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Jazz Oracle is a CD label specializing in issuing jazz, hot dance, and personality recordings from the 1920s and 1930s. We pride ourselves on superb productions utilizing transfers from the best available copies of original records, remastered by John R.T. Davies, recognized as the premier vintage audio engineer in the world today. The full colour booklets feature extensive notes written by experts in their field, along with photographs of the featured musicians, often published for the first time. All booklets contain complete discographical information, personnels, and recording dates.

Since its inception in 1994, Jazz Oracle has built a comprehensive catalogue. This has been made possible through the cooperation of many record collectors throughout the world. This circle of collectors continues to grow, and allows us to continue to preserve these recordings. We welcome the involvement of fellow enthusiasts who can contribute access to source recordings, liner notes, and ephemera. If you'd like to help, click on Help Wanted, where details of some of the records we are looking for are listed.

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Jazz Oracle BDW8060
The Story of Joseph "Fud" Livingston

A compilation of important recordings by clarinettist Fud Livingston, a neglected jazzman of the 1920s and 1930s who recorded with Red Nichols, Ben Pollack, Jimmy Dorsey and other luminaries. Extensive liner notes by Brad Kay tell the tragic but, at the same time, joyful story of Fud's life and music. Includes a previously-unreleased recording by Ben Pollack from 1924.

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Jazz Oracle BDW8061
Cambridge University Jazz

A compilation of recordings from 1927-36 by Cambridge jazz bands led by Fred Elizalde, George Monkhouse and others. Extensive liner notes by researcher Joe Moore.

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Jazz Oracle BDW8062
The Complete Brunswick Recordings of Red Nichols

BDW 8062 Red Nichols Complete Brunwick Sessions, 1926 - 1929 (3CD set) The first of three 3-CD sets containing all of Red Nichols' New York Brunswick recordings, including the Wabash Dance Orchestra titles released only in England. This series includes all known takes and was remastered by Ted Kendall. The 72-page booklet common to all three sets contains extensive liner notes by Richard Sudhalter and a complete discography. In addition to Nichols, the cream of the New York jazzmen are featured on these sides, including Miff Mole, Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Fud Livingston and many others.

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Jazz Oracle BDW8063
The Complete Brunswick Recordings of Red Nichols

BDW 8063 Red Nichols Complete Brunwick Sessions, 1929 - 1930 (3CD set) The second of three 3-CD sets containing all of Red Nichols' New York Brunswick recordings. This series includes all known takes and was remastered by Ted Kendall. The 72-page booklet common to all three sets contains extensive liner notes by Richard Sudhalter and a complete discography. In addition to Nichols, the cream of the New York jazzmen are featured on these sides, including Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Charlie Teagarden, Babe Russin and many others.

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Jazz Oracle BDW8064
The Complete Brunswick Recordings of Red Nichols

BDW 8064 Red Nichols Complete Brunwick Sessions, 1927 - 1932 (3CD set) The third of three 3-CD sets containing all of Red Nichols' New York Brunswick recordings. This series includes all known takes and was remastered by Ted Kendall. Includes bonus tracks by Red Nichols' Stompers, Red and His Big Ten, and Irving Brodsky's Orchestra. The 72-page booklet common to all three sets contains extensive liner notes by Richard Sudhalter and a complete discography. In addition to Nichols, the cream of the New York jazzmen are featured on these sides, including Jimmy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Charlie Teagarden, Babe Russin and many others.

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We now sell Frog and Timeless historical CDs too!
We are now able to supply CDs by these two companies that produce CDs of the same type of material as you see on Jazz Oracle and have excellent sound transfers. You can view their catalogues on their webpages at www.frogrecords.co.uk and www.timeless-records.com. Price is exactly the same as Jazz Oracle CDs.
Order them as if they were Jazz Oracle CDs.

Please note: Frog and Timeless are also able to sell our product by mail order, too - contact them via their webpages.



We are always interested in purchasing collections of 78 RPM jazz, hot dance, and blues records. Please contact us by email at