Chronological Classics discography

Chronological Classics was a French compact disc reissue label. Gilles Pétard, the original owner, intended to release the complete master takes of all jazz and swing recordings that were issued on 78 rpm. By the time the label suspended operations in July 2008, its scope had extended to LPs.

Pétard also started the label R&B Classics to reissue postwar rhythm & blues recordings. An unaffiliated label, Neatworks, released alternate takes and misidentified master takes of jazz artists previously issued on Chronological Classics. In 1999, Chronological Classics issued a CD set that included tracks previously unavailable in the regular series and a bonus CD with corrected tracks from previous releases.

The jazz series started with number 500 and includes the following albums:

500 – 599

24 Complementary Track (3 CDs) 99 The Classics Collection (The Classics Sampler) [VA 20 Tracks] 500 Ella Fitzgerald 1935–37 501 Jimmie Lunceford 1930–34 502 Chick Webb 1929–34 503 Count Basie 1936–38 504 Count Basie 1938–39 505 Jimmie Lunceford 1934–35 506 Ella Fitzgerald 1937–38 507 Art Tatum 1932–34 508 Teddy Wilson 1934–35 509 Louis Armstrong 1934–36 510 Jimmie Lunceford 1935–37 511 Teddy Wilson 1935–36 512 Louis Armstrong 1936–37 513 Count Basie 1939 514 Earl Hines 1932–34 515 Louis Armstrong 1937–38 516 Cab Calloway 1930–31 517 Chick Webb 1935–38 518 Ella Fitzgerald 1938–39 519 Fletcher Henderson 1937–38 520 Jimmie Lunceford 1937–39 521 Teddy Wilson 1936–37 522 Benny Carter 1929–33 523 Louis Armstrong 1938–39 524 Lionel Hampton 1937–38 525 Ella Fitzgerald 1939 526 Cab Calloway 1931–32 527 Fletcher Henderson 1934–37 528 Earl Hines 1934–37 529 Louis Armstrong 1932–33 530 Benny Carter 1933–36 531 Teddy Wilson 1937 532 Jimmie Lunceford 1939 533 Count Basie 1939 Vol. 2 534 Lionel Hampton 1938–39 535 Fletcher Henderson 1932–34 536 Louis Armstrong 1931–32 537 Cab Calloway 1932 538 Earl Hines 1937–39 539 Duke Ellington 1924–27 540 Henry "Red" Allen 1929–33 541 Benny Carter 1936 542 Duke Ellington 1927–28 543 Don Redman 1931–33 544 Cab Calloway 1932–34 545 Earl Hines 1928–32 546 Fletcher Henderson 1931–32 547 Louis Armstrong 1930–31 548 Teddy Wilson 1937–38 549 Bennie Moten 1923–27 550 Duke Ellington 1928 551 Henry "Red" Allen 1933–35 552 Benny Carter 1937–39 553 Don Redman 1933–36 554 Cab Calloway 1934–37 555 Fletcher Henderson 1931 556 Teddy Wilson 1938 557 Louis Armstrong 1929–30 558 Bennie Moten 1927–29 559 Duke Ellington 1928–29 560 Art Tatum 1934–40 561 Hot Lips Page 1938–40 562 Lionel Hampton 1939–40 563 Count Basie 1939–40 564 Lil Hardin Armstrong 1936–40 565 Jimmie Lunceford 1939–40 566 Ella Fitzgerald 1939–40 567 Earl Hines 1939–40 568 Cab Calloway 1937–38 569 Duke Ellington 1929 570 Louis Armstrong 1928–29 571 Teddy Wilson 1939 572 Fletcher Henderson 1927–31 573 Andy Kirk 1936–37 574 Don Redman 1936–39 575 Henry "Red" Allen 1935–36 576 Cab Calloway 1938–39 577 Duke Ellington 1929–30 578 Bennie Moten 1929–30 579 Benny Carter 1939–40 580 Fletcher Henderson 1927 581 Andy Kirk 1937–38 582 Billie Holiday 1933–37 583 Sidney Bechet 1923–36 584 Jelly-Roll Morton 1923–24 585 Louis Armstrong 1926–27 586 Duke Ellington 1930 587 Coleman Hawkins 1929–34 588 Luis Russell 1926–29 589 Johnny Dodds 1926 590 Henry "Red" Allen 1936–37 591 Bennie Moten 1930–32 592 Billie Holiday 1937–39 593 Sidney Bechet 1937–38 594 King Oliver 1930–31 595 Cab Calloway 1939–40 596 Duke Ellington 1930 Vol. 2 597 Fletcher Henderson 1926–27 598 Andy Kirk 1938 599 Jelly-Roll Morton 1924–26

