LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Louis Armstrong & His All Stars, Toshiba EMI (J) “Vintage Jazz Collection” TOLW-3108, 1992
Satchmo: Louis Armstrong, SMV Enterprises ID6956CB, 1992
[ also available in Japan as SMV Enterprises SRLM 806 ]
COUNT BASIE / COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
Count Basie & His Orchestra, Toshiba EMI (J) “Vintage Jazz Collection” TOLW-3109, 1992
Count Basie: Live In Europe, Pioneer PILJ-2007, 1994
[ also available in Japan as LaserDisc Corporation SM58-3189, 1987 ]
[ also available in Japan as Pioneer “Pick Me Up Select 100” SM35-3478 ]
Count Basie: Swingin’ the Blues, Video Arts VALJ-3318, 1992
Diane Schuur & The Count Basie Orchestra, Pioneer Signature PS-88-023, 1987
[ also available in Japan as Video Arts VAL-3041, 1987 ]
[ also available in Japan on Video Arts VALZ-2019, 1993 ]
An evening with Lena Horne, A&E Home Video / Image Entertainment ID3463AN, 1994
Keeping Count! Keeping Swing!: Count Basie Orchestra, LOB Jazz Collection (J) LVD-515
[ also available as LOB Jazz Collection (J) LSP 2057, 1988 ]
Masters of American Music: Swingin’ The Blues: Count Basie, BMG Video 72333-80064-6
CAB CALLOWAY
Big Bands At Disneyland: Cab Calloway And His Orchestra, Walt Disney Home Video 251 AS, 1985 •
BENNY CARTER
Benny Carter All-Stars, LOB Jazz Collection (J) LVD-525, 1986
Giants of Jazz: Benny Carter, Image Entertainment ID2279MA, 1997
DORSEY BROTHERS
The Fabulous Dorseys, Republic Picture Home Video / Landmark Laservision LV21236, 1990
[ also available in Japan as Pioneer LDC FY020-24DT, 1982 ]
TOMMY DORSEY
Eleanor Powell: Lady Be Good / Ship Ahoy, MGM “Double Feature” Disc [ 2 discs ]
DUKE ELLINGTON / DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA
Duke Ellington ‘69: 70th Birthday Concert in Paris, LOB Jazz Collection (J) PILJ-1005
[ also available as LOB Jazz Collection (J) PILJ-2009, 1994 ]
Duke Ellington At The Cote D-Azur: With Ella Fitzgerald And Joan Miro, Pioneer LDC PILJ-2010,
1994 [ also available in Japan as LaserDisc Corporation SM068-3261 ]
Duke Ellington: Memories of Duke, Warner Music 50187-6 NOTE: This was cancelled
[ available in Japan as A-Vision Entertainment AMLY-8029 ]
Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies: The Music Disc, Image Entertainment ID6371J2
Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, LaserDisc Corporation (J) SM078-0009
Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies, Victor (J) VHM78002
Memories of The Duke, (J) NDJ-01, 1985
On the Road with Duke, (J) 580L 1
DIZZY GILLESPIE
Dizzy: Dizzy and All Star Dreamband, TOEI Video (J) TE-D006, 1983
Dizzy Gillespie, Toshiba EMI (J) “Vintage Jazz Collection” TOLW-3112, 1992
Dizzy Gillespie: A Night in Tunisia, Image Entertainment ID8151VW, 1991
Dizzy Gillespie and United Nations Orchestra, VAP (J) VPLR-70256
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at Concerts by the Sea, Pioneer LDC / Jazz America MJ126-15C S, 1983
Dizzy Gillespie Quintet, Jazz 625 / VAP (J) VPLR-70472, 1994
Rhythmstick, Pioneer Artists NOTE: This was cancelled
BENNY GOODMAN
Aurex Jazz Festival: King of Swing: Benny Goodman: Special Live, Toshiba EMI (J) L078-1053, 1986
[ also available as Toshiba EMI (J) “Aurex Jazz Festival” TOLW-3190, 1994 ]
The Benny Goodman Story, CIC Video (J) SF078-1341, 1987
[ also available as (J) PILF-1034, 1990 ]
[ also available as CIC Video (J) PILR-1084, 1994 ]
[ also available as CIC Video VHP78329 ]
LIONEL HAMPTON
Big Bands At Disneyland: Lionel Hampton And His Big Band, Walt Disney Home Video 252 AS, 1985
