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by Music Librarian Christopher Popa
Given the unbelievable amount of information which must be gathered, this is a work-in-progress! Though, as discographers readily admit, it would be a very difficult task to track down every single LP which included music of the big bands, I am satisfied that I at least have documented the major US issues.
Titles shown, including capitalization and punctuation, mirror the album covers as closely as possible, given space limitations here.
If I have what is the same label and catalog number but listed seperately, there is some element to merit that, such as a different cover design or wording or color, etc. etc.
Release dates, where indicated, are generally from Billboard, the Schwann catalog, or from the item itself. Listings shown in Schwann seem to have been delayed at times, compared to the "official" record company release dates.
Several record labels have their own peculiarities.
Most Reader's Digest titles will appear to be out of chronological order, due to their confusing numbering system which re-used basic numbers but with different letter combinations.
In some cases, such as Columbia's albums of the '70s and '80s, some prefixes have been ignored so that titles will show in numerical order.
Similarly, in the cases of Columbia House or Columbia Musical Treasuries albums, those are listed in numerical order even though frequently using different prefixes with the numbers.
Technically, the titles listed as Wing are actually Mercury Wing, but to differentiate them better (and to save a few spaces on each line), I have separated them.
Even though it was most conspicuously used by RCA, I have added an "e" designation after certain catalog numbers (RCA or not), to indicate albums which are "electronically reprocessed to simulate stereo."
Anthologies are not yet fully reflected in any individual bandleader's listing.
Louis Armstrong
Benny Carter NEW! OCTOBER 2017
Carmen Cavallaro NEW! MAY 2017
Xavier Cugat NEW! MAY 2017
Roy Eldridge NEW! SEPTEMBER 2017
Duke Ellington
Maynard Ferguson NEW! OCTOBER 2017
Dizzy Gillespie
Lionel Hampton NEW! NOVEMBER 2017
Ted Heath NEW! SEPTEMBER 2017
Earl Hines NEW! SEPTEMBER 2017
Illinois Jacquet NEW! SEPTEMBER 2017
Gene Krupa NEW! AUGUST 2017
Ted Lewis NEW! MAY 2017
Enoch Light NEW! SEPTEMBER 2017
Guy Lombardo NEW! SEPTEMBER 2017
Jay McShann NEW! JUN 2017
Russ Morgan NEW! MAY 2017
Red Nichols NEW! SEPTEMBER 2017
Red Norvo NEW! JUN 2017
Buddy Rich NEW! MAY 2017
Jack Teagarden NEW! MAY 2017
Tributes
Various Artists
Charlie Ventura NEW! MAY 2017
Joe Venuti NEW! MAY 2017
Fats Waller NEW! MAY 2017
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