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Blue Note, ,
Swing/Dixieland
Gene Krupa
The Gene Krupa Story
1998, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Priceless Jazz Sampler 2
1998, ,
Big Band/Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz
Edmond Hall
Profoundly Blue
1998, ,
Swing
Various Featuring Tiny Grimes, John Hardee, Ike Quebec, Benny Morton, Jimmy Hamilton
The Blue Note Swingtets
1998, ,
Swing
Various
Tea Dance 2
1997, CD, Comp, Whittard Of Chelsea, ,
Dixieland/Piano Blues/Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing
Hot Lips Page
Hot Lips Page
1997, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing
Various
Hit Jazz
1997, CD, Album, Comp, 32 Jazz,
Vic Dickenson
Breaks, Blues And Boogies
1997, CD, Comp, Topaz Jazz,
Albert Ammons
1939-1946
1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11)
Various
Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-1955-Midwest Blues
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Mercury
Josh White
In Chronological Order Volume 6 (1944-1945)
1997, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)
Various
Ladies Sing The Blues (Mercury Records 1954-1957)
1997, 2xCD, Comp, Mercury, ,
Piano Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Jump Blues/Soul-Jazz/Vocal
Various
Bootin' The Boogie -- The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 2
1997, ,
Jump Blues/Boogie/Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Various
The Commodore Story
1997, ,
Vocal/Dixieland/Swing
Albert Ammons
1936-1946 (Alternate Takes, Radio Performances, Unissued Home Recordings)
1997
Various
Roots Of Rhythm & Blues 1939-1945
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés
Benny Goodman
The King Of Swing - Volumes 6-10
1996, 5xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Musicmasters, ,
Swing
Fletcher Henderson
New York City - Chicago 1924 - 1936
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story 1945-1955
1996, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Mercury, ,
Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Charlie Christian
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, Editions Atlas, ,
Swing/Big Band/Bop
Jess Stacy
Ec-Stacy
1996, CD, Comp, RE, Topaz Jazz, ,
Big Band
Various
Hot Jazz On Blue Note
1996, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Blue Note, Blue Note, Smithsonian Institution Press, Smithsonian Institution Press, ,
Dixieland/Swing/Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Ragtime
Benny Morton
1934-1945
1996, ,
Swing
K II Conscience*
Clandestin Sound
1995, CD, EP, Clandestin Sound, ,
Jazzy Hip-Hop
Coleman Hawkins
1944
1995, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Benny Goodman
The Yale University Music Library - Benny Goodman - Volumes 9 and 10
1995, 2xCD, Album, Comp, Club, Heritage Jazz
Jess Stacy
Ec-Stacy (25 Great Piano Performances 1935-1945)
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, ASV, Living Era, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Josh White
Complete Recorded Works 1940-1941 In Chronological Order Volume 4 (4 June 1940 To 1941)
1995, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)
The Boogie Woogie Boys
The Complete Library Of Congress Recordings 1938 Plus Film Soundtrack 1941 In Chronological Order
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Document Records (2)
Edmond Hall
1937-1944
1995,
Roy Eldridge
Fiesta In Brass
1995
Chu Berry*
1937-1941
1994, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
The Bop Years
1994, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Swing/Bop
Benny Goodman With Charlie Shavers And Mel Powell
Yale Archives-Volume 9 Live At Basin Street, 1954
1994, CD, Album, MusicMasters Jazz
Various
Atlantic Jazz Keyboards
1994, ,
Piano Blues/Soul-Jazz
Jess Stacy
1935-1939
1994, ,
Swing/Stride
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad's Blues
1994, ,
Post Bop
Benny Goodman