600 – 699

600 Louis Armstrong 1925–26 601 Billie Holiday 1939–40 602 Coleman Hawkins 1934–37 603 Johnny Dodds 1927 604 Jimmie Noone 1923–28 605 Duke Ellington 1930–31 606 Luis Russell 1930–34 607 King Oliver 1928–30 608 Sidney Bechet 1938–40 609 McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1928–29 610 Fletcher Henderson 1925–26 611 Jimmie Noone 1928–29 612 Jelly-Roll Morton 1926–28 613 Coleman Hawkins 1937–39 614 Cab Calloway 1940 615 Louis Armstrong 1939–40 616 Duke Ellington 1931–32 617 Johnny Dodds 1927–28 618 King Oliver 1926–28 619 Sidney Bechet 1940 620 Teddy Wilson 1939–41 621 Earl Hines 1941 622 Jimmie Lunceford 1940–41 623 Count Basie 1940–41 624 Lionel Hampton 1940–41 625 McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1929–30 626 Duke Ellington 1932–33 627 Jelly-Roll Morton 1928–29 628 Henry "Red" Allen 1937–41 629 Cab Calloway 1940–41 630 Mary Lou Williams 1927–40 631 Benny Carter 1940–41 632 Jimmie Noone 1929–30 633 Fletcher Henderson 1924–25 634 Coleman Hawkins 1939–40 635 Johnny Dodds 1928–40 636 Louis Jordan 1934–40 637 Duke Ellington 1933 638 Sidney Bechet 1940–41 639 King Oliver 1923–26 640 Andy Kirk 1939–40 641 Jimmie Noone 1930–34 642 Jelly-Roll Morton 1929–30 643 Frankie Newton 1937–39 644 Ella Fitzgerald 1940–41 645 Teddy Hill 1935–37 646 Duke Ellington 1933–35 647 Fletcher Henderson 1924 Vol. 3 648 Horace Henderson 1940 / Fletcher Henderson 1941 649 McKinney's Cotton Pickers 1930–31 / Don Redman 1939–40 650 King Oliver 1923 651 Jimmie Noone 1934–40 652 Count Basie 1941 653 Erskine Hawkins 1936–38 654 Jelly-Roll Morton 1930–39 655 Andy Kirk 1929–31 656 Pete Johnson 1938–39 657 Fletcher Henderson 1924 Vol. 2 658 James P. Johnson 1921–28 659 Duke Ellington 1935–36 660 Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931 661 Tiny Parham 1926–29 662 Willie "The Lion" Smith 1925–37 663 Louis Jordan 1940–41 664 Fats Waller 1922–26 665 Pete Johnson 1939–41 666 Duke Ellington 1936–37 667 Erskine Hawkins 1938–39 668 Jelly-Roll Morton 1939–40 669 Jabbo Smith 1929–38 670 Harlan Leonard 1940 671 James P. Johnson 1928–38 672 Ethel Waters 1925–26 673 Fletcher Henderson 1924 674 Fats Waller 1926–27 675 Duke Ellington 1937 676 Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1931–32 677 Willie "The Lion" Smith 1937–38 678 Erskine Hawkins 1939–40 679 Clarence Williams 1921–24 680 Billie Holiday 1940–42 681 Andy Kirk 1940–42 682 Cab Calloway 1941–42 683 Fletcher Henderson 1923–24 684 Count Basie 1942 685 Louis Armstrong 1940–42 686 Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1933–34 687 Duke Ellington 1937 Vol. 2 688 Ethel Waters 1926–29 689 Fats Waller 1927–29 690 Herman Chittison 1933–41 691 Tiny Parham 1929–40 692 Willie "The Lion" Smith 1938–40 693 Benny Goodman 1928–31 694 Mezz Mezzrow 1936–39 695 Clarence Williams 1924–26 696 Sammy Price 1929–41 697 Fletcher Henderson 1923 698 Jack Teagarden 1930–34 699 Claude Hopkins 1932–34

