American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist (alto) and bandleader. Born February 14, 1909 in Calhoun Falls, South Carolina; died November 30, 2000 in Houston, Texas.
ALBUMS
Skeets Tolbert
In Chronology - 1940-1942
2009
Skeets Tolbert
In Chronology - 1931-1940
2009
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
1931-1940
1997, 
,
, Jump Blues
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
1939 - 1942
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Everybodys
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
Hey Man! Hey Man! / C. O. D.
1942, Shellac, 10", Decca
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
Sugar Boogie / I'll Make It Worth Your While
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
Uncle Eph's Dream / Big Fat Butterfly
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca, 
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
Jumpin' In The Numbers / The Rhumba Blues
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
W.P.A. / I Can't Go For You
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca,
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
Skin 'Em Back / Get Up
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
I'm Blowin' My Top / Railroad Blues
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
, Swing
Various
Harlem Ain`t What It Usta Be
2xCDr, Comp, Kipepeo Publishing, 
APPEARANCES +
Louis Jordan
Let The Good Times Roll (1938-1954)
2025, 
,
, Jump Blues
Sun Ra
Live In Roma 1980
2023, 
,
, Free Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
John Pizzarelli Trio*
For Centennial Reasons: 100 Year Salute To Nat King Cole
2019, CD, Album, Ghostlight Deluxe
Nicki Parrott = ニッキ・パロット*
Unforgettable ~ The Nat King Cole Songbook = アンフォゲッタブル
2017, 
,
, Vocal/Swing
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
My King And Queen: Georgie Fame And Beverley Skeete
2017, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll/Boogie Woogie/Blues Rock/Dixieland/Jump Blues
Maggie Britton
Live At Lovestreet
2016, CD, Album, Not On Label, 
,
, Cool Jazz
Various
Classic Swing
2016, 3xCD, Comp, Rhino Records (2), UMC, Spectrum Music (2), 
,
, Swing
Nat King Cole
The Platinum Collection
2015, 
,
, Ballad/Vocal
Prime Time Voice
Live
2014, CD, Album, Arta Records, 
,
, Swing/Fusion
Tessa Virta Feat. Jyväskylä Sinfonia
Sun Silmissäs Näen Rakkauden
2012, CD, Album, Kumina Music Oy, 
Gustavo Santaolalla
On The Road (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012, ,
, Soundtrack/Score
Various
The Ultimate Jazz Archive
2011, 52xCD, Comp + Box, Membran, Motéma, ZOHO, ,
, Dixieland/Swing/Bop/Hard Bop/Post Bop
Nat King Cole And His Trio*
The Very Best Of Nat King Cole And His Trio
2010, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Metro Tins, Union Square Music,
Nat King Cole
Re:Generations
2009
Sun Ra Arkestra*
Live At Myron's Ballroom
2006, 3xCD, Album, Transparency, ,
, Space-Age
Daja* & Shadde Yadda
Tea For Four
2006, CD, Album, Not On Label, ,
, Swing
Stan Kenton
Swing House
2005, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Quadromania, ,
, Big Band/Swing/Contemporary Jazz
Anita O'Day / June Christy
Easy Street
2004
Slim Gaillard
Laughing In Rhythm
2003, 4xCD, Comp, RM, Proper Records (2)
Stan Kenton
Eager Beaver - The Complete MacGregor Transcriptions Vol. 4 1944
2003, CD, RE, Naxos Jazz Legends
Maja & Die Combo
Maja & Die Combo
2003, CD, Pöhler Records, ,
, Cool Jazz/Latin Jazz
Steve Purcell's Pearly Shells
Small Bands
2002, CD, Album, Moovin' Groove Discs
The Murmaids
Splash Back! Popsicles And Icicles
2002, CD, Album, The Orchard
Various
Dope & Glory (Reefer Songs Der 30er & 40er Jahre)
2002, ,
, Chicago Blues/Swing/Stride/Boogie Woogie/Big Band/Jump Blues/Piano Blues
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Next Music, ,
, Swing/Vocal
Various
Jazzin' The Blues (Vol. 5 1930-1953) (Remaining Titles And Supplements)
2001, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),
Stan Kenton
"Artistry In Kenton" Vol. 1-3 1937-1946
2001, 3xCD, Jazz Unlimited, A Swing House Production, 
,
, Swing
Bernard Peiffer
La Vie En Rose
2001, ,
, Swing/Bop
Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
Double Bill
2001, 2x CD, ,
, Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
2001, ,
, Jump Blues/Swing
Crazy Rhythm Daddies
How 'Bout It?
