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Top Bands of 1930s

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1	Sidney Bechet	4.000	Blues, Interna., Jazz	09/1932	81	1.Master Takes: Victor Sessions 2.Runnin' Wild 3.The Fabulous Sidney Bechet 4.The Genius of Sidney Bechet See all Sidney Bechet album rankings
2	Art Tatum	3.1011	Blues, Interna., Jazz	08/1932	88	1.Piano Starts Here 2.20th Century Piano Genius 3.Art's Art 4.Masterpieces See all Art Tatum album rankings
3	Roy Eldridge	3.0840	Jazz, Pop	02/1935	35	1.Little Jazz 2.Roy Eldridge 1957 Live 3.Fiesta in Brass 4.Roy Eldridge & His Little Jazz, Vol. 2 See all Roy Eldridge album rankings
4	James P. Johnson	2.8110	Jazz, Pop	05/1917	8	1.Snowy Morning Blues 2.The Original James P. Johnson 1942-1945 3.Harlem Stride Piano 1921-1929 4.Carolina Shout See all James P. Johnson album rankings
5	Charlie Christian	2.8110	Jazz, Pop, Rock	08/1939	24	1.The Genius of the Electric Guitar 2.Selected Broadcasts & Jam Sessions 3.Solo Flight 4.Vol. 2 1939 See all Charlie Christian album rankings
6	Benny Goodman	2.8110	Classical, Classical: Instrumental, Dance & DJ	02/1935	266	1.Sing, Sing, Sing 2.On the Air 1937-1938 3.B.G. in Hi-Fi 4.Benny Goodman and His Great Vocalists See all Benny Goodman album rankings
7	Tommy Dorsey	2.8110	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz	10/1935	82	1.Yes, Indeed! 2.The Carnegie Hall V-Disc Session 3.The Best of Tommy Dorsey 4.Stop, Look & Listen See all Tommy Dorsey album rankings
8	Red Norvo	2.8110	Jazz, Pop, Blues	04/1933	31	1.Dance of the Octopus 2.Red Norvo Orchestra Live from the Blue Gardens 3.Red Plays the Blues 4.Modern Red Norvo See all Red Norvo album rankings
9	Mills Brothers	2.6969	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Christian & Gospel	10/1931	50	1.Chronological, Vol. 1 2.Chronological, Vol. 2 3.Chronological, Vol. 3 4.The Essential Mills Brothers: Four Boys and a Guitar See all Mills Brothers album rankings
10	Eddie Condon	2.5106	Jazz, Pop, Rock	08/1939	42	1.Dixieland All Stars 2.Live at Town Hall 3.Condon Concert 4.Jazz As It Should Be Played See all Eddie Condon album rankings
11	Django Reinhardt	2.5106	Blues, Broadway & Vocalists, Classical	12/1934	138	1.Jazz Tribute No. 39: The Indispensable Django Reinhardt, 1949-1950 2.First Recordings 3.Djangology, Vol. 1: 1934-35 4.Crazy Rhythm See all Django Reinhardt album rankings
12	Fletcher Henderson	2.5106	Jazz, Misc., Pop	06/1921	48	1.A Study in Frustration/Thesaurus of Classic Jazz 2.Tidal Wave 3.The Crown King of Swing 4.1924-25 See all Fletcher Henderson album rankings
13	Harry James	2.5106	Broadway & Vocalists, Country, Interna.	01/1938	87	1.Bandstand Memories: 1938 to 1948 2.Stompin' at the Savoy 3.Verve Jazz Masters 55 4.You Made Me Love You See all Harry James album rankings
14	Glenn Miller	2.5106	Blues, Classical, Dance & DJ	06/1938	228	1.The Essential Glenn Miller 2.Legendary Performer 3.Chattanooga Choo Choo: The #1 Hits 4.Secret Broadcasts See all Glenn Miller album rankings
15	A/lewis Ammons	2.2102	Blues, Jazz, Pop	01/1939	1	1.The First Day See all A/lewis Ammons album rankings
16	Lee Wiley	2.2102	Broadway & Vocalists, Jazz, Opera & Vocal Music	06/1931	29	1.As Time Goes By 2.The Complete Young Lee Wiley 3.The Carnegie Hall Concert 4.Follow Your Heart See all Lee Wiley album rankings
17	Glen Gray	2.2102	Jazz, Pop	12/1931	11	1.Best of the Big Bands 2.Glen Gray / Casa Loma Orchestra 1939-1940 3.Continental 4.No Name Jive See all Glen Gray album rankings
18	Artie Shaw	1.9099	Blues, Jazz, Misc.	12/1936	92	1.Last Recordings: Rare and Unreleased 2.Traffic Jam 3.Begin the Beguine 4.Self Portrait See all Artie Shaw album rankings
19	Albert Ammons	1.6786	Blues, Jazz, Pop	02/1936	13	1.King of Boogie Woogie 2.Master of Boogie 3.1946-1948 4.Alternate Takes Radio Performance See all Albert Ammons album rankings
20	Louis Armstrong	No Score	Alt. Rock, Blues, Broadway & Vocalists	04/1923	379	1.Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy 2.Satch Plays Fats: The Music of Fats Waller 3.I've Got the World on a String/Louis Under the Stars 4.Ambassador Satch See all Louis Armstrong album rankings

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