700 – 799

700 Duke Ellington 1938 701 Erskine Hawkins 1940–41 702 Fats Waller 1929 703 Django Reinhardt 1934–35 704 Blue Lu Barker 1938–39 705 Slim Gaillard 1937–38 706 Stuff Smith 1936–39 707 Eddie South 1923–37 708 Stéphane Grappelli 1935–40 709 Muggsy Spanier 1939–42 710 Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1934–36 711 James P. Johnson 1938–42 712 Lucky Millinder 1941–42 713 Mezz Mezzrow 1928–36 714 Alix Combelle 1935–40 715 Albert Ammons 1936–39 716 Claude Hopkins 1934–35 717 Duke Ellington 1938 Vol 2 718 Clarence Williams 1926–27 719 Benny Goodman 1931–33 720 Fats Waller 1929–34 721 Ethel Waters 1929–31 722 Meade Lux Lewis 1927–39 723 Boots And His Buddies 1935–37 724 Slim Gaillard 1939–40 725 Roy Eldridge 1935–40 726 Duke Ellington 1938 Vol. 3 727 Django Reinhardt 1935 728 Al Cooper 1938–41 729 Jack Teagarden 1934–39 730 Edgar Hayes 1937–38 731 Mills Blue Rhythm Band 1936–37 732 Fats Waller 1934–35 733 Claude Hopkins 1937–40 734 Bunny Berigan 1935–36 735 Ethel Waters 1931–34 736 Clarence Williams 1927 737 Eddie South 1937–41 738 Boots And His Buddies 1937–38 739 Django Reinhardt 1935–36 740 Jay McShann 1941–43 741 Louis Jordan 1941–43 742 Eddie Condon 1927–38 743 Meade Lux Lewis 1939–41 744 Benny Goodman 1934–35 745 Midge Williams 1937–38 746 Fats Waller 1935 747 Duke Ellington 1938–39 748 Django Reinhardt 1937 749 Bunny Berigan 1936–37 750 John Kirby 1938–39 751 Alix Combelle 1940–41 752 Clarence Williams 1927–28 753 Slim Gaillard 1940–42 754 Gene Krupa 1935–38 755 Ethel Waters 1935–40 756 Lovie Austin 1924–26 757 Nat King Cole 1936–40 758 Jack Teagarden 1939–40 759 Eddie Condon 1938–40 760 Fats Waller 1935 Vol. 2 761 Bessie Smith 1923 762 Django Reinhardt 1937 Vol. 2 763 Joe Marsala 1936–42 764 Bill Coleman 1936–38 765 Duke Ellington 1939 766 Bunny Berigan 1937 767 Gene Krupa 1938 768 Willie Bryant 1935–36 769 Benny Goodman 1935 770 John Kirby 1939–41 771 Clarence Williams 1928–29 772 Eddie Condon 1942–43 773 Nat King Cole 1940–41 774 Wingy Manone 1927–34 775 Ethel Waters 1923–25 776 Fats Waller 1935–36 777 Django Reinhardt 1937–38 778 Bix Beiderbecke 1924–27 779 Stéphane Grappelli 1941–43 780 Duke Ellington 1939 Vol. 2 781 Bud Freeman 1928–38 782 Alix Combelle 1942–43 783 Blanche Calloway 1925–35 784 Chu Berry 1937–41 785 Bunny Berigan 1937–38 786 Nat King Cole 1941–43 787 Bessie Smith 1923–24 788 Bix Beiderbecke 1927–30 789 Benny Goodman 1935–36 790 Duke Ellington 1939–40 791 Clarence Williams 1929 792 John Kirby 1941–43 793 Django Reinhardt 1938–39 794 Fletcher Henderson 1921–23 795 Jess Stacy 1935–39 796 Ethel Waters 1921–23 797 Fats Waller 1936 798 Wingy Manone 1934–35 799 Gene Krupa 1939

