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Record producer, jazz archivist and audio engineer. He owned, co-owned and/or ran labels and companies like [l305342], [l115062], [l217240], [l305341], [l239804], [l1086220], [l884735], [l104260] and was involved also with [l73474].
b.: Dec. 19, 1925 in Bronx, NYC, NY
d.: Mar. 26, 2010 in Deerfield Beach, FL
ALBUMS
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.21
2016, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.19
2015, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.20
2015, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.22
2015, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.18
2014, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S., 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.17
2013, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S., 
,
, Big Band
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.16
2012, 2xCD, Album, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.15
2011, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.14
2009, 2xCD, Album, Mono, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.13
2008, 2xCD, Album, D.E.T.S., ,
, Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.11
2005, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S., ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.10
2004, 2xCD, Album, RM, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington
The Duke In Washington
1999
Bunny Berigan And The Rhythmakers*
Devil's Holiday, Vol. 2: 1938
1992, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Jass Records, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Al Grey/Jimmy Forrest Quintet*
Truly Wonderful
1992, CD, Album, Stash Records Inc.,
Fats Waller
The Definitive Fats Waller, Volume Two "Hallelujah"
1991, CD, Comp, Stash Records Inc., ,
, Swing
Benny Goodman And Sid Catlett*
Roll 'Em (Live In 1941)
1991, CD, Comp, Mono, Vintage Jazz Classics, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Bunny Berigan And The Rhythm Makers*
Volume One: 1936 & 1938 - Sing! Sing! Sing!
1990, CD, Comp, Mono, Jass Records, ,
, Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Fats Waller
The Definitive Fats Waller His Rhythm, His Piano
1990, CD, Comp, Stash Records Inc., 
,
, Swing
Meltdown Madness
Meltdown Madness
1979, LP, Album, Survival Alliance
APPEARANCES +
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol. 25
2018, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol. 23
2017, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, D.E.T.S., ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington
Carnegie Hall Concerts 1943 / 1947
2010
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.12
2005, 2xCD, Album, RM, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol. 9
2004, 2xCD, Album, RM, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol. 7
2003, 2xCD, Album, RM, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.8
2003, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S., ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol 6
2002, 2xCD, Album, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol. 5
2002, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S., ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra Featuring Ben Webster
Duke Ellington At The Hurricane
2002, CD, Comp, RM, Storyville, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol. 2
2001, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S., ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol. 4
2001, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S.
Duke Ellington
The Duke At Fargo, 1940: Special 60th Anniversary Edition
2001
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
The Treasury Shows Vol.1
2000, 2xCD, Comp, D.E.T.S., ,
, Big Band/Swing
Casa Loma Orchestra
An Introduction To Casa Loma Orchestra - Best Recordings 1930-1940
1999, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Gene Krupa
An Introduction To Gene Krupa - His Best Recordings 1927-1947 (The Swing Era)
1998, CD, Comp, RE, Best Of Jazz
Teddy Wilson
