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JOE VENUTI 33s
by Music Librarian Christopher Popa

7” LPs
7” Chiarascuro CR-1975, Joe Venuti & Zoot Sims [ label: Christmas ]

10” LPs
10” Bruns BL 58039, Battle of Jazz Vol 3 incl Lang-Venuti Orchestra
10” Br (E) LA 8522, Joe Venuti: with Russ Morgan at the Piano
10” Dec DL 5273, JV: World’s Gtst J Violinist: with Russ Morgan at the Piano
10” Festival (Aus) CFR10-279, Twilight On The Trail: John Laurenz With JV Orch
10” J Man Records JS-336, JV And His Violin / Tony Romano Playing EL’s Gtr
10” Jump JL 1 – see under “various Artists”
10” Tempo Record Co MTT 2008, The Coll Ser Of Std Pop Mus: JV / Galla-Rini
10” Tempo Record Co TT-2056, JV And His Violin / Italy’s Two Gt . . . 
10” Tempo Record Co TT-2064, JV And His Violin / B Maxwell . . . Swing Harp
10” Tempo Record Co TT-2220, Don Blanding . . . “Vagabond’s House”
10” Tempo Record Co TT-2230, Vignettes By Venuti
10” Tempo Record Co TT-2236, Joe Venuti and Bobby Maxwell
10” Tops L 101, John Laurenz With J Venuti And His Orchestra: Six All-Time Hits
10” Tops L 923, Twilight On The Trail: John Laurenz With Joe Venuti Orchestra
10” Tops L 946, Music for Lovers
10” “X” LVA-3036, JV and Eddie Lang: with T Dorsey / J Dorsey . . . , 1955

12” LPs
21 L104, Frank Sugia: After Five
ABC (Aus) L38696, J Classics In D Stereo: Gt Orig Perfs: J Venuti & Eddie Lang
Affinity (E) AFF-29, Stephane Grappelli / Joe Venuti: Venupelli Blues, 1973
Affinity (Sp) L6-AF13, Stephane Grappelli / Joe Venuti: Venupelli Blues, 1980
Audiophile AP-118, The Incredible Joe Venuti, 1971
BASF (E) BAP 5050, Joe Venuti …The Daddy Of The Violin, 1974
BBC Records (E) REB 644, Gt Orig Perfs 1926 – 1933: JV / Eddie Lang, 1987
Big Band Archives LP-1215, Joe Venuti And His Big Band, 1974
Blue Angel J Club 503 – see under “Various Artists”
Blue Angel J Club BAJC 507~508 – see under “Various Artists”
Boot Records BOS 7149, Joe Venuti: Violinology
Broadway BR 111 – see under “Various Artists”
BYG (Fr) 529122, Stephane Grappelli / Joe Venuti: Venupelli Blues, 1973
BYG (J) YX-2012, Stephane Grappelli / Joe Venuti: Venupelli Blues, 1980
CBS JC2L 24, The Golden Days Of J: E Lang – JV: Stringing the blues, 1975 
CBS (E) BPG 62143, Stringing The Blues: E Lang & JV: Vol One, 1962
CBS (E) BPG 62144, Stringing The Blues: E Lang & JV: Vol Two, 1962
CBS (Neth) 88142, Stringing The Blues: E Lang & J Venuti, 1975 2-LPs
Chiarascuro CR-128, Joe & Zoot, 1974
Chiarascuro CR-134, The Joe Venuti Blue Four, 1974
Chiarascuro CR-142, Joe Venuti And Zoot Sims, 1975  
Chiarascuro CR-145, Joe Venuti & Earl Hines: Hot Sonatas, 1976 
Chiarascuro CR-153, Venuti: Hooray For Joe!, 1977
Chiarascuro CR-160, J Venuti And Dave McKenna: Alone At The Palace, 1977
Chiarascuro CR-203, The Best Of Joe Venuti
Col C2L 24, Stringing The Blues: E Lang & J Venuti, Feb 1963 “guar high … “
Col C2L 24, Stringing The Blues: E Lang & J Venuti labels: “360 sound mono”
Col Masterworks M 32587, Some Rags, Some Stomps And . . . Morton . . . 