800 – 899

800 Art Tatum 1940–44 801 Count Basie 1943–45 802 Erroll Garner 1944 803 Lionel Hampton 1942–44 804 Nat King Cole 1943–44 805 Duke Ellington 1940 806 Billie Holiday 1944 807 Coleman Hawkins 1943–44 808 Garland Wilson 1931–38 809 Hot Lips Page 1940–44 810 Clarence Williams 1929–30 811 Bud Freeman 1939–40 812 Bessie Smith 1924–25 813 Django Reinhardt 1939–40 814 Mary Lou Williams 1944 815 Bunny Berigan 1938 816 Fats Waller 1936–37 817 Benny Goodman 1936 818 Erroll Garner 1944 Vol. 2 819 Cozy Cole 1944 820 Duke Ellington 1940 Vol. 2 821 Joe Sullivan 1933–41 822 Willie Lewis 1932–36 823 Thomas Morris 1923–27 824 James P. Johnson 1943–44 825 Art Tatum 1944 826 Richard M. Jones 1923–27 827 Cootie Williams 1941–44 828 Wingy Manone 1935–36 829 Freddy Johnson 1933–39 830 Edmond Hall 1937–44 831 Django Reinhardt 1940 832 Clarence Williams 1930–31 833 Tommy Dorsey 1928–35 834 Gene Krupa 1939–40 835 James P. Johnson 1944 836 Benny Goodman 1936 Vol. 2 837 Duke Ellington 1940–41 838 Fats Waller 1937 839 Jack Teagarden 1940–41 840 Ella Fitzgerald 1941–44 841 Meade Lux Lewis 1941–44 842 Coleman Hawkins 1944 843 Bessie Smith 1925–27 844 Bunny Berigan 1938–42 845 Clarence Williams 1933 846 Putney Dandridge 1935–36 847 Willie Lewis 1936–38 848 Stan Kenton 1940–44 849 Wingy Manone 1936 850 Erroll Garner 1944 Vol. 3 851 Duke Ellington 1941 852 Django Reinhardt 1940–41 853 Richard M. Jones 1927–44 854 Tommy Dorsey 1935–36 855 Artie Shaw 1936 856 James P. Johnson 1944 Vol. 2 857 Fats Waller 1937 Vol. 2 858 Benny Goodman 1936–37 859 Gene Krupa 1940 860 Sidney Bechet 1941–44 861 Nat King Cole 1944–45 862 Jimmie Lunceford 1941–45 863 Coleman Hawkins 1944–45 864 Slim Gaillard 1945 865 Cozy Cole 1944–45 866 Louis Jordan 1943–45 867 Duke Ellington 1942–44 868 Erskine Hawkins 1941–45 869 Putney Dandridge 1936 870 Bessie Smith 1927–28 871 Clarence Williams 1933–34 872 Edmond Hall 1944–45 873 Erroll Garner 1944–45 874 Jack Teagarden 1941–43 875 Fats Waller 1937–38 876 Earl Hines 1942–45 877 Django Reinhardt 1941–42 878 Tommy Dorsey 1936 879 Benny Goodman 1937 880 Willie Lewis 1941 881 Duke Ellington 1944–45 882 Don Byas 1944–45 883 Gene Krupa 1940 Vol. 2 884 Buddy Johnson 1939–42 885 Wynonie Harris 1944–45 886 Artie Shaw 1936–37 887 Wingy Manone 1936–37 888 Dizzy Gillespie 1945 889 The Three Peppers 1937–40 890 Bobby Hackett 1938–40 891 Clarence Williams 1934 892 Helen Humes 1927–45 893 Nat King Cole 1945 894 Charles Brown 1944–45 895 Mound City Blue Blowers 1935–36 896 Barney Bigard 1944 897 Bessie Smith 1928–29 898 Stan Kenton 1945 899 Benny Goodman 1937–38

900 – 999

900 Ziggy Elman 1938–39 901 Leonard Feather 1937–45 902 Joe Marsala 1944–45 903 Harry James 1937–39 904 Buster Bailey 1925–40 905 Django Reinhardt 1942–43 906 Benny Morton 1934–45 907 Muggsy Spanier 1944 908 Teddy Wilson 1942–45 909 George Wettling 1940–44 910 Don Byas 1945 911 Slim Gaillard 1945 Vol. 2 912 Kansas City 5,6 & 7 1938–44 913 Fats Waller 1938 914 Billy Eckstine 1944–45 915 Duke Ellington 1945 916 Tommy Dorsey 1936–37 917 Gene Krupa 1940 Vol. 3