2001
Anita O'Day
Volume 4 - 1944 - Complete Edition
2000, CD, Comp, Masters Of Jazz (2)
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
2000, 
,
, Swing
Nat King Cole Trio*
Scotchin' With The Soda
1999, CD, Comp, The Essence
Various
Jive's Alive! - The Best Of Swing 1998!
1998, CD, Comp, Universal Music, 
,
, Swing/Jump Blues
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Live From The Pasadena Civic Auditorium And Other Venues 1943-1944
1998, CD, Album, Status, ,
, Big Band
Ron Sunshine & Full Swing
Straight Up
1998, ,
, Swing
Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
1998, ,
, Swing/Vocal
Nat King Cole
Super Stars
1997, CD, Comp, Super Stars (2), ,
, Big Band/Bop/Swing/Vocal/Ballad
Nat King Cole
Jazz & Blues Collection
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Editions Atlas
Various
Jazz The World Forgot Volume 1 (Jazz Classics Of The 1920's)
1996, CD, Comp, RM, Yazoo,
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra With June Christy And Anita O'Day
On A.F.R.S. 1944-1945
1996, CD, Status
Diana Krall
All For You (A Dedication To The Nat King Cole Trio)
1996, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Roland Smeenk
Travelling On (In Memoriam Roland Smeenk)
1995, 2xCD, Smeenk/Waldman,
Nat King Cole
The Jazzman
1995, CD, Album, Comp, Mono, Topaz Jazz
Louis Jordan
The Very Best Of Louis Jordan
1995
Slim Gaillard
Laughing In Rhythm: The Best Of The Verve Years
1994, ,
, Rhythm & Blues/Swing
Nat "King" Cole*
1941-1943
1994, ,
, Swing/Vocal/Ballad
Nat King Cole
Gold
1993
Nat King Cole
28 Great Songs
1993
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
1942
1993, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
V-Disc
1992
Nat King Cole Trio*
Hit That Jive, Jack/The Earliest Recordings 1940-41
1990, ,
, Swing
Dixie Fried
Six Dicks Of Dynamite
1990
Tintin Og Hårtørrerne
Live'N'Dry
1989, LP, Album, Right Tone, ,
, Swing
Slim Gaillard
Laughing In Rhythm (Volume 1)
1989, Vinyl, ,
, Gypsy Jazz/Cool Jazz/Swing
Benny Waters
From Paradise (Small's) To Shangri-La
1989,
Various
Gin House Blues
1988, CD, Comp, Flapper, ,
, Vocal
Count Basie
Count Basie Vol.V-1942, 1944/1946 "Avenue C"
1986, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, CBS, ,
, Big Band
Count Basie
Count Basie Vol.V - 1942, 1944/1946 "Avenue C"
1986, Cass, CBS, ,
, Big Band
Various
Jivin' Time
1985, 
,
, Swing
John Pizzarelli, Jr.*
Hit That Jive, Jack!
