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