B.G. World-Wide
1993, 4xCD + Box, Comp, TCB Records (2), ,
Swing
Teddy Wilson
The Golden Days
1993, CD, Comp, Flapper, ,
Swing
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The Indispensable Benny Goodman: "Birth Of A Big Band" Volumes 1/2 (1935-1936)
1993, 2xCD, Comp, RCA, ,
Swing
Various
The Blues (A Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Blues Singers)
1993, ,
Delta Blues/Jump Blues/Texas Blues/Harmonica Blues/Chicago Blues/Memphis Blues/Louisiana Blues/Country Blues
Albert Ammons
1936-1939
1993
Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Jimmie Noone, Johnny Dodds, Henry 'Red' Allen*, Zutty Singleton
New Orleans Jazz Giants 1936-1940
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, JSP Records,
Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey
Chicago Piano, Volume One
1992, CD, Comp, Club, Atlantic
Various
Blue Guitar
1992, CD, Comp, Blue Note
Various
Blue Guitar
1992,
Jimmie Noone
1934-1940
1992
Various
Hommage À George Gershwin
1992, ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
Picasso (1929-1949)
1992, ,
Swing
Horace Henderson & His Orch.* / Fletcher Henderson & His Orch.*
1940 / 1941
1992, ,
Swing/Big Band
Coleman Hawkins
Rainbow Mist
1992, ,
Swing/Bop
Various
The Essential Blue Note Classics
1992
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
1992, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
Blue Piano Vol. 1
1992
Various
Il Contrabbasso Nel Jazz
1991, CD, Comp, Musica Jazz, ,
Bop/Piano Blues/Swing
Roy Eldridge
Heckler's Hop
1991, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Coleman Hawkins
The Best Of Coleman Hawkins On Keynote
1991, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, EmArcy, ,
Bop/Swing
Art Hodes
Sessions At Blue Note
1991, CD, Comp, RM, Dormouse International,
Various
Atlantic Blues
1991,
Fletcher "Smack" Henderson*
Originator Of Swing Arrangement
1991, ,
Swing
Joshua White*
"Pinewood Tom" Joshua White (1934-1941)
1990, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, Rst Records,
Coleman Hawkins
20 Top Tracks
1990, CD, Comp, Frequenz, ,
Bop
Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Pinetop Smith*, Jimmy Yancey
The Boogie Woogie Giants
1990, CD, Album, Comp, Jazz Hour
Fletcher Henderson
Under The Harlem Moon
1990, ,
Swing/Big Band
Jimmie Noone
Jimmie Noone 1936-41
1990,
Charlie Christian
Genius Of Electric Guitar
1990, ,
Swing
Various
Blue Note : The SP Days 1939-1952
1990, ,
Stride/Swing/Boogie Woogie
Benny Goodman
18 Top Tracks
1989, CD, Comp, Frequenz
Various
"Everybody Shuffle" - American Hot Bands Of The 1930's
1989, LP, Comp, Saville Records, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
The Complete Commodore Jazz Recordings Volume II
1989, 23xLP + Box, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Lim, Mosaic Records (2), ,
Stride/Big Band/Vocal/Ballad/Boogie Woogie/Swing
Various
Early Black Swing - The Birth Of Big Band Jazz: 1927 - 1934
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Roy Eldridge
Little Jazz
1989, ,
Swing/Big Band/Bop
Ahmad Jamal
'Live' At The Pershing & The Spotlight Club
1989
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad's Blues
1989,
Ahmad Jamal
Volume 1 The Three Strings
1989
Various
The Jazz Arranger Volume 1
1989, ,
Big Band/Swing
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge
1988, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
1988, LP, Comp, Musica Jazz
Various
The Best Of Chess Jazz
1988, ,
Soul-Jazz/Bop/Big Band
Fletcher Henderson
Swing 1929 To 1937
1988, ,
Swing/Big Band
Teddy Wilson His Piano And Orchestra* With Billie Holiday
Teddy Wilson With Billie Holiday
1988, ,
Swing
Teddy Wilson And His Orchestra With Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald And Helen Ward
Warmin' Up
1988, ,
Swing
Sam Jones
Right Down Front - The Riverside Collection
1988, ,
Hard Bop
Various
Jazz And Hot Dance In Thailand 1956-1967
