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The V‐Disc All Stars (1943 - 1949)

Group - United States catch-all jazz band playing for V-Disc Records during WWII, goes by many names

Releases (1)

Official

Single

  1. “Jack ‐ Armstrong” Blues / Rosetta Mar 1945 (as V‐DISC All Star Jam Session)

Relationships (5)

Members

  1. Benny Goodman original, eponymous
  2. Gene Traxler
  3. Specs Powell
  4. Teddy Wilson
  5. Bill Harris

Recordings by (10)

  1. Rosetta 4:44 (Mar 1945) studio, 1944-12-06: V-Disc mx. VP-1055-D4-TC-541-1, master take
  2. Love Is Just Around the Corner ?:?? (Feb 1946) mx. VP 1611
  3. Jammin’ on a V‐Disc 4:38 (Jul 1947) mx. JB 431
  4. Rosetta 4:47 (1997)
  5. "Jack Armstrong" Blues 3:52 (1997)
  6. Oh, Lady Be Good 4:25 (1998)
  7. Jack-Armstrong Blues 5:02 (16 Jul 2001)
  8. I'm Confessin' 3:23 (16 Jul 2001)
  9. The Sheik of Araby 5:38 (2003)
  10. Rosetta (alt) 5:18 (Nov 2023) studio, 1944-12-06: V-Disc VP-1055-D4-TC-541-2, alt take

On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. Goodbye Sue ?:?? Perry Como (Nov 1944)
  2. Peewee Speaks ?:?? Muggsy Spanier and His V‐DISC All Stars (Jan 1945)
  3. “Jack ‐ Armstrong” Blues ?:?? V‐DISC All Star Jam Session featuring Jack Teagarden and Louis Armstrong (Mar 1945)
  4. That’s a’Plenty ?:?? Muggsy Spanier and his V‐DISC All Stars (May 1945)
  5. Squeeze Me ?:?? Muggsy Spanier and His V‐DISC All‐Stars (Jul 1945)
  6. There’ll Be a Jubilee ?:?? Mildred Bailey (Aug 1945)
  7. Can’t We Talk It Over ?:?? Red McKenzie and the V‐Disc All‐Stars (Oct 1945)
  8. Sleepy Time Gal ?:?? T/Sgt. Jack Leonard and His V‐Disc Friends (Oct 1945)
  9. Bakery Blues ?:?? Jo Stafford and Her V‐Disc Play Boys (Nov 1945)
  10. Four or Five Times ?:?? Trummy Young and the Guys From V‐Discs (Nov 1945)
  11. Seventh Avenue 3:44 T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and the V‐Disc Volunteers (Dec 1945)
  12. I Want a Little Girl 5:30 Henry Wells, Trummy Young and the Guys From V‐Discs (Dec 1945)
  13. I’m an Old Cow‐Hand ?:?? Monica Lewis and Her V‐Disc Friends (Dec 1945)
  14. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans ?:?? Connee Boswell and Her V‐Disc Music Men (Dec 1945)
  15. My Heart Stood Still ?:?? Monica Lewis and Her V‐Disc Friends (Dec 1945)
  16. For Musicians Only ?:?? Bud Freeman and the V‐Disc Jumpers (Jan 1946)
  17. Blue Moon ?:?? Jo Stafford and Her V‐Disc Play Boys (Jan 1946)
  18. Tin Roof Blues 2:55 Muggsy Spanier and His V‐Disc Dixielanders (Feb 1946)
  19. Love Is Just Around the Corner ?:?? The V‐Disc All Stars (Feb 1946)
  20. Cherry 2:41 Muggsy Spanier and His V‐Disc Dixielanders (Feb 1946)
  21. It’s Easy to Remember ?:?? Marie Greene and Joe Dosh (Feb 1946)
  22. I Know That You Know ?:?? Marie Greene and Her Merry “V‐Disc” Men (Mar 1946)
  23. Trouble, Trouble ?:?? Betty Roché (Mar 1946)
  24. That’s Rich ?:?? Buddy Rich and His V‐Disc Speed Demons featuring Ella Fitzgerald (Mar 1946)
  25. Solitude ?:?? Marie Greene and Her Merry “V‐Disc” Men (Mar 1946)
  26. Old Rob Roy ?:?? Roy Eldridge and His V‐Discatters (Mar 1946)
  27. My Silent Love ?:?? Bill Heathcock and His V‐Disc West Coasters (Apr 1946)
  28. Late at Night ?:?? Bill Heathcock and His V‐Disc West Coasters (Apr 1946)
  29. China Boy 5:09 Muggsy Spanier and His V‐Disc Jazz Band (Apr 1946)

