Record labels
An explanation of the record label abbreviations used in the discography.
Click on any record label to be taken to the releases for that label.
| Abbreviation | Record Label |
|---|---|
| A-Vi | A Vision |
| AFRS | Armed Forces Radio Service |
| AJ | Avenue Jazz |
| AMSC | Avid |
| AR | Aarhus Rundskue |
| Acr | Acrobat |
| Af | Affinity |
| Ai | Aircheck |
| Al | Alto |
| AoH | Ace of Hearts |
| Ar | Ariston |
| At | Atlantic |
| Att | Attic |
| Az | Azure |
| BD | Blu-Disc |
| BFR | Bear Family Records |
| BGO | BGO Records |
| BJ | Black Jack |
| BJa | Blu Jazz |
| BL | Blue Label |
| BMG | BMG |
| BN | Blue Note |
| BR | Bandstand Records |
| Ba | Banner |
| Bb | Bluebird |
| Bbe | Bluebell (Sweden) |
| Be | Bethlehem |
| Bo | Bonsard |
| Br | Brunswick |
| Br(E) | English Brunswick |
| Br/ARC | ARC reissue of Brunswick |
| Bu | Buddah |
| By | Byg |
| C3K | Duke 100 Years (Columbia) |
| CBS | Columbia Broadcasting System |
| CC | Collector's Classics |
| CCo | Compact Collection |
| COL | Collectables |
| COPS | MCA Coral (Germany) |
| CR | Canby Records |
| CRC | Cornell Rhythm Club |
| CS | Contemporary Sound - United Presbyterian Church |
| CSP | Columbia Special Products |
| Ca | Caracol |
| CaR | Caprice Records |
| Can | Candid |
| Ce | Century |
| ChR | Charly Records |
| Ci | Circle |
| Cl(F) | Classics (France) |
| Cm | Camay |
| Co | Columbia |
| CoT | Columbia Tristar (DVD) |
| Cp | Capitol |
| Cr | Crescendo |
| CrRd | Cross Roads |
| Crl | Creole |
| Cs | Cosmopolitan |
| Ct | Contact |
| DBD | Dance Band Days |
| DC | Discos Continental |
| DE | Drive Entertainment |
| DESS | Duke Ellington Society Of Sweden |
| DESUK | Duke Ellington Society Of The United Kingdom |
| DESW | Duke Ellington Society (Washington Chapter) |
| DETS | D.E.T.S. |
| DJ | Doctor Jazz |
| DJD | DJM Records |
| DRC | Dooji Record Club |
| De | Decca |
| DeM | Decca MCA |
| Df | Definitive |
| Di | Discovery |
| Dk | Duke Records |
| DraDo | Dragon's Domain |
| Ds | Desor |
| Du | Durium |
| Dur | Docurama DVD |
| Dy | Dynaflow |
| EA | EuroArts DVD |
| ER | Extreme Rarities |
| EV | Eagle Vision |
| Ea | Emarcy |
| Ec | Echo Jazz |
| Ej | Enja |
| El | Ellington |
| Em | Ember |
| En | Enigma |
| Ep | Epic |
| Ev | Everybodys |
| F | Flying Dutchman |
| FA | Frémeaux & Associés |
| FDC | For Discriminate Collectors |
| FEEC | Field Enterprises Educ. Corp. |
| FMRS | Franklin Mint Recording Soc. |
| FR | Family Records |
| FS | Four Star |
| FSR | Fresh Sound Records |
| Fa | Fantasy |
| Ff | Fanfair |
| Fk | Folkways Records |
| Fm | Fairmont |
| Fo | Foxy |
| GC | Grinnell College |
| GE | Golden Era |
| GRE | Guthy Renker Entertainment |
| GS | Guest Star |
| GY | Goodyear |
| Ga | Gambit Records |
| Ge | Gennett |
| Go | (Unknown) |
| GoJ | Giants of Jazz |
| Gp | Gaps |
| Gro | Grönland Records |
| Gt | Gotham |
| HMV | His Master's Voice |
| HS | Hollywood Soundstage |
| Har | Harmony (Columbia) |
| He | Hep Records |
| Hi | History |
| HnS | Hot'n Sweet |
| HoF | Hall of Fame |
| HoW | Hit of the Week |
| Hs | Hindsight |
| Hu | Hurricane |
| IAJRC | Int. Assoc. Of Jazz Record Collectors |
| IGDJ | I Giganti del Jazz |
| IJ | Impro-Jazz (DVD) |
| IMDJ | I Maestri del Jazz |
| IMV | INA Mémoire Vive |
| Im | Impulse! |
| J&J | Jazz & Jazz |
| JA | Jazz Archives |
| JB | Jazz Band |
| JBP | Jean B. Piazzano |
| JBi | J-Bird |
| JBt | Jazz Beat |
| JC | Jazz Connoisseur |
| JCl | Jazz Club |
| JCt | Jazz Collector |
| JD | Jazz DOOR |
| JG | Jazz Guild |
| JH | Jazz House |
| JHP | Jerry Haendiges Productions |
| JI | Jazz Information |
| JIc | Jazz Icons |
| JL | Jazzline - Delta Music |
| JLP | Jack Lewis Productions |
| JM | Jazz Moderne |
| JMY | Jazz Music Yesterday |
| JO | Jazz Oracle |