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Harlequin, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz Potpourri Volume Three (20 Collector Items 1933-1947)
1987, LP, Album, Comp, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Roy Eldridge
Roy Eldridge And The Swing Trumpets
1987, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, RM, Mercury, ,
Swing/Bop
Various
Blue Note Jazz Story
1987, CD, Comp, Blue Note, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Swing/Boogie Woogie
Various
Atlantic Blues: Piano
1987,
Various
Swing Groups 1931 To 1936
1987, ,
Musical/Vocal
Gene Krupa
The Drums
1987, ,
Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz
Coleman Hawkins
The Complete Coleman Hawkins
1987, ,
Bop/Swing
Various
52nd Street Swing The Commodore Years
1986, 4xLP, Comp, Mono, Club, Book-Of-The-Month Records, ,
Swing/Boogie Woogie
Various
The Complete Keynote Collection
1986,
Various
Atlantic Blues: Vocalists
1986,
Edmond Hall / James P. Johnson* / Sidney De Paris / Vic Dickenson
The Complete Edmond Hall / James P. Johnson / Sidney De Paris / Vic Dickenson Blue Note Sessions
1985, ,
Swing/Stride
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
1984, ,
Bop/Swing
Various
The Jazz Guitar
1983, 6xLP, Comp + Box, Joker (2), International Joker Production, ,
Bop/Gypsy Jazz/Big Band/Swing/Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Various
The Boogie Woogie Masters
1983, LP, Comp, Affinity
James P. Johnson's Blue Note Jazzmen / Edmond Hall's Swingtet / Benny Morton's All Stars
Swing Sessions On Blue Note
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Blue Note
Various
The Verve Collectors' Item
1983, Box + 4xLP, Mono, Dlx, Verve Records, ,
Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing/Hard Bop
Jelly Roll Morton / King Oliver / Sidney Bechet
Kings Of New Orleans Jazz
1983
Coleman Hawkins
Thanks For The Memory
1983
Albert Ammons
King Of Blues And Boogie Woogie Vol. 2
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Oldie Blues, ,
Piano Blues/Boogie Woogie
Gene Krupa
Swing Is Here
1982, LP, Comp, RCA, Victor, ,
Swing
Various
The Best Of Blue Note - 40 Years Of Jazz - Box 1
1982, ,
Swing
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
The Indispensable Benny Goodman: "Birth Of A Big Band" Volumes 1/2 (1935-1936)
1982, ,
Swing
Louis Armstrong - Roy Eldridge
Jazz Masterpieces
1982, ,
Swing
Albert Ammons
The King Of Boogie Woogie
1981, LP, Album, Comp, Blues Classics, ,
Boogie Woogie
Various
Jam Session
1981, ,
Ragtime/Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Leon "Chu" Berry
Leon 'Chu' Berry
1980, LP, Comp, Ltd, Meritt Record Society
Joseph Robichaux*
The Complete Robichaux
1980, 2xLP, Comp, Num, Blu-Disc (2), ,
Swing
Various
The Guitarists
1980, ,
Dixieland/Gypsy Jazz/Swing
Albert Ammons, Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings*
Boogie Woogie And The Blues
1980
Coleman Hawkins
Bean A Re-Bop
1978, LP, Comp, Mono, Queen-disc
Barney Bigard
Barney's Bounce
1978, LP, Comp, Mono, Two Flats Disc,
Gene Krupa
The Exciting Gene Krupa
1977
Fletcher Henderson
Developing An American Orchestra 1923-1937
1977, ,
Big Band
Various
Jazz 2: The Grand Piano Family
1976,
Fletcher Henderson
The Complete Fletcher Henderson 1927-1936
1976
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons
1976
Gene Ammons
"Jug" Sessions
1976, ,
Jump Blues
Ahmad Jamal
Sun Set
1976
Benny Goodman
The Complete Benny Goodman, Vol. II / 1935-1936
1975, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, RCA, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
The Swinging Small Bands 4 (1935-1941)
1975, LP, Comp, Mono, MCA Records, MCA Records, ,
Swing
Albert Ammons
Boogie Woogie Piano Stylings
1975, LP, RE, Mercury, ,
Ragtime/Boogie Woogie
De Paris Brothers Orchestra - Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings* - Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers*
Commodore Jazz Vol.1
1975
George Shearing
Makin' Whoopee!