1985, ,
, Swing
Louis Jordan And His Timpany Five*
Jivin' With Jordan
1985, ,
, Jump Blues/Big Band/Swing/Rhythm & Blues
Nat Cole Trio*
Trio Days
1984, LP, Comp, Affinity
Slim Gaillard
Opera In Vout
1982,
Bop/Parody
Dexter Gordon Quartet
Love For Sale
1982
Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
Jumpin' Jive
1981, ,
, Swing/Jump Blues/Vocal
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies
1981, ,
, Musical
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Stan Kenton, Vol. 3, 1943-1944
1979
Big Miller
"Big" Miller
1978, LP, Album, Radio Canada International, ,
, Big Band/Swing/Jump Blues
Stan Kenton
Painted Rhythm
1978, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
More Stuff (1939-1954)
1976, LP, Album, Comp, MCA Records, MCA Records,
Various
Blues Box 2
1976, 4x Vinyl, Box Set,
Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
In Memoriam
1975
Nat King Cole
From The Very Beginning
1973, ,
, Cool Jazz
Various
Shoutin' Swingin' & Makin' Love
1971, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Billie Holiday & Al Hibbler
Shades Of Blue
1968, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Sounds Of Jazz
1959, 7", EP, Fontana
Count Basie
One O'Clock Jump
1957, ,
, Big Band/Vocal
The King Cole Trio*
Hit That Jive Jack / Call The Police
1949, ,
, Easy Listening
Three B's And A Honey
Hit That Jive Jack / I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance
1948
King Cole Trio*
Hit That Jive Jack / Honeysuckle Rose
1947
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra / The Three Suns
Ride On / I'm A Shy Guy / Medley
1946, 12", V Disc,
Erskine Butterfield Trio* / 1st Training Group Orchestra
Hit That Jive, Jack / Fifteen Cent Blues
1946, 12", V Disc
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Down For Double / Ride On
1946, Shellac, 10", Parlophone
Cecil Gant
Hit That Jive Jack / Rainy Weather For Me
1946, Shellac, 10", Gilt-Edge
Andy Kirk And His Clouds Of Joy
Unlucky Blues / Ride On, Ride On
1944
Count Basie And His Orchestra*
Ride On / It's Sand, Man!
1942, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
, Big Band/Swing
King Cole Trio*
That Ain't Right / Hit That Jive Jack
1942, ,
, Vocal/Swing/Jump Blues
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing / Babe Wallace With Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
Lazy Gal Blues / Git It ('Cause I Love To See You Wid It)
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca, ,
, Swing
Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing / Jean Eldridge With Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
That's The Messy Boogie / What's The Matter Now?
1941, Shellac, 10", Decca
Skeets Tolbert And His Swing Gents* / Skeets Tolbert And His Gentlemen Of Swing
The Stuffs Out (It Jumped Just A Minute Ago) / Bouncing Rhythm
1939, Shellac, 10", Decca
Taylor's Dixie Serenaders*
Wabash Blues / Everybody Loves My Baby
1931, Shellac, 10", Victor,
Boyd Bennett And His Rockets
Rock And Roll
LP, Comp, Swing Records (16), Swing Records (16), ,
, Rock & Roll
Various
Territory Jazz (1925-1932)
LP, Comp, RCA,
Nat King Cole
Jazz Classic's
2xCD, Comp, Jazz Classic's, 
Inez Jones With The Oscar Moore Quintet
Big Fat Butterfly
7", Single, Omega Disk
Various
Sky High Zwei
CD, Comp, Banana Pirate Records, ,
, Chicago Blues/Swing/Stride/Boogie Woogie/Big Band/Jump Blues/Piano Blues
The Johnny Otis Show
Into The Eighties
Various
Early Viper Jive: 1927-1933
, Big Band/Piano Blues/Dixieland
Baby Watson Brothers
Swing Street
Nat King Cole
Collection
Various
Rumba Blues From The 1940s
2016, 4xCD, Comp, Rhythm & Blues Records
Various
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1: 1940-41
2014, 4xCD, Comp, Rhythm & Blues Records, ,
, Rhythm & Blues
Various
Rumba Blues - Volume One
2010, CD, Comp, Rhythm & Blues Records, ,
, Rumba/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Rumba Blues - Mambo Blues
5xCD, Comp + Box, Rhythm & Blues Records, ,
, Mambo/Rumba/Rhythm & Blues/Cha-Cha
Various
Lindy Hop Jamboree Part 7
CD, WwdW
Joe Jackson
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992, CD, Unofficial, Speedball Company, ,
, Swing/Big Band/Bop
