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Decca

Decca, founded 1929: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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Artists on Decca

Louis Armstrong 1901–1971 · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971) Barbra Streisand b. 1942 · American singer and actress (born 1942) Bing Crosby 1903–1977 · American singer and actor (1903–1977) Ella Fitzgerald 1917–1996 · American jazz singer (1917–1996) Duke Ellington 1899–1974 · American jazz pianist and composer (1899–1974) Billie Holiday 1915–1959 · American jazz singer (1915–1959) Nat King Cole 1919–1965 · American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965) Jerry Lewis 1926–2017 · American comedian, actor and film director (1926–2017) Lena Horne 1917–2010 · American singer, actress, dancer and activist (1917–2010) Count Basie 1904–1984 · American jazz musician and composer (1904–1984) Perry Como 1912–2001 · American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001) Peggy Lee 1920–2002 · American singer (1920–2002) Les Paul 1915–2009 · American jazz guitarist, country guitarist, songwriter and… Sammy Davis Jr. 1925–1990 · American entertainer (1925–1990) Rosemary Clooney 1928–2002 · American singer and actress (1928–2002) Bobby Darin 1936–1973 · American singer and actor (1936–1973) Art Tatum 1909–1956 · American jazz pianist (1909–1956) Manu Dibango 1933–2020 · Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist… Lionel Hampton 1908–2002 · American jazz musician (1908–2002) Charlie Watts 1941–2021 · British drummer (1941–2021) Woody Herman 1913–1987 · American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987) Carmen McRae 1920–1994 · American jazz musician and actress (1922-1994) Sister Rosetta Tharpe 1915–1973 · American gospel musician (1915–1973) Al Jolson 1886–1950 · American entertainer, actor, and singer (1886–1950) Roy Eldridge 1911–1989 · American trumpeter (1911–1989) Earl Hines 1903–1983 · American jazz pianist (1903–1983) Stan Kenton 1911–1979 · American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader… Mel Tormé 1925–1999 · American recording artist (1925–1999) Friedrich Gulda 1930–2000 · Austrian pianist and composer (1930–2000) Tommy Dorsey 1905–1956 · American big band leader and musician Mary Lou Williams 1910–1981 · American jazz pianist and composer (1910–1981) The Andrews Sisters 1925– · American close harmony singing group Louis Jordan 1908–1975 · American jazz, blues and rhythm and blues musician… The Mills Brothers 1925– · American jazz and pop vocal quartet (1923-1981) Bert Kaempfert 1923–1980 · German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music… Chris Barber 1930–2021 · English trombonist (1930–2021) Jamie Cullum b. 1979 · English jazz singer and pianist Larry Adler 1914–2001 · American harmonica player (1914-2001) Patrick Moraz b. 1948 · Swiss musician Madeleine Peyroux b. 1973 · American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist Raymond Scott 1908–1994 · American composer, bandleader, pianist, record producer… Georgie Fame b. 1943 · English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player Jimmy Scott 1925–2014 · American jazz singer (1925-2014) Adelaide Hall 1904–1993 · American-born jazz singer and actor (1901–1993) Imelda May b. 1974 · Irish singer Nikki Yanofsky b. 1994 · Canadian singer Les Brown 1912–2001 · American bandleader (1912–2001) Kitty Kallen 1921–2016 · American singer (1921-2016) Jon Hiseman 1944–2018 · English drummer and sound engineer (1944-2018) Helen O'Connell 1920–1993 · American actress and singer (1920–1993) Gordon Jenkins 1910–1984 · American arranger, composer, and pianist who was… Donna Hightower 1926–2013 · American soul singer (1926-2013) Sammy Price 1908–1992 · American pianist (1908-1992) Helen Humes 1913–1981 · American jazz and blues singer (1913–1981) Connee Boswell 1907–1976 · American musician (1907–1976) Lucky Millinder 1910–1966 · American bandleader (1910–1966) Helen Forrest 1917–1999 · American singer (1917-1999) Stan Tracey 1926–2013 · British pianist (1926-2013) Tiny Bradshaw 1907–1958 · American jazz and rhythm and blues bandleader, singer… Gorni Kramer 1913–1995 · Italian musician (1913–1995) Jerry Fielding 1922–1980 · American jazz musician, arranger, band leader, and film… Ray McKinley 1910–1995 · American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader (1910-1995) Sy Oliver 1910–1988 · American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and… Cleo Brown 1909–1995 · American singer (1909–1995) Russ Morgan 1904–1969 · American big band leader and arranger, songwriter… Al Hibbler 1915–2001 · American baritone vocalist (1915-2001) Ted Heath 1902–1969 · British musician (1900–1969) Neil Ardley 1937–2004 · British jazz musician (1937–2004) Roy Smeck 1900–1994 · American virtuoso guitarist, banjoist and ukulele player… Stanley Black 1913–2002 · British composer (1913-2002) Nat Gonella 1908–1998 · British musician (1908–1998) Chihiro Yamanaka b. 1974 · Japanese jazz pianist Erskine Butterfield 1913–1961 · American musician (1913–1961) Irving Fields 1915–2016 · American cocktail pianist famous for fusion of Latin and… Carola Standertskjöld 1941–1997 · Finnish singer (1941–1997) Nancy Holloway 1932–2019 · American jazz musician (1932–2019) Jerry Gray 1915–1976 · American violinist, arranger, composer, and bandleader… Floyd Smith 1917–1982 · American jazz guitarist (1917–1982) Margie Hyams 1920–2012 · American jazz vibraphonist (1920-2012) Cousin Joe 1907–1989 · American blues and jazz singer (1907-1989) Johnny Desmond 1919–1985 · American pop singer (1919–1985) Bernard Peiffer 1922–1976 · French musician (1922-1976) Teddy Grace 1905–1992 · American jazz singer (1905–1992) Bea Booze 1920–1986 · American musician (1920–1986) Henry Jerome 1917–2011 · American musician (1917–2011)