1974, LP, Album, Comp, Mellomood Jazz Series
Gene Krupa
In Memoriam
1974,
Various
Blues Jubilee
1973, 2xLP, Comp, Atlantic, Atlantic, Atlantic, ,
Chicago Blues/Delta Blues/Louisiana Blues/Memphis Blues/Texas Blues
Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson And His All-Stars
1973, ,
Swing
Coleman Hawkins
1944 Vol. 1
1973
Various
Jazz In Black And White
1972, LP, Comp, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, RCA Victor, ,
Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Ahmad Jamal
Inspiration
1972,
Various
Blues Piano - Chicago Plus
1972
Gene Krupa
Jazz Spectrum Vol. 9
1971
George Shearing
George Shearing
1970, 7", EP, Fratelli Fabbri Editori
Teddy Wilson
The Teddy Wilson
1970, ,
Swing
Bunny Berigan And Bud Freeman, Jess Stacy, Joe Sullivan
Swing Classics
1969, LP, Comp, Prestige
Edmond Hall / The Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet* / Edmond Hall's All Star Quintet
Celestial Express
1969, ,
Swing
Art Hodes
Sittin' In - Volume I
1969
Ike Quebec / Jimmy Hamilton / John Hardee / Benny Morton
Swing Hi - Swing Lo
1969,
Baby Dodds / Art Hodes / Edmond Hall
Classics - Volume 1
1969, ,
Ragtime/Dixieland
Edmond Hall / Art Hodes, Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazzmen / Art Hodes And His Blue Note Jazzmen
Original Blue Note Jazz, Volume 1
1969,
Art Hodes
The Funky Piano Of Art Hodes
1969, ,
Dixieland/Ragtime
Ahmad Jamal
Standard-Eyes
1967, ,
Cool Jazz
Various
Kings Of Swing
1966
Various
The Jazz Story Volume 5 (Rare Records Of The Men And The Music: Modern And Free Form)
1964, ,
Big Band/Bop/Free Jazz/Cool Jazz
Earl Washington
Reflections
1964
Various
'Round Midnight: Outstanding Versions Of The Great Jazz Classic
1963, LP, Comp, Mono, Riverside Records, Riverside Records,
Ahmad Jamal
Poinciana
1963
Bonnie Graham
Brown Gal
1962
The George Shearing Trio*
Jazz Moments
1962, ,
Cool Jazz
Lorez Alexandria
Deep Roots
1962,
Ahmad Jamal
All Of You
1962,
Ahmad Jamal
At The Blackhawk
1962
Ahmad Jamal
Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra
1961
Fletcher Henderson
A Study In Frustration (The Fletcher Henderson Story)
1961, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Swing
1960
Ahmad Jamal
Happy Moods
1960,
Ahmad Jamal
The Piano Scene Of Ahmad Jamal
1959
Ahmad Jamal
Jamal At The Penthouse
1959,
Ahmad Jamal
Portfolio Of Ahmad Jamal
1959, ,
Post Bop/Cool Jazz
Various
Saxomaniac: Sax Sounds
1958, LP, Comp, Apollo Records (2), ,
Cool Jazz
Jimmy Yancey & Mama Yancey
Pure Blues
1958
The Ahmad Jamal Trio*
Volume IV
1958, ,
Bop
Various
This Is Jazz No. 2
1957,
Various
Jazz Concert
1957
Jimmy Noone's New Orleans Band*
Sweet Georgia Brown
1957
Bill Russo
The World Of Alcina
1956
Gene Krupa Trio And Sextet*
Drum Boogie
1956
The Ahmad Jamal Trio*
The Ahmad Jamal Trio
1956
Ahmad Jamal
Chamber Music Of The New Jazz
1956
Charlie Christian With Ed Hall Quartet* / Ike Quebec
Profoundly Blue / Blue Harlem
1956,
Roy Eldridge / Joe Thomas (4) / Jonah Jones / Charlie Shavers / Emmett Berry
Holiday In Trumpet
1955,
Various
The Jazz Greats Volume V- Giants Of Jazz Brass
1955,
Roy Eldridge / Joe Thomas (4) / Jonah Jones / Charlie Shavers / Emmett Berry
Holiday In Trumpet
1955,
Natty Dominique And His New Orleans Hot Six / Little Brother Montgomery
Natty Dominique And His New Orleans Hot Six / Little Brother Montgomery
