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1940s (100 Albums)

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Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)
Woody Guthrie - Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)
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Lead Belly - The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs
Lead Belly - The Midnight Special and Other Southern Prison Songs
2
Édith Piaf - Chansons Des Cafés De Paris
Édith Piaf - Chansons Des Cafés De Paris
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Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday
4
Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
Louis Jordan - Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five
5
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra- Liberian Suite
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra- Liberian Suite
6
Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday (1957)
Billie Holiday - Billie Holiday (1957)
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King Cole Trio - King Cole Trio
King Cole Trio - King Cole Trio
8
Josh White- Southern Exposure
Josh White- Southern Exposure
9
The Voice of Frank Sinatra (Frank Sinatra, 1946)
The Voice of Frank Sinatra (Frank Sinatra, 1946)
10
Lead Belly - Negro Sinful Songs
Lead Belly - Negro Sinful Songs
11
Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (1945)
Glenn Miller - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (1945)
12
Ella Fitzgerald - Souvenir Album
Ella Fitzgerald - Souvenir Album
13
Lonnie Johnson Blues
Lonnie Johnson Blues
14
Hazel Scott- Her Second Album of Piano Solos With Drums Acc.
Hazel Scott- Her Second Album of Piano Solos With Drums Acc.
15
Charlie Parker No. 3
Charlie Parker No. 3
16
Lead Belly - Songs by .. Accompanied by Sonny Terry
Lead Belly - Songs by .. Accompanied by Sonny Terry
17
Lord Invader and Lord Beginner With Felix and His Internationals- Calypso
Lord Invader and Lord Beginner With Felix and His Internationals- Calypso
18
Stravinsky: Petrouchka; Scenes De Ballet- Igor Stravinsky / the Philharmonic Sympho
Stravinsky: Petrouchka; Scenes De Ballet- Igor Stravinsky / the Philharmonic Sympho
19
Tommy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Artie Shaw- Up Swing
Tommy Dorsey / Glenn Miller / Benny Goodman / Artie Shaw- Up Swing
20
The Ink Spots - The Ink Spots
The Ink Spots - The Ink Spots
21
Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson - 8 to the Bar (Two Piano Boogie Woogie for Dancing)
Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson - 8 to the Bar (Two Piano Boogie Woogie for Dancing)
22
Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith
Empress of the Blues, Bessie Smith
23
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Studio Album) by Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 (Studio Album) by Bruno Walter / New York Philharmonic
24
Woody Guthrie- Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie- Woody Guthrie
25
Duke Ellington ‎– Black, Brown & Beige
Duke Ellington ‎– Black, Brown & Beige
26
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major (The Great) Bruno Walter / New York Philharmon
Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C Major (The Great) Bruno Walter / New York Philharmon
27
The Quintet of the Hot Club of France- Hot Jazz
The Quintet of the Hot Club of France- Hot Jazz
28
Charlie Parker No. 1
Charlie Parker No. 1
29
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz - Stan Kenton
A Presentation of Progressive Jazz - Stan Kenton
30
Andrés Segovia - Guitar Solos
Andrés Segovia - Guitar Solos
31
Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Quintet of the Hot Club of France
Quintette Du Hot Club De France - Quintet of the Hot Club of France
32
Louis Armstrong- Jazz Classics
Louis Armstrong- Jazz Classics
33
Spirituals - Paul Robeson
Spirituals - Paul Robeson
34
Hazel Scott - Great Scott! - Hazel Scott, Her Piano and Vocals
Hazel Scott - Great Scott! - Hazel Scott, Her Piano and Vocals
35
Merle Travis - Folk Songs of the Hills
Merle Travis - Folk Songs of the Hills
36
Benny Goodman Sextet - Benny Goodman Sextet
Benny Goodman Sextet - Benny Goodman Sextet
37
Hazel Scott- Swinging the Classics - Piano Solos in Swing Style With Drums
Hazel Scott- Swinging the Classics - Piano Solos in Swing Style With Drums
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Champion Jack Dupree- Champion Jack Dupree and His Piano
Champion Jack Dupree- Champion Jack Dupree and His Piano
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Coleman Hawkins- On Asch Records
Coleman Hawkins- On Asch Records
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