His Best Recordings 1935 - 1945
1997, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz, ,
, Swing
James P. Johnson*
His Best Recordings 1921 - 1944
1996, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Bessie Smith
Her Best Recordings 1923 - 1933
1996, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Jimmie Noone
An Introduction To Jimmie Noone - His Best Recordings 1923-1940
1996, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Ivie Anderson
An Introduction To Ivie Anderson (Her Best Recordings 1932-1942)
1995, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
The All Stars*
The All Stars In Philadelphia
1995
Various
Jake Leg Blues
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Jass Records, ,
, Country/Appalachian Music
Cab Calloway
His Best Recordings 1930 - 1942
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Ethel Waters
Her Best Recordings 1921 - 1940
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz, ,
, Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing
Chick Webb
His Best Recordings 1929 - 1939
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Mills Blue Rhythm Band*
Best Recordings 1931-1937
1994, CD, Comp, Best Of Jazz
Various
Sissy Man Blues (18 Authentic Straight & Gay Blues & Jazz Vocals)
1991, Cass, Comp, Jass Records
Bessie Smith
La Selection 1923-1933
1990, CD, Comp, L'Art Vocal, ,
, Dixieland/Ragtime/Swing
Various
Charlie Parker And The Stars Of Modern Jazz At Carnegie Hall, Christmas 1949
1989
Duke Ellington
Recollections Of The Big Band Era
1989
Lester Young
The Savoy Recordings - Vol. 1
1989,
Various
Forty Years Of Women In Jazz
1989, ,
, Swing/Big Band/Bop/Cool Jazz/Memphis Blues/Dixieland/Hard Bop
Duke Ellington
Recollections Of The Big Band Era
1989
Various
Sissy Man Blues (25 Authentic Straight & Gay Blues & Jazz Vocals)
1989, ,
, Country Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Erotic
Georgie Auld & His Orchestra* With Sarah Vaughan
In The Middle
1988
Alberta Hunter
Young Alberta Hunter - The 20's & the 30's
1988,
Various
Friends Of Fats (Volume Two)
1987, LP, Comp, Collectors Items
Henry "Red" Allen
Henry Red Allen And His Friends 1932-56
1987, LP, Album, Meritt Record Society
Various
Jazz Potpourri Volume Two (20 Collector Items 1925-1933)
1987, LP, Album, Meritt Record Society, ,
, Swing
Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra*
Happy Go Lucky Local
1987
Red Allen And His Quartet
Live - 1965
1987
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra With Strings* Featuring Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones
For You For Me Forevermore (Volume 1)
1987
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington, His Orchestra And Friends At The First Annual Connecticut Jazz Festival, July 28, 1956
1987
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
A Stereo Excursion With Duke Ellington - Live Performances By Duke Ellington And His Orchestra 1953-1973
1986, LP, Album, Ellington '86
Coleman Hawkins
The Immortal Coleman Hawkins
1986, LP, Album, Pumpkin Productions
Duke Ellington And His Famous Cotton Club Orchestra*
Reflections In Ellington
1985, LP, Everybodys, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
Kansas City Memories
1985, LP, Comp, IAJRC, IAJRC, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Various
1940 (The Bands Of Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Andy Kirk, And Jimmie Lunceford)
1985, LP, Album, Comp, Everybodys, ,
, Big Band/Swing
The George Wallington Quintet*
The George Wallington Quintet At The Cafe Bohemia
1985
Dexter Gordon With Bud Powell, Fats Navarro & Tadd Dameron
Master Takes. The Savoy Recordings
1985, ,
, Bop
Stan Getz
Opus De Bop
1985, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz/Swing
Various
Live At The Apollo Live Broadcasts 1944-1947
1984, LP, Comp, Everybodys, ,
, Big Band
Dinah Washington
Wise Woman Blues (Rare & Early)
1984
International Sweethearts Of Rhythm
International Sweethearts Of Rhythm
1984
Various
Historical Prez - Lester Young 1940-1944
1984, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Georgia White