Lionel Hampton All-Star Big Band: with Woody Herman, Toshiba EMI (J) “Aurex Jazz Festival”
L100-1097, 1987 [ also available in Japan as Toshiba EMI TOLW-3191 ]
Lionel Hampton And His Golden Men Of Jazz, Toshiba EMI (J) “Jazz in Munch” TSL-0083, 1997
WOODY HERMAN
Big Bands At Disneyland: Woody Herman And The Young Thundering Herd,
Walt Disney Home Video 253 AS, 1985 •
HARRY JAMES
One Night Stand: Harry James Orchestra ‘64 In Japan, TOEMI Laser Vision (J) L80-1081
SPIKE JONES
The Best Of Spike Jones: Volume One: The Craziest Video On Earth!, Paramount Home Video
LV12538, 1987
The Best Of Spike Jones: Volume Two: The Craziest Video On Earth!, Paramount Home Video
LV12539, 1987
GENE KRUPA
Ball of Fire, Embassy Home Entertainment 30275, 1985
KAY KYSER
Around The World: The RKO Classic Collection, Image Entertainment ID7092TU
That’s Right You’re Wrong: The RKO Classic Collection, Image Entertainment
GLENN MILLER / GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA
Glenn Miller: America’s Musical Hero, BMG Video 72333-80062-6, 1992 •
[ also available in Japan as BMG Video BVLP-84, 1992 ]
Glenn Miller Orchestra: Live In Japan, LOB Jazz Collection (J) LVD-527, 1986
[ also available as LOB Jazz Collection (J) LSP 2063, 1989 ]
Orchestra Wives: Featuring The Glenn Miller Band, Fox Video 1732-80, 1993 •
Sun Valley Serenade: Featuring The Glenn Miller Band, Fox Video 1733-80, 1993 •
Sun Valley Serenade / Orchestra Wives: Featuring The Glenn Miller Band, Fox Video 0892680, 1996
BUDDY RICH
Mr. Drums: Buddy Rich: Live On King Street, Pioneer Artists PA85-132, 1985 •
[ also available as LaserDisc Corporation (J) SM058-3014, 1985 ]
ARTIE SHAW
Second Chorus, Republic Picture Home Video / Landmark Laservision LV 23583, 1990 •
[ also available in Japan as NEC Avenue A78L-7004, 1988 ]
PAUL WHITEMAN
Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection, Warner Home Video
Strike Up The Band, MGM/UA Home Video ML100565, 1985
[ also available as MGM/UA Home Video ML 102197, 1990, 2 discs ]
VARIOUS ARTISTS
All Star Swing Festival, Vestron Music Video / Image Entertainment IDVL-1048
Basie, Goodman, Ellington, Hampton, Gillespie, Krupa, Hines
All Star Swing Festival: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong, VAP Video VPLR-70632, 1997
Basie, Ellington, Goodman, Hackett, Gillespie, Armstrong All-Stars
Ball of Fire / A Song Is Born, Pioneer “Special Edition,” PSE 95-60, 1995
Krupa, Goodman, T Dorsey, Armstrong, Hampton, Barnet
A Cavalcade Of Vitaphone Shorts Volume1: Swing, Swing, Swing!: Classic Big Band and Jazz Shorts
From the ‘30s and ‘40s, MGM / UA Home Video ML 103928, 1995 [ 5 discs ] •
Danny Kaye: The Five Pennies, Paramount LV 5823-2, 1992
Armstrong, Crosby, Anthony, Nichols
Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Videos Of All Time,
Rhino Home Video / Image Entertainment ID8482IH, 1992
S Jones, Jordan, Calloway, Waller
Jazz On A Summer’s Day: A Film By Bert Stern, CBS Sony (J) CSLF 1349
Armstrong, Ellington
John Hammond: From Bessie Smith To Bruce Springsteen: The Music Disc, SMV Enterprises
ID7996CB, 1990
The Last Of The Blue Devils: A Movie About Kansas City Jazz: The Music Disc,
Rhapsody Films / Image Entertainment ID7289RF, 1990
Basie, McShann
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Memories: Soundies Vol 1: The 1940’s Music Machine, BMG Music Video
BVLP-45, 1991
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Memories: Soundies Vol 2: Singing Stars of the Swing Era, BMG Music Video
BVLP-46, 1991
VARIOUS ARTISTS [ CONT’D ]