Label profile

Multinational label; also appears as Decca Records. Label code: LC 0171 / LC 00171.
This is the LABEL to use, regardless of whether the COMPANY behind is The Decca Record Company Limited (formerly owned by its founder Edward Lewis and PolyGram) or Decca Records, Inc. (formerly owned by MCA), or whichever else.

Former stockbroker Edward Lewis formed The Decca Record Company Limited in the United Kingdom on February 28, 1929. It was founded for Brunswick Ltd., which was founded locally by Brunswick-Balke-Collender and the German Polyphon Musik. The company started releasing records under the Decca trademark.

A US branch, Decca Records, Inc., was launched on August 4th, 1934. The first US Decca label was a Sunburst design (also referred to as three-dimensional), but that design disappeared in 1937. The sunburst design was replaced by a Decca in block lettering (also referred to as two-dimensional), mainly blue and red. This branch was sold off during World War II, but the UK & US companies continued to release each other’s recordings in their respective territories. In the UK, US Decca recordings were released on the Brunswick label from 1934 until February 1968, when the MCA Recor

Profile from Discogs (CC0)

Albums on Decca

Ballad for Americans 1940 · Decca Records Star Dust 1940 · Decca Records Blue Skies 1946 · Decca Records St. Patrick’s Day 1946 · Decca Records Sings Songs by Jerome Kern 1949 · Decca Records Christmas Greetings 1949 · Decca Records Sings Songs by George Gershwin 1949 · Decca Records Bing Crosby Sings Cole Porter Songs 1949 · Decca Records St. Valentine's Day 1949 · Decca Records Souvenir Album 1949 · Decca Records Ella Sings Gershwin 1950 · Decca Records Lover Man 1951 · Decca Records Bing and Connee 1952 · Decca Records Selections from Irving Berlin’s White Christmas 1954 · Decca Records Ella-Songs in a Mellow Mood 1954 · Decca Records Sweet and Hot 1955 · Decca Records Lullabies of Birdland 1955 · Decca Records When Irish Eyes Are Smiling 1956 · Decca Records A Christmas Sing With Bing - Around The World 1956 · Decca Records Blue Hawaii 1956 · Decca Records New Tricks... 1957 · Decca Records Ella and Her Fellas 1957 · Decca Records Louis and the Good Book 1958 · Decca Records Around The World With Bing! 1958 · Decca Records The First Lady of Song 1958 · Decca Records The Blues Are Brewin’ 1958 · Decca Records Holiday in Europe 1962 · Decca Records The Light in the Wilderness 1968 · Decca Records The Gates of Justice 1970 · Decca Records Porgy and Bess 1976 · Decca Records Bing at Christmas 2019 · Decca Records Black Mozart 2026 · Decca Records Night Blooms 2026 · Decca Records