Conc J CJ-14, Joe Venuti And George Barnes: Gems, 1975
Conc J CJ-30, J Venuti / G Barnes: Live At The Concord Summer Festival, 1977
Conc J CJ-51, Ross Tompkins / J Venuti . . . Live At Concord ‘77
Conc J (J) ICJ-70157, Ross Tompkins / J Venuti . . . Live At Concord ‘77
Conc J (J) ICJ-80081, Joe Venuti And George Barnes: Gems, 1975 
Curcio (It) CJ-23, I Giganti Del Jazz 23: Joe Venuti / Lou Stein / . . . , 1981
Dec (E) RAL 502 (810 231-1), Joe Venuti: Doin’ Things, 1984
Design DLP-54, Joe Venuti plays...... / Louis Prima sings...... Hi-Fi Lootin’  
Dobre DR 1006, Joe Venuti - Tony Romano: Never Before…Never Again, 1979
Discophon (Sp) S 4359, Joe Venuti: Sliding By, 1978
DSC Production (Holland) PA 006, The Dutch College Swing Band Meets JV
Durium (It) LP.S 40132, JV in milan: with Lino Patruno & his friends, 1981
Durium (It) LP.S 40133, Welcome Joe!: JV with Lino Patruno & his friends, 1981
Durium (It) ms A 77277, JV in milan: with Lino Patruno & his friends, 1977?
Durium (It) ms A 77356, Welcome Joe!: JV with Lino Patruno & his friends, 1974
EMI Parlophone (E) PCM 7091, Venuti-Lang 1927-8
EMI Parlophone (E) PCS 7159, The Dutch College Swing Band Meets JV, 1972
EMI (E) PCO 7838, Nothing But Notes 1931-39
Everest Arc of Folk & Jazz FS-317, Bix Beiderbecke Venuti
Everest Arc of Folk & Jazz FS-349, The Dutch College S Band Meets JV, 1979  
Fabbri Editori (It) GdJ 19, I grandi del jazz: Joe Venuti, 1979
Festival (Aus) L 39133, Joe Venuti and George Barnes: Gems, Jul 1976
Flying Dutchman BDL1-1120, Nightwings: Bucky Pizzarelli with Joe Venuti, 1975
Flying Fish FF 035, JV / Shamblin / Chalker / Burns: 4 Giants of Swing, 1977
Flying Fish FF 077, Joe Venuti: Joe in Chicago, 1978
F Mint, . . . Era 69/70 – see under “Various Artists”
Golden Crest CR-3100, Joe Venuti plays Gershwin, Jun 1960
Golden Crest CR-3101, Joe Venuti plays Jerome Kern, Jun 1960
Golden Crest CRS-3100, Joe Venuti plays Gershwin, Jun 1960
Golden Crest CRS-3101, Joe Venuti plays Jerome Kern, Jun 1960
Golden Crest CRSQ 31043 – see under “Tributes”
Golden Era LP-15061, Joe Venuti and his Big Band
Gr Award GA-33-351 – see under “Paul Whiteman”
Gr Award GA-33-901 – see under “Paul Whiteman”
Halcyon (E) HAL 112, JV: The Maestro And Friend: Marian McPartland
Hi-Fi Masterpiece (Brazil) 525 – see under “Paul Whiteman”
Hindsight HSR-229, Uncollected K Starr: 1949 Vol 2, 1985 Butterfield
HMV (Aus) OELP 5011 – see under “Paul Whiteman”
Horo Records (It) HDP 41-42, Joe Albany & Joe Venuti, Apr 1974
I Grandi del Jazz (It) GDJ-23, Joe Venuti
Intercord (G) 26 449-9U, The Dutch College Swing Band Meets JV, 1974
Intercord (G) 160.001, The Dutch College Swing Band Meets Joe Venuti, 1976
Jazz Vault (E) JV 109, From The J Vault: Joe Venuti And The Blue Five, 1979
JII (It), jii jazz 2-LPs [ Italian jazz festival, Dec 1974 ]
Joyce 1128, One Night Stand with Bing Corsby’s 20th Anniv in Show Business
JSP (E) 1111, The Big Bands of Joe Venuti: Vol 1 1928-1930: Fiddlin’ Joe!
JSP (E) 1112, The Big Bands of Joe Venuti: Vol 2 1930-1933: Fiddlin’ Joe!
Jump Records J 12-3 – see under “Various Artists”
Jump Records (It) J-0110, Violinology: The Joe Venuti Quartett
Jump Records (It) J-0118, Joe Venuti’s jazz group / Gil Cuppini big band
Jump Records (It) J-0121, Joe Venuti interpreta George Gershwin / Jerome Kern
Jump Records (It) J-0124, Jazz me blues: Joe Venuti
Jump Records (It) J-0143, Venuti: Electric Joe!