1954, 10", Album, Windin' Ball Recordings, ,
Piano Blues/Dixieland
Various
Great Trumpet Soloists
1954, ,
Swing/Bop
The Gene Krupa Sextet
#2
1954
Jimmy Yancey
Piano Solos
1953, 10", Mono, Atlantic, Atlantic
Art Hodes And His Orchestra, Jimmie Noone And His Orchestra, Jimmy McPartland And His Orchestra
Gems of Jazz Vol. 5
1953
Edmond Hall / Charlie Christian / Meade Lux Lewis* / Red Norvo / Teddy Wilson
Memorable Sessions in Jazz
1953
Various
Swing Hi Swing Lo
1953, ,
Swing
Gene Krupa Sextet*
Coronation Hop / Paradise
1953
Gene Krupa Und Seine Chicagoans*
The Last Round-Up / Jazz Me Blues
1952, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Various
Mellow The Mood
1952, ,
Bop/Swing
Art Hodes, Max Kaminsky, Albert Nicholas, Omer Simeon, Sandy Williams, Baby Dodds
Out Of The Back Room
1952, ,
Dixieland/Boogie Woogie
Georgie Auld & Orchestra*
Georgie Auld's Concert in Jazz
1951, 10", Comp, Apollo Records (2)
Hall* - De Paris' Blue Note Jazz Men*
Jamming In Jazz
1951, ,
Swing
Various
Gems Of Jazz, Volume 1
1949,
Gene Krupa And His Chicagoans, Bunny Berigan And His Blue Boys, Jess Stacy
Gems Of Jazz, Volume 2
1949
Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings*
Groovin' The Blues / The Breaks
1948, Shellac, 10", Commodore,
Albert Ammons
Rhythm Boogie / When You And I Were Young
1948
Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys* / Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys* Featuring Max Kaminsky
Jug Head Boogie / M. K. Blues
1947, Shellac, 10", Blue Note, ,
Swing
Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys* Featuring Sandy Williams / Art Hodes' Back-Room Boys*
Low Down Blues / Back-Room Blues
1947, Shellac, 10", Blue Note, ,
Swing
Benny Morton's All Stars Featuring Webster* & Bigard*
The Sheik Of Araby / Conversing In Blue
1946
"Pigmeat" Alamo Markham* With Oliver "Rev." Mesheux's Blue Six
How Long-How Long Blues / Blues Before Sunrise
1946,
Benny Morton's All Stars Featuring Webster* & Bigard*
Limehouse Blues / My Old Flame
1946
"Pigmeat" Alamo Markham* With Oliver "Rev." Mesheux's Blue Six
See See Rider / You've Been A Good Old Wagon
1945, ,
Vocal
"Little Jazz" And His Trumpet Ensemble
St. Louis Blues / Don't Be That Way
1944, Shellac, 10", Keynote Recordings (2),
Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazz Men*
Royal Garden Blues / Night Shift Blues
1944,
Edmond Hall's Blue Note Jazz Men*
High Society / Blues At Blue Note
1944
"Little Jazz" And His Trumpet Ensemble
I Want To Be Happy / Fiesta In Brass
1944,
Coleman Hawkins Quartet Featuring Teddy Wilson
Night And Day / Flamethrower
1944
Coleman Hawkins Quartet Featuring Teddy Wilson
Imagination / Cattin' At Keynote
1944
Coleman Hawkins And His Quintet* Featuring Teddy Wilson
"Bean" At The Met / I'm In The Mood For Love
1944,
Albert Ammons Rhythm Kings*
Jammin' The Boogie / Bottom Blues
1944, ,
Boogie Woogie
Horace Henderson And His Orch.*
You Don't Mean Me No Good / I'll Always Be In Love With You
1940, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Various
A Decca Presentation Of Boogie Woogie Music
1940, ,
Boogie Woogie
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
1939
Gene Krupa And His All Star Swing Band*
I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music / I'm Gonna Clap My Hands
1936, Shellac, 10", His Master's Voice, ,
Swing
