| Abbreviation | Disc | Abbreviation | Disc | |
| 20thC | 20th Century | Ld | London | |
| A-Vi | A Vision | Li | Liberty | |
| AcH | Ace of Hearts | LJ | Lonehill Jazz | |
| Adj | Anthologie du Jazz | LLr | Louis La Rue | |
| Af | Affinity | LMR | Lefrak-Fuhrman-Moelis Records | |
| AFRS | Armed Forces Radio Service | LMR | LMR | |
| Ai | Aircheck | LRC | LRC | |
| Al | Alto | LSR | Lost Secret Records | |
| AR | Aarhus Rundskue | Lt | Limelight | |
| Ar | Ariston | Lu | Lucky | |
| Arp | Arpeggio | |||
| ASV | ASV Living Era | M&A | Music & Arts | |
| At | Atlantic | Ma | Master | |
| Att | Attic | MC | Marshall Cavendish | |
| Az | Azure | Mc | Mosaic | |
| Mc | Musicraft | |||
| Ba | Banner | MCA | MCA | |
| Bb | Bluebird | MCPS | Music Copyright Protection Society | |
| BD | Blu Disc | MD | Music DeLuxe | |
| Be | Bethlehem | Me | Membran | |
| BFR | Bear Family Records | MFD | M.F. Distribution | |
| Bi | Biltmore | Mg | Magic | |
| BJ | Black Jack | Mi | Milan | |
| Bja | Blu Jazz | MJ | Musica Jazz | |
| Bl | Bluebell | Ml | Melotone | |
| BL | Blue Label | Mm | Magma | |
| BM | Blue Moon | MM | Music Masters | |
| BMG | BMG | Mn | Magnetic | |
| BN | Blue Note | Mo | Montage | |
| Bo | Bonsard | MoJ | Masters of Jazz (Media 7) | |
| BR | Bandstand Records | MP | Marlor Productions | |
| Br | Brunswick | MPS | MPS | |
| Bs | Bandstand | Mr | Marriott | |
| Bu | Buddah | MR | Moon Records | |
| By | Byg | MSS | Master Sound System | |
| Mt | Merritt | |||
| Ca | Caracol | Mu | Musicraft | |
| Cap | Capitol | Mx | Max | |
| CaR | Caprice Records | Mx | Montreux | |
| CBS | Columbia Broadcasting System | |||
| CC | Collector's Classics | Na | Naxos | |
| CCh | Collectors Choice | Ne | Neatwork | |
| CCJ | Collection Cabu Jazz | NG | National Guard | |
| CCo | Compact Collection | NI | Natashua Imports | |
| Cd | Camden | Ni | Nimbus | |
| CdC | CD Collectibles | NSP | New Sound Planet | |
| CDC | CD Card Company | NTR | Neon Tonic Records | |
| Ce | Century | Nw | Neatwork | |
| Ch | Charley | |||
| Ci | Circle | OC | Optimum Classics | |
| Cl | Creole | Od | Odeon | |
| Cl (F) | Classics | Ok | Okeh | |
| Cm | Camay | ONN | ONN | |
| Co | Columbia | Or | Oriole | |
| Com | Comet | Oz | Ozone 12 | |
| CoTr | Columbia Tristar | |||
| Cp | Capitol | P30 | Palm 30 | |
| CR | Canby Records | Pa | Parlophone | |
| Cr | Crescendo | PA | Pristine Audio | |
| CRC | Cornell Rhythm Club | Pb | Pablo | |
| CS | Contemporary Sound | PC | Palm Club | |
| Cs | Cosmopolitan | Pe | Perfect | |
| CSP | Columbia Special Products | Ph | Phontastic | |
| Ct | Contact | Pi | Pirate | |
| Pk | Pickwick | |||
| DBD | Dance Band Days | PLC | Prism Leisure Corp. | |
| DC | Discos Continental | Pm | Paramount | |
| De | Decca | PM | Portrait Masters | |
| DE | Drive Entertainment | Po | Poljazz | |
| DeM | Decca MCA | PP | Past Perfect | |
| DETS | D.E.T.S. | Pr | Prestige | |
| Df | Definitive | Pri | Prima | |
| Di | Discovery | Pt | Pathé | |
| Dis | Diskey | Pu | Pumpkin | |
| DJ | Doctor Jazz | Pv | Privateer | |
| Dk | Duke Records | |||
| Dl | Delta | QD | Queen Disc | |
| Dr | Dreyfus | QL | Quantum Leap | |
| DRC | Dooji Record Club | |||
| Ds | Desor | Ra | Raretone | |
| Dt | Document | RB | Red Baron | |
| Du | Durium | RC | Rocking Chair | |
| Dy | Dynamic | RCA | RCA Victor | |
| RCA-B | RCA-Bluebird | |||
| E1 | Europe 1 | Rdi | Reader's Digest | |
| Ea | Emarcy | Re | Reprise | |
| Ec | Echo Jazz | Ret | Retrieval | |
| Ej | Enja | Ri | Riverside | |