Kings of J (It) KLJ-20037, Here Is JV in Italy At his Rare Of All Rarest Perfs Vol 1
Liberty SL 9001, swinging with the Starr: Kay Starr swings
London (E) HA-Z 2365 – see under “Paul Whiteman”
London (E) HMG 5023, The Radio Years 5: JV and his Orchestra - 1934, 1976
MCA Coral (G) 6.22184, Nothing But Notes: Joe Venuti: 1934 – 1939, 1975
Mus for Pleasure / The J Club (Fr) MP 211 / 2602291, Grappelli / JV: Venupelli 
Mus for Pleasure (E) MFP 1183 – see under “Paul Whiteman”
Music Scene (It) MSE-124, Music Scene: musica per radio / television / films
MPS / BASF 20717 – see under “Various Artists”
MPS / BASF (G) 2120885-0, Joe Venuti …The Daddy Of The Violin, 1973
MPS (Sp) 30200049, Joe Venuti …The Daddy Of The Violin, 1981
MPS (Sp) JS-049, Joe Venuti …The Daddy Of The Violin, 1981
Odeon (Fr) 2C 064-95.525, The Dutch College Swing Band Meets JV, 1973
Orly (Fr) SBV 336, JV and the Holiday Mood Orch: Venutiana
Ovation Records OV/14-04, The Jazz Violin of JV: once more with feeling, 1969
Ovation Records (J) YX 4037, Joe Venuti: Once More With Feeling
Parlophone (Aus) PCSO 7159, The Dutch College Swing B Meets JV, Jul 1974
Parlophone (E) PMC 7091, Venuti-Lang 1927-8, 1974
Parlophone (It) 3C 034-04254, Venuti-Lang 1927-8, 1974
Parlophone (It) 3C 054-18260, Joe & Joe: Joe Venuti meets Joe Albany, 1977
Parlophone (It) PMC 7091, Venuti-Lang 1927-8, 1974
Pausa 7034, Joe Venuti: Doin’ Things
Pye (E) VJD 523, Joe & Zoot: Joe Venuti And Zoot Sims, 1976
RCA (Fr) 740 110e, Joe Venuti: Violinology: Vol 59 Black & White, 1972
RCA (Fr) FPM1-7016, JV / E Lang: “The Sounds of New York” Vol 2 (1927-1933)
Regal (E) REG 1076, hell’s bells & hallelujah: Venuti, Lang & Rollini
Ringside (Can) RS 105, the Joe Venuti Quartet, 1969
Sandy Hook S.H. 2047, JV: Hot Swing Fiddler: Radio Jazz Violin Classics, 1981
Sarpe (Sp) GJ-23, Los Grandes del Jazz 23: Joe Venuti / Lou Stein, 1981
SESAC N 2001/02, Joe Venuti and his Blue 5: Vol 1
SESAC N 2003/04, Joe Venuti and his Blue 5: Vol 2
Shoestring SS-111, The Mad Fiddler From Phillie: Joe Venuti
Sonet (E) SNTF 734, Joe Venuti: Sliding By, 1977
Stony Plain Records (Can) SPFF 1026, Joe Venuti: Joe in Chicago, 1978
Sunbeam HB 309, D Shore 1947 & B Crosby 1952: Feat . . . Joe Venuti, 1975
Swaggie (Aus) 754, the Jazz makers: JV And Eddie Lang 1927-28
Swaggie (Aus) 817, Vintage Jazz Archives: J Venuti And Eddie Lang: 1926-1930
Swingfan (G) 1017, Joe Venuti And Adrian Rollini: 1933-1939
The Old Masters TOM-7, Venuti-Lang: 1929-1930 cover: yellow
The Old Masters TOM-7, Venuti-Lang: 1929-1930: Vol One
The Old Masters TOM-8, Venuti-Lang: 1927-1928: Vol Two
The Old Masters TOM-51, J Pettis and His Band 1926-1927: feat JV and E Lang
Tobacco Road (It) B 2535, Amer J & Blues Hist Vol 35: JV: “Stringin’ The Blues”
TRF Music Inc (It) 905, Swing Violin Scene
Union Records (J) UPS 49, Newport All-Stars In Japan, 1969 Norvo
Unique Jazz (It) UJ 28, All Stars: European Concert Norvo
Vanguard VSD-79396, Joe Venuti in milan: with Lino Patruno & his friends
Vanguard VSD-79405, JV / Jazz Violin: with Lino Patruno and his friends, 1974
Vogue (E) VJD 523, Joe & Zoot: Joe Venuti and Zoot Sims jazz doubles
Warner Bros BS-2888, Leon Redbone: On The Track, 1975
World Record Club (Aus) R-04419, The Dutch College Swing Band Meets JV
Yazoo L-1062, 1927 to 1934: Violin Jazz: Joe Venuti, 1979 J Dorsey


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