Georgia White Sings & Plays The Blues
1983, LP, Comp, Rosetta Records, ,
, Jump Blues/Chicago Blues/Piano Blues
Mel Tormé
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Vol. 2
1983, LP, Musicraft
Various
Jazz Potpourri: 20 Collector Items 1924-40
1983, LP, Album, Ltd, Meritt Record Society
Various
Boogie Blues (Women Sing & Play Boogie Woogie)
1983, ,
, Swing/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Duke Ellington
1940 "Fargo Encores"
1983
Sarah Vaughan
The Man I Love Vol. 2
1983
Valaida Snow
Hot Snow (Queen Of The Trumpet Sings & Swings)
1982, LP, Comp, Rosetta Records, ,
, Swing
Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones With Sonny Burke & His Orchestra*
It Happened In Monterey
1982, LP, Comp, Musicraft,
Various
Red Nichols And Other Radio Transcriptions
1982, LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society
Marty Grosz And His Blue Angels
I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music
1982, LP, Album, Aviva Records
Mel Tormé
Mel Torme Vol.1
1982, LP, Comp, Musicraft
Various
Big Mamas
1982, ,
, Jump Blues/Piano Blues/Swing/Big Band
Various
Piano Singer's Blues - Women Accompany Themselves
1982, ,
, Piano Blues
Various
Super Sisters: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 3
1982
Sidney Bechet, Bunk Johnson
Bechet, Bunk And Boston
1981, LP, Jazz Archives
Duke Ellington
21 April, 1945
1981, LP, Album, Nostalgia (8)
Bunny Berigan
The Unknown Band -1939 / The Sideman 1931 - 1933
1981
Fats Waller
Oh Mercy! Looka' Here
1981, ,
, Swing
Various
Mean Mothers: Independent Women's Blues, Volume 1
1981, ,
, Jump Blues/Chicago Blues/Big Band/Piano Blues
Duke Ellington
7 April, 1945
1981
Duke Ellington
28 April, 1945
1981
Various
Red White & Blues (Women Sing Of America)
1980, LP, Comp, Rosetta Records, Rosetta Records, ,
, Piano Blues/Swing/Big Band
Red Allen*
Red Allen & The Blues Singers (Vol. I)
1980, LP, Comp, Jazz Archives
Red Allen*
Red Allen & The Blues Singers (Vol. II)
1980, LP, Comp, Jazz Archives,
Various
Women's Railroad Blues (Sorry But I Can't Take You)
1980, ,
, Vocal
Various
Straight And Gay
1979, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc., Stash Records Inc., ,
, Country Blues/Piano Blues/Erotic
Sidney Bechet / Muggsy Spanier
Jazz From California
1979, LP, Comp, Jazz Archives, Jazz Archives
Marty Grosz & Wayne Wright
Goody Goody (Acoustic Guitar Duets)
1979, LP, Album, Aviva Records
Earl Baker (3), Red Nichols
The Legendary Earl Baker Cylinders 1926 - Red Nichols Radio Transcriptions 1929-30
1979, LP, Comp, Jazz Archives, Jazz Archives
Various
Reefer Madness
1979, ,
, Vocal
Various
Streetwalking Blues
1979
Various
Women In Jazz: Swingtime To Modern Volume 3
1978, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc.
Georgie Auld And His Orchestra
Big Band Jazz 1945-1946 Volume One
1978, LP, Comp, Musicraft, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Count Basie
Count Basie At The Famous Door 1938-1939
1978, LP, Mono, Jazz Archives
Various
Women In Jazz: All Women Groups Volume 1
1978, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc., Stash,
Various
Laughing In Rhythm
1978, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc., ,
, Big Band/Dixieland/Swing
Various
Women In Jazz: Pianists, Volume 2
1978, LP, Comp, Stash Records Inc.,
Lester Young & Charlie Christian
1939-1940
1978, LP, Comp, Mono, Gat, Jazz Archives, Jazz Archives
The Marty Grosz | Dick Wellstood Quintet
Take Me To The Land Of Jazz
1978
Erroll Garner
Yesterdays
1978, 
Artie Shaw
Clarinet Magic With The Big Band And Strings (Volume 1)
1978, 
,
, Big Band
Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson And His All-stars, Volume 1
1978
Alberta Hunter
Classic Alberta Hunter - The Thirties
1978, ,
, Vocal
Various
Paramount Hot Jazz Rarities 1926-1928
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, Herwin Records
Count Basie & Horace Henderson
Swinging In The Fifties With The Bands Of Count Basie & Horace Henderson
1977, LP, IAJRC, ,
, Big Band
Various
Swingtime Jive
1977, LP, Album, Comp, Stash, ,
, Swing
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 1939