| El | Ellington | Rl | Roulette | |
| Em | Ember | Rm | Radlex Music | |
| EMI | EMI | Ro | Rosetta Records | |
| En | Enigma | Rp | Retrospective | |
| Eo | Emporio | Rre | Rare Records | |
| Ep | Epic | Rt | Rarities | |
| ER | Extreme Rarities | RTE | RTE Europe 1 | |
| Ev | Everybodys | Ry | Ryko | |
| EV | Eagle Vision | |||
| Sa | Saja | |||
| (F)RCA | French RCA | Sb | Sunbeam | |
| F | Flying Dutchman | Sd | Stardust | |
| Fa | Fantasy | SD | Steiner Davis | |
| FDC | For Discriminate Collectors | Sd | Soundies | |
| FEEC | Field Enterprises Educ. Corp. | Sdi | Session Disc | |
| Ff | Fanfair | SdS | Solid State | |
| Fk | Folkways Records | Se | Sesac Recrdings | |
| Fm | Fairmont | SE | Special Editions | |
| FMRS | Franklin Mint Reecording Soc. | SG | Sounds Great | |
| Fo | Foxy | SH | Swing House | |
| FR | Family Records | Si | Signature | |
| FS | Fresh Sound | SK | Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation | |
| Sk | Skata | |||
| Ga | Gambit Records | Sn | Sunbeam | |
| GC | Grinnell College | So | Soundcraft | |
| Ge | Gennet | SoP | Stars on Parade | |
| GE | Golden Era | Sp | Spokane | |
| GoJ | Giants of Jazz | SR | Stardust Records | |
| Gp | Gaps | Ss | Status | |
| GS | Guest Star | St | Standard Programme Library | |
| Gt | Gotham | ST | Swing Treasury | |
| Gy | Good Year | Sta | Status | |
| STJ | Sarpe Top Jazz | |||
| Ha | Harmony | Su | Sunburst | |
| He | Hep Records | Sv | Storyville | |
| Hi | History | Sw | Swing | |
| HMV | His Master's Voice | |||
| HnS | Hot'n Sweet | Tc | Tetco | |
| HoF | Hall of Fame | TCB | TCB | |
| HoW | Hit of the Week | TCM | Turner Classic Movies | |
| Hs | Hindsight | Te | Temple | |
| HS | Hollywood Soundstage | Tg | Tring | |
| Hu | Hurricane | Ti | Timex | |
| TJ | Top Jazz | |||
| IAJRC | Int. Assoc. Of Jazz Record Collectors | TJC | The Jazz Collection | |
| IGDJ | I Giganti del Jazz | TLi | Time-Life | |
| IJ | Impro-Jazz | ToE | Toshiba EMI | |
| Im | Impulse! | TOM | The Old Masters | |
| IMDJ | I Maestri del Jazz | Tr | Trema | |
| Ts | Tristar | |||
| J&J | Jazz & Jazz | TSC | The Smithsonian Collection | |
| JA | Jazz Archives | TSP | Treasury Star Parade | |
| JB | Jazz Band | Tx | Tax | |
| JBi | J-Bird | |||
| JBP | Jean B. Piazzano | UA | United Artists | |
| JC | Jazz Connoisseur | Uao | United Audio | |
| JCl | Jazz Club | UJ | Unique Jazz | |
| JD | Jazz Doctor | Un | Universal | |
| JG | Jazz Guild | UnA | United Archives | |
| JH | Jazz House | UtD | Up to Date | |
| JHP | Jerry Haendiges Productions | |||
| JI | Jazz Information | Va | Variety | |
| Jic | Jazz Icons | VAI | Video Artists international | |
| JL | Jazz Legacy | VaS | Varèse Sarabande | |
| JM | Jazz Moderne | VD | V-Disc | |
| JMY | Jazz Music Yesterday | Ve | Verve | |
| JO | Jazz Oracle | Vg | Vogue | |
| Jo | Joyce | Vi | Victor | |
| JP | Jazz Panorama | VJ | Vee Jay | |
| Jpo | Jazz Portraits | VJC | Vintage Jazz Classics | |
| JRC | JRC Inc | Vo | Vocalion | |
| JS | Jazz Supreme | VoA | Voice of America | |
| JSo | Jazz Society | VV | View Video | |
| Jt | Jazz Beat | |||
| JT | Jazz Track | Wa | Warwick | |
| JU | Jazz Unlimited | WEA | WEA | |
| Jup | Jazz Up | WL | White Label | |
| JW | Jazz world | Wo | World Programme Service | |
| Jz | Jazzy | WRC | World Record Club | |
| JzA | Jazz Anthology | WRC | World Record Club | |
| JzM | Jazz Masters | WW | West Wind | |
| Kaz | Kaz Records | Z | Zillion | |
| KJ | Koch Jazz | |||
| Kl | Klon | |||
| Ko | Koala | |||
| KoJ | Kings of Jazz | |||