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Memories: Soundies Vol 3: Big Band Swing, BMG Music Video
BVLP-47, 1991
Leonard Maltin’s Movie Memories: Soundies Vol 4: Harlem Highlights, BMG Music Video
BVLP-48, 1991
Masters Of American Music: The Story of Jazz, BMG 72333-80088-6, 1994
Montreux Jazz Festival: Volume 4: The Essence Of Jazz, Pioneer Artists PA-92-463, 1992
Basie
Montreux Jazz Festival: Volume 5: The Trumpet Masters, Pioneer Artists PA-92-456, 1992
Gillespie, Eldridge
Montreux Jazz Festival: Volume 6: Two Saxes, Pioneer Artists PA-92-458, 1992
Carter
Montreux Jazz Festival: Volume 7: The Art Of Jam Session, Pioneer Artists PA-92-457, 1992
Basie
Montreux Jazz Festival: J.A.T.P. Concerts: Volume 1, Pioneer Artists PA92-460, 1992
Carter
Piano Legends, Pioneer Artists PA91-409, 1991
Waller, Ellington, Basie
Sass & Brass: “A Jazz Session”: The Music Disc, Image Entertainment ID7831HB, 1986
Ferguson, Gillespie
Soundies: Music Video From the 40’s, Pioneer Artists PA90-330, 1990
Welk, Clinton, Nelson
VARIOUS ARTISTS [ CONT’D ]
Swing: The Best Of The Big Bands Volume 1, MCA Home Video 40800, 1988
T Dorsey, Anthony, Carter, Pastor, James, Barnet, Ellington, Krupa, Hampton, Marterie,
Dorsey Brothers, Miller Orch-Beneke, Kenton, Herman
Swing: The Best Of The Big Bands Volume 2, MCA Home Video 40801, 1988
J Dorsey, Brown, Martin, Ellington, James, Basie, Krupa, Barnet, Miller Orch-Beneke,
Anthony, Kenton, Prima, Rich
Swingtime Video Vol 1: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-1
Swingtime Video Vol 2: Meet the Small Bands, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-2
Basie, Calloway
Swingtime Video Vol 3: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-3
Swingtime Video Vol 4: Meet the Singers Vol 1, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-4
Swingtime Video Vol 5: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-5
Swingtime Video Vol 6: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-6
Swingtime Video Vol 7: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-7
Swingtime Video Vol 8: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-8
Swingtime Video Vol 9: Meet the Singers Vol 2, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-9
Swingtime Video Vol 10: Unforgettable Performances, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-10
Swingtime Video Vol 11: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-11
Beneke, Krupa, Wald, Kenton
Swingtime Video Vol 12: Meet the Bandleaders, Sohbi Eizoh Corp. (J) SKL-12
Clinton, J Dorsey, Nichols, Berigan, Hutton
TRIBUTES
Dizzy Gillespie: An All-Star Tribute To the Jazz Master, Pioneer PA-89-254, 1989
[ also available in Japan as Pioneer PILJ-1106, 1989 ]
Echoes of Ellington: Vol 1, Polygram Music Video 081 335-1, 1986
[ also available in Japan as A78L-1003, 1986 ]
Echoes of Ellington: Vol 2, Polygram Music Video 081 337-1, 1986
[ also available in Japan as A78L-1010, 1986 ]
The Eddy Duchin Story, Pioneer Widescreen Edition [ 2 discs ]
Glenn Miller Original Revivals: Live In Japan, Alla (J) 112, 1994
The Glenn Miller Story, CIC Video (Fr) 082 894-1
[ also available as CIC Video (J) SF078-1043, 1986 ]
[ also available as CIC Video (J) “Evergreen” SF047-1575 ]
The Glenn Miller Story, MCA Home Video 17009, 1986
Swing Kids, Buena Vista Home Video 1493 AS, 1993
Tribute to Duke Ellington, EMI Classics (G) LDA 4 91422 1
SOURCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
LaserDisc Database (iddb.com).
Popa Family Collection.
IMAGE ATTRIBUTION
Popa Family Collection