1977, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Mono, Ter, Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products
Lester Young
Lester Young
1977, 
,
, Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
January 1943
1977, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
December 1944
1977
Various
Paramount Cornet Blues Rarities Chicago 1924-1927
1977, ,
, Dixieland
Ben Webster
Ben And The Boys
1977
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
January 1946
1977
Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet, Ike Quebec, John Hardee
The Tenor Sax Album
1977, ,
, Bop/Swing
Marty Grosz - Wayne Wright
Let Your Fingers Do The Walking (Acoustic Guitar Duets)
1977
Charlie Parker
Apartment Jam Sessions
1977
Fats Navarro
Fat Girl
1977
Various
The Changing Face Of Harlem Volume Two (An Anthology)
1977, ,
, Bop/Swing
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
December, 1947
1977
Charlie Parker
Bird At The Roost
1977
Pete Johnson, Cozy Cole
All Star Swing Groups
1977, ,
, Swing
Charlie Parker
Encores
1977
Various
The Roots Of Rock'N Roll
1977, ,
, Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Weed: A Rare Batch (Classic Jazz Vocals)
1977, ,
, Swing/Big Band
Howard McGhee
Maggie
1977, ,
, Bop/Swing
Various
Jazz Women (A Feminist Retrospective)
1977, ,
, Big Band/Dixieland/Swing/Memphis Blues
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington 1938
1976, 2xLP, Album, Comp, Mono, Smithsonian Collection, Columbia Special Products, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Various
Critics Choice By The Carras Jaz Lecturers
1976, LP, Album, Comp, Not On Label
Various
The Changing Face Of Harlem
1976
Dexter Gordon
Long Tall Dexter
1976, ,
, Bop
Charlie Parker
At The Pershing Ballroom (Chicago 1950)
1976
The Red Norvo Trio With Tal Farlow And Charles Mingus
The Savoy Sessions
1976, ,
, Bop
Sonny Criss, Slim Gaillard, Roy Porter Big Band With Eric Dolphy, Helen Humes, Harold Land, Hampton Hawes, Art Pepper
Black California (The Savoy Sessions)
1976, ,
, Bop
Don Byas
Savoy Jam Party
1976
Billy Eckstine
Mister B. And The Band
1976
Gene Ammons
Red Top
1976, ,
, Bop
Dizzy Gillespie
Dee Gee Days
1976, ,
, Bop
Charlie Parker
Bird / The Savoy Recordings (Master Takes)
1976, ,
, Bop
Stan Getz, Al Cohn, Serge Chaloff, Brew Moore, Allen Eager
Brothers And Other Mothers
1976, ,
, Bop/Cool Jazz
Lester Young
Pres/The Complete Savoy Recordings
1976
Muggsy Spanier And His Orchestra
Little David Play Your Harp (Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra At The Arcadia Ballroom, 1941)
1976, ,
, Dixieland/Big Band/Swing
Buddy Rich
One Night Stand With Buddy Rich Volume 2
1975, LP, Album, Joyce
Wingy Mannone*, Sidney Bechet
Together (Town Hall - 1947)
1975, ,
, Swing
Roy Eldridge
Live! At The Three Deuces Club 1937
1975
Artie Shaw
Spotlight On Artie Shaw - 1945
1974
Buddy Rich
One Night Stand With Buddy Rich 1946
1974, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson
Duke Ellington Presents Ivie Anderson
1973, ,
, Big Band/Swing
Earl Hines
A Monday Date: 1928
1972, ,
, Dixieland/Swing
The European Jazz Stars
The European Jazz Stars At New Orleans 1971
1971, LP, Album, Fat Cat's Jazz
Henry Thomas
Sings The Texas Blues 1927-28
1962
Johnny Dodds
Johnny Dodds On Paramount Records Vol.1 (1926-1929)
LP, Comp, Mono, Herwin Records, Herwin Records,
Various
Laughter From The Hip 24 Jazz Comedy Classics
CD, Comp, Jass Records
Various
Gut Bucket Blues And Stomps Chicago 1926-1928
LP, Comp, Mono, Herwin Records
Various
Jazz Skiffle And Jug Style Chicago 1924-1929
LP, Comp, Mono, Herwin Records
Various
St. Louis Jazz 1925-1927
LP, Comp, Herwin Records,
Coleman Hawkins With Roy Eldridge And Billie Holiday
In Concert
LP, Comp, Phoenix Jazz Records, ,
, Swing
Benny Goodman Big Band, Sidney Catlett
Benny And Sid "Roll 'Em"
2xLP, Gat, Honeysuckle Rose, ,
, Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Elmer Snowden
Jazz Collection - Volume 12
LP, Comp, IAJRC,
B.G.* / Louis* / Pops* / Tram*
For The First Time, Volume 2
LP, Comp, Mono, IAJRC, IAJRC