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 | Country | Record Label |
|---|---|---|
| "X" | "X", subsidiary of RCA | |
| A-Vi | A Vision | |
| AFRS | Armed Forces Radio Service | |
| AJ | Avenue Jazz | |
| AMSC | Avid | |
| AR | Aarhus Rundskue | |
| Acr | Acrobat | |
| AdJ | Anthologie du Jazz | |
| 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 (USA) | |
| BS | Bandstand (Italy) | |
| Ba | Banner | |
| Bb | Bluebird | |
| Bbe | Bluebell (Sweden) | |
| Be | Bethlehem | |
| Bo | Bonsard | |
| Br | Brunswick | |
| Br(E) | English Brunswick | |
| Br(F) | French Brunswick | |
| Br(F,G) | French Brunswick and German Brunswick | |
| Br/ARC | ARC reissue of Brunswick | |
| Bu | Buddah | |
| Buddy | Buddy | |
| By | Byg | |
| C3K | Duke 100 Years (Columbia) | |
| CBS | Columbia Broadcasting System | |
| CBS(E) | English CBS | |
| 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 | |
| Cam | Cameo | |
| Can | Candid | |
| Ce | Century | |
| Ch | Champion | |
| ChR | Charly Records | |
| Chg | Challenge | |
| Ci | Circle | |
| Cl | France | Chronological/Chronogical[sic] Classics |
| Cm | Camay | |
| Co | Columbia | |
| Co(Ar) | Argentine Columbia | |
| Co(Au) | Australian Columbia | |
| Co(Ca) | Canadian Columbia | |
| Co(E) | English Columbia | |
| Co(J) | Japanese Columbia | |
| Co(NL) | Dutch Columbia | |
| Co(Sd) | Swedish Columbia | |
| Co(Sw) | Swiss Columbia | |
| CoT | Columbia Tristar (DVD) | |
| Cp | Capitol | |
| Cq | Conqueror | |
| Cr | Crescendo | |
| CrRd | Cross Roads | |
| Crl | Creole | |
| Cs | Cosmopolitan | |
| Ct | Contact | |
| DBD | Dance Band Days | |
| DC | Discos Continental | |
| DE | Drive Entertainment | |
| DEMS | Duke Ellington Music Society | |
| 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 | |
| Db | War Department Downbeat | |
| De | Decca | |
| DeM | Decca MCA | |
| Df | Definitive | |
| Di | Diva | |
| Dis | Discovery | |
| Dk | Duke Records | |
| Dom | Domino | |
| DraDo | Dragon's Domain | |
| Ds | Desor | |
| Du | Durium | |
| Dur | Docurama DVD | |
| Dy | Dynaflow | |
| Dyn(F) | Dynamic (French label) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| FyD | Flying Dutchman | |
| GC | Grinnell College | |
| GE | Golden Era | |
| GL | Guild Light Music | |
| GRE | Guthy Renker Entertainment | |
| GS | Guest Star | |
| GY | Goodyear | |
| Ga | Gambit Records | |
| Ge | Gennett | |
| GoJ | Giants of Jazz | |
| Gp | Gaps | |
| Gro | Grönland Records | |
| Gt | Gotham | |
| HMV | His Master's Voice (England) | |
| 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 | |
| Je | Jewel | |
| Jo | Joyce | |
| Jpo | Jazz Portraits | |
| Jz | Jazzy | |
| JzdMe | Jazz Media | |
| KAZ | Kaz Records | |
| KayD | Kaydee 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 | |
| LiBe | Little Beat Records | |
| Lin | Lincoln | |
| Lu(J) | Lucky (Japan) | |
| 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 | |
| MSd | Mastersound (Canada) | |
| MVD | Music Video Distributors | |
| Ma | Master | |
| Me | Mercer | |
| Meritt | Meritt | |
| Mg | Magic | |
| Mlp | Malpaso | |
| Mn | Magnetic | |
| Mo | Montage | |
| MoJ | Masters of Jazz (Media 7) | |
| Mr | Marriott | |
| Ms | Mosaic | |
| Mt | Melotone | |
| Mu | Musicraft | |
| Mx | Montreux | |
| NG | National Guard | |
| NI | Natasha 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 | |
| OK | OKeh | |
| Od | Odeon | |
| Or | Oriole | |
| Oz | Ozone 12 | |
| P30 | Palm 30 | |
| PA | Pathé Actuelle | |
| PC | Palm Club (French label) | |
| Par | Parlophone | |
| Par(E) | English Parlophone | |
| Par(Sw) | Swiss Parlophone | |
| Pb | Pablo | |
| Pent | Pentape | |
| Per | Perfect | |
| Ph | Phontastic | |
| Pi | Pirate | |
| Pk | Pickwick | |
| Po | Poljazz | |
| Pr | Prestige | |
| Pri | Prima | |
| PrsA | Pristine Audio | |
| 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 | |
| RCI | Radio Canada International | |
| RGM | Real Gone Music | |
| RRRR | Reel To Reel Radio Recordings | |
| RRe | Rare Records | |
| RTE | RTE Europe 1 | |
| RTR | Retrieval | |
| Ra | Raretone | |
| Rai | Radiotelevisione Italiana | |
| Rdi | Reader's Digest | |
| Re | Regal | |
| Rep | Reprise | |
| Rl | Roulette | |
| Rm | Radlex Music | |
| Ro | Romeo | |
| Roan | Roan Group Archival Entertainment (DVD) | |
| Ros | Rosetta Records | |
| 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 | |
| STR | Stradivarius (Italy) | |
| 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 | |
| StDJ | Stichting Doctor Jazz (NL) | |
| 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 | |
| TVT | TVT Records | |
| Tc | Tetco | |
| Te | Temple | |
| Ti | Timex | |
| ToE | Toshiba EMI | |
| Tr | Tring | |
| Tx | Tax | |
| UA | United Artists | |
| UArc | United Archives (EU) | |
| UJ | Unique Jazz | |
| Uni | Universal DVD | |
| UtD | Up to Date | |
| VAI | Video Artists International | |
| VD | V-Disc (Army) | |
| VD Mar | V-Disc Marine Corps | |
| VD Navy | V-Disc Navy | |
| VJC | Vintage Jazz Classics | |
| VT | Velvet Tone | |
| VaI | Varèse International | |
| Ve | Verve | |
| Vg | Vogue | |
| Vi | Victor | |
| View | View Video | |
| Vo | Vocalion | |
| Vo(E) | English Vocalion | |
| VoA | Voice of America | |
| Vri | Variety | |
| 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) |