Vinyl records

Artie Shaw And His Orchestra vinyl records

17 albums with 256 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

American big band led by Artie Shaw in the swing and bebop era. Artie Shaw’s first public appearance leading his own band was in his native New York City on May 24th, 1936. The band recorded its first session on June 11, 1936 in New York. From 1937-38, Shaw renamed the band "Art Shaw and His New Music," and in 1938, it was changed back to "Artie Shaw and His Orchestra." Shaw became one of the biggest names in jazz during the heyday of swing in the 1930’s and 1940’s. He broke the racial divide by becoming the first white bandleader to hire a featured African-American vocalist when he brought Billie Holiday on board in 1938.