| JP | Jazz Panorama |
| JRC | JRC Inc. |
| JS | Jazz Supreme |
| JSo | Jazz Society |
| JT | Jazz Track |
| JU | Jazz Unlimited |
| Ja | Jasmine |
| Jo | Joyce |
| Jpo | Jazz Portraits |
| Jz | Jazzy |
| KAZ | Kaz Records |
| Kl | Klon |
| Ko | Koala |
| LJB | Little Jazz Bird Records |
| LLR | Louis La Rue |
| LMR | LMR |
| LR | Legacy Recordings |
| LRC | Lester Recording Catalog |
| LS | Lost Secret Records |
| La | LaserLight Digital |
| Ld | London |
| Lu | Lucky |
| M&A | Music & Arts |
| MCA | MCA |
| MDD | La Maison Du Duke |
| MFD | M.F. Distribution |
| MJ | Musica Jazz |
| MM | Music Masters |
| MP | Marlor Productions |
| MPS | MPS |
| MR | Moon Records |
| MSS | Master Sound System |
| MVD | Music Video Distributors |
| Ma | Master |
| Me | Membran |
| Mg | Magic |
| Ml | Melotone |
| Mlp | Malpaso |
| Mn | Magnetic |
| Mo | Montage |
| MoJ | Masters of Jazz (Media 7) |
| Mr | Marriott |
| Ms | Mosaic |
| Mt | Merritt |
| Mu | Musicraft |
| Mx | Montreux |
| NG | National Guard |
| NI | Natashua Imports |
| NSP | New Sound Planet |
| NTR | Neon Tonic Records |
| Nw | Neatwork |
| OC | Optimum Classics |
| OJC20 | Original Jazz Classics 20 Bit Remastered |
| OJCCD | Original Jazz Classics CD |
| Od | Odeon |
| Ok | Okeh |
| Or | Oriole |
| Oz | Ozone 12 |
| P30 | Palm 30 |
| PA | Pristine Audio |
| Pa | Parlophone |
| Pb | Pablo |
| Pe | Perfect |
| Ph | Phontastic |
| Pi | Pirate |
| Pk | Pickwick |
| Po | Poljazz |
| Pr | Prestige |
| Pri | Prima |
| Pt | Pathé |
| Pu | Pumpkin |
| Pv | Privateer |
| QD | Queen Disc |
| QL | Quantum Leap (DVD) |
| R/V | R/V Records |
| RB | Red Baron |
| RCA | RCA Victor |
| RCA(E) | English RCA |
| RCA(F) | French RCA |
| RCA-B | RCA-Bluebird |
| RGM | Real Gone Music |
| RRRR | Reel To Reel Radio Recordings |
| RRe | Rare Records |
| RTE | RTE Europe 1 |
| Ra | Raretone |
| Rai | Radiotelevisione Italiana |
| Rdi | Reader's Digest |
| Re | Reprise |
| Rl | Roulette |
| Rm | Radlex Music |
| Ro | Rosetta Records |
| Roan | Roan Group Archival Entertainment (DVD) |
| Rt | Rarities |
| Ry | Ryko |
| SD | Steiner Davis |
| SDi | Session Disc |
| SE | Special Editions |
| SG | Sounds Great |
| SH | Swing House |
| SK | Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation |
| SMSP | Sony Music Special Products |
| SP | Salt & Pepper |
| SR | Stardust Records |
| ST | Swing Treasury |
| STJ | Sarpe Top Jazz |
| SYY | Sounds of Yester Year |
| Sa | Saja |
| Sd | Soundies |
| SdS | Solid State |
| Se | Sesac Recordings |
| ShF | Shout! Factory |
| Si | Signature |
| Sk | Skata |
| Sn | Sunbeam |
| So | Soundcraft |
| SoP | Stars on Parade |
| Sp | Spokane |
| Sq | Squatty Roo Records |
| SqJ | Sequel Jazz |
| Ss | Status |
| St | Standard Programme Library |
| Su | Sunburst |
| Sv | Storyville |
| Sw | Swing |
| TCB | TCB |
| TCM | Turner Classic Movies |
| TJC | The Jazz Collection |
| TLR | The Lost Recordings |
| TLi | Time-Life |
| TOM | The Old Masters |
| TSC | The Smithsonian Collection |
| TSP | Treasury Star Parade |
| Tc | Tetco |
| Te | Temple |
| Ti | Timex |
| ToE | Toshiba EMI |
| Tr | Tring |
| Tx | Tax |
| UA | United Artists |
| UJ | Unique Jazz |
| Uni | Universal DVD |
| UtD | Up to Date |
| VAI | Video Artists International |
| VD | V-Disc |
| VJC | Vintage Jazz Classics |
| VT | Velvet Tone |
| Va | Variety |
| VaI | Varèse International |
| Ve | Verve |
| Vg | Vogue |
| Vi | Victor |
| View | View Video |
| Vo | Vocalion |
| VoA | Voice of America |
| WL | White Label |
| WOU | Wounded Bird |
| WRC | World Record Club |
| WW | West Wind |
| Wo | World Programme Service |
| X | (No label applicable) |
| X-Str | (Albums on Spotify etc. with no obvious label) |
| X-YT | YouTube (used for videos with multiple tracks) |