Gene Krupa And His All Stars Swing Band*
I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music / Swing Is Here
1936, Shellac, 10", Victor
Fletcher Henderson And His Orch.*
Where There's You, There's Me / Do You Or Don't You Love Me
1936, ,
Big Band
Gene Krupa's Swing Band
I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music / Swing Is Here
1936
Meade Lux Lewis* / Jess Stacy
Honky Tonk Train Blues / Barrelhouse
1936
Gene Krupa & His Chicagoans*
Blues Of Israel / Three Little Words
1936
Fletcher Henderson And His Orch.*
I'm A Fool For Loving You / Moonrise On The Lowlands
1936
Fletcher Henderson And His Orch.*
Knock, Knock, Who's There? / Until Today
1936, ,
Big Band
Various
Odeon Swing Music Series Vol. 13
LP, Comp, Mono, Odeon, ,
Swing
Jimmie Noone
That Amazing Soft World Of Jimmie Noone
2xLP, Comp, Mono, Kings Of Jazz, Kings Of Jazz
Horace Henderson
Horace Henderson 1940
LP, Comp, Tax
Various
Le Notti Del Jazz - ‘Round Midnight
CD, Comp, Smplr, L'Unità,
Various
Boogie Woogie And The Blues
10", Comp, Commodore
Chu Berry*
"The Calloway Years" 1937-1941
2xLP, Comp, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Teddy Wilson
Mary Had A Little Lamb / All My Life
Shellac, 10", Decca,
J.C. Higginbotham / Edmond Hall
Big City Blues
2xCD, Comp, RM, History, ,
Swing
Various
Boogie Woogie (Rockin' Roots Tracks)
CD, Comp, Saga
Roy "Little Jazz" Eldridge And His Trumpet Ensemble*
Volume 8
7", EP, Mercury, ,
Swing
Albert Ammons
The Boogie Rocks Volume 2
LP, Comp, Ltd, Jackson
Ahmad Jamal
But Not For Me
7", EP, Mono, London Records
Various
Chicago 1935
CD, Album, Comp, Gannet, ,
Swing
Gene Krupa And His Chicagoans / Jess Stacy
Blues For Israel / The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Shellac, 10", Odeon
Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra
Pick-Up Boys / Disorder At The Border
Shellac, 10", Jazz Selection,
Sidney De Paris And His Blue Note Jazzmen*
Royal Garden Blues / Night Shift Blues
Shellac, 10", Jazz Selection,
Coleman Hawkins, Coleman Hawkins Quintet, Teddy Wilson
Coleman Hawkins Quintet Featuring Teddy Wilson At The Piano
3xShellac, 10", Comp, Keynote Recordings (2), Keynote Recordings (2)
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
6xShellac, 10", Album, Decca
Various
Gems Of Jazz Vol. 2
6xShellac, 10", Album, Decca
The Gene Krupa Sextet
Coronation Hop
7", Mono, Clef Records
Meade Lux Lewis* / Jess Stacy
Honky Tonk Train Blues / Barrelhouse
Shellac, 10", Odeon
Benny Goodman And The Giants Of Swing*
Benny Goodman And The Giants Of Swing With Gene Krupa And Joe Venuti
Jimmie Noone
3 - Softly With Feeling (1929-1936)
Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines
Hawkins & Hines
Jess Stacy
In The Dark-Flashes / The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Gene Krupa, Various
Jam Sessions At R.C.A.
,
Swing
Various
Jazz In The Thirties
Gene Krupa
Verve Jazz No.18
,
Bop/Contemporary Jazz
Ahmad Jamal
At The Blackhawk
Ahmad Jamal
Sounds Of Jazz
Jimmy* And Ma*
Yancey Special
Jimmy Yancey
Eternal Blues
Albert Ammons
Albert Ammons Boogie Woogie
,
Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Ragtime
Various
Memorable Recordings
1995, CD, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz,
Various
Gems Of Jazz,Volume 1
1949
Chu Berry* With Teddy Wilson & Orch.*
Warmin' Up / Blues In C Sharp Minor