Instruments

  1. I Love My Man ?:?? Billie Holiday with The All‐Star Jam Band (Aug 1944)
  2. These Foolish Things Remind Me of You ?:?? Benny Goodman and His V‐DISC All‐Star Band (Nov 1944)
  3. Hallelujah ?:?? Benny Goodman and His V‐DISC Quartette (Nov 1944)
  4. Pat’s Blues ?:?? Muggsy Spanier and His V‐DISC All Stars (Mar 1945)
  5. Rosetta 4:44 The V‐Disc All Stars (Mar 1945)
  6. If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight ?:?? Jack Teagarden and the V‐Disc All Stars (Apr 1945)
  7. Sheik of Araby ?:?? Hot Lips Page and the V‐DISC All Stars (Apr 1945)
  8. Davenport Blues ?:?? Yank Lawson and the V‐DISC All Stars (Apr 1945)
  9. Miss Martingale ?:?? V‐DISC All Stars featuring Hot Lips Page (May 1945)
  10. Baby Won’t You Please Come Home ?:?? Jo Stafford and Her V‐DISC Boys (Jul 1945)
  11. I’m Confessin’ That I Love You ?:?? Louis Armstrong and the V‐DISC All‐Stars (Aug 1945)
  12. Am I Blue ?:?? Jo Stafford and Her V‐DISC Boys (Aug 1945)
  13. You Came Along (From Out of Nowhere) ?:?? Martha Tilton and Her V‐DISC Playboys (Aug 1945)
  14. When I Grow Too Old to Dream ?:?? Lt. Bob Crosby (USMC) and his V‐Disc Bob‐Cats (Sep 1945)
  15. Good‐Night Sweetheart ?:?? Connee Boswell and her V‐Disc Play‐Fellows (Sep 1945)
  16. Jazz Me Blues ?:?? Muggsy Spanier and His V‐Disc All‐Stars (Sep 1945)
  17. Shine On, Harvest Moon ?:?? Connee Boswell and her V‐Disc Play‐Fellows (Sep 1945)
  18. Beyond the Blue Horizon ?:?? Martha Tilton and Her V‐Disc Play‐Fellows (Oct 1945)
  19. If I Had You ?:?? Martha Tilton and Her V‐Disc Play‐Fellows (Dec 1945)
  20. I’ll Be Yours ?:?? Marie Greene and Her V‐Disc Merry Men (Jan 1946)
  21. A Little Bit Independent ?:?? Marie Greene and Her V‐Disc Merry Men (Jan 1946)

Credited as (140)

  1. The V-Disc All Stars
  2. Louis Armstrong & The V-Disc All-Stars
  3. V-Disc All-Star Jam Session feat. Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong
  4. Martha Tilton and Jack Leonard with their Special Servers feat. Trummy Young
  5. Ella Fitzgerald and Her Special Servers
  6. Ella Fitzgerald and Her V-Disc Boys
  7. Roy Eldridge and His V-Discatters
  8. Bunk Johnson’s V-Disc Veterans
  9. The V-Disc Jumpers
  10. Monica Lewis & Her V-Disc Friends
  11. Connee Boswell & Her V-Disc Men
  12. Mildred Bailey with Benny Goodman & His V-Disc All Stars
  13. V-Disc All Star Jam Session
  14. V-Disc All-Star Jam Session
  15. Louis Armstrong & The V-Disc All Stars
  16. Billie Holiday with The All-Star Jam Band / Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
  17. Billie Holiday with The All‐Star Jam Band
  18. V‐DISC All Star Jam Session
  19. V‐DISC All Star Jam Session featuring Jack Teagarden and Louis Armstrong
  20. Woody Herman and the V‐Disc All Stars / Dinah Shore
  21. Woody Herman and the V‐Disc All Stars
  22. Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra / V‐DISC All Stars featuring Hot Lips Page
  23. V‐DISC All Stars featuring Hot Lips Page
  24. Lt. Bob Crosby (USMC) and his V‐Disc Bob‐Cats / King Cole Trio
  25. Lt. Bob Crosby (USMC) and his V‐Disc Bob‐Cats
  26. T/Sgt. Jack Leonard and His V‐Disc Friends / Pearl Bailey
  27. T/Sgt. Jack Leonard and His V‐Disc Friends
  28. Red McKenzie and the V‐Disc All‐Stars
  29. Red McKenzie and the V‐Disc All‐Stars / Machito and His Afro‐Cubans
  30. Jack Leonard and the V‐Disc Volunteers
  31. Connee Boswell and Her V‐Disc Music Men
  32. Bing Crosby / T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and the V‐Disc Volunteers
  33. T/Sgt. Sy Oliver and the V‐Disc Volunteers
  34. Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Monica Lewis and Her V‐Disc Friends
  35. Monica Lewis and Her V‐Disc Friends
  36. Jo Stafford and Her V‐Disc Play Boys
  37. Frank Sinatra / Connee Boswell and her V‐Disc Play‐Fellows
  38. Connee Boswell and her V‐Disc Play‐Fellows
  39. The V‐Disc Jumpers
  40. Bud Freeman and the V‐Disc Jumpers
  41. Marie Greene and Her Merry “V‐Disc” Men / Kay Starr
  42. Marie Greene and Her Merry “V‐Disc” Men
  43. Buddy Rich and His V‐Disc Speed Demons featuring Ella Fitzgerald / Bill Stegmeyer and His Hot Eight
  44. Buddy Rich and His V‐Disc Speed Demons featuring Ella Fitzgerald
  45. Tommy Dorsey / Roy Eldridge and His V‐Discatters
  46. Roy Eldridge and His V‐Discatters
  47. Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra / Roy Eldridge and His V‐Disc Little Jazz Band
  48. Roy Eldridge and His V‐Disc Little Jazz Band
  49. Marie Greene and Her V‐Disc Merry Men
  50. Bill Heathcock and His V‐Disc West Coasters
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Links (35)

Other Databases

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Discogs

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Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001354585

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1428137