No matter how amplified it gets, guitar playing has never smoked more than it did during the "hot jazz" prime of this trailblazing virtuoso. Here are 48 solo sessions, Quintette Du Hot Club... more

After leading dance bands in the '30s, this saxophonist and innovative bandleader dove headlong into jazz, hiring arrangers such as Dizzy Gillespie (who also played in Boyd's band). Here are 46... more

Tommy Ladnier was a trumpeter and cornetist who was active in the early years of jazz and recorded prolifically during the 1920s and early '30s and re-emerged after the depression years to make some... more

Kid Ory was one of the most significant and influential personalities in early jazz, originating what came to be called the "tail-gating" style of trombone playing, with the instrument used to... more

There's no conversation about boogie-woogie piano without mention of Meade Lux and the essential boogie-woogie sides found here. These 142 minutes also dip into his blues and jazz performances and... more

One of the key architects of the Kansas City sound, Bennie built on ragtime with driving beats and plenty of room for high-energy improv from his musicians. The resulting popularity helped him hire... more

This Chicago clarinetist played with everyone—and everyone is here: Gene Krupa, Eddie Condon, Teddy Wilson, Fats Waller, James P. Johnson, Willie "The Lion" Smith, Jack Teagarden, Benny Carter…wow!... more

Ben Pollack was a drummer and bandleader who was especially active and prolific during the 1920s and '30s, and whose primary contribution to jazz was not so much his own musical prowess or... more

James P. Johnson was one of the greatest and most important jazz pianists in the history of the genre, largely responsible for originating what became the stride piano style, and having a profound... more

Oran Thaddeus Page (January 27, 1908 - November 5, 1954)[2] was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader born in Dallas, Texas, United States. He was better known as Hot Lips Page by the... more

With these dynamic performances, Satchmo helped shift jazz from group improvisation to solo spotlights. This anthology of his early years traces his times with King Oliver, Fletcher Henderson and... more

Huge hits ("Begin the Beguine"), songs he introduced into the jazz canon ("Frenesi"), original compositions ("Summit Ridge Drive")…44 prime cuts from a legendary big-band career, offered for a... more

Eddie Condon was a jazz guitarist, banjoist and bandleader who was a leading figure in what was known as the "Chicago school" of early Dixieland jazz, and who carved a career which lasted through to... more

Jimmie Lunceford was one of most prominent bandleaders of the swing heyday of the 1930s and early '40s, his tight, highly professional band coming to prominence with a season at New York's Cotton... more

These 50 tracks take us from Bix's first session (1924) to his last (with Hoagy Carmichael). This thorough introduction to this crucial early figure in jazz includes the great cornetist's recordings... more

This is part of a mini-series on our competitively priced budget label Fabulous under the banner of Jazz Legends, presenting some of great and influential names of jazz, with recordings drawn from... more

This is part of a mini-series on our competitively priced budget label Fabulous under the banner of Jazz Legends, presenting some of great and influential names of jazz, with recordings drawn from... more

This is part of a mini-series on our competitively priced budget label Fabulous under the banner of Jazz Legends, presenting some of great and influential names of jazz, with recordings drawn from... more

This is part of a mini-series on our competitively priced budget label Fabulous under the banner of Jazz Legends, presenting some of great and influential names of jazz, with recordings drawn from... more

This is part of a mini-series on our competitively priced budget label Fabulous under the banner of Jazz Legends, presenting some of great and influential names of jazz, with recordings drawn from... more

This is part of a mini-series on our competitively priced budget label Fabulous under the banner of Jazz Legends, presenting some of great and influential names of jazz, with recordings drawn from... more

This is part of a mini-series on our competitively priced budget label Fabulous under the banner of Jazz Legends, presenting some of great and influential names of jazz, with recordings drawn from... more

Charlie Parker or 'Bird' as he was also known was one of the most significant and influential saxophonists and jazz musicians of the 1940's. This collection features many of the original compositions... more

These recordings have been released around the world time and again as being performed by the blues guitarist Ron Thompson. They are in fact a batch of recordings made in the '70's by ace west coast... more