The Chocolate Dandies was a name used by a number of different jazz ensembles in the United States from the 1920s into the 1940s. The name "Chocolate Dandies" originally came from a 1924 stage show written by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle. A unit led by Don Redman was the first to record with it on the Okeh label in 1928-1929. He also recorded with McKinney's Cotton Pickers and released material with that ensemble under this name. Benny Carter had several ensembles in the 1930s which he called the Chocolate Dandies; versions of these groups continued to play into the 1940s, and counted among their members Coleman Hawkins, Max Kaminsky, Floyd O'Brien, Buck Clayton, and other members of Carter's and Fletcher Henderson's bands.
1993
EPM Musique, Jazz Archives (2)
CD, Comp
1991
1979
1967
1960
RCA
7", EP, Comp, Mono
1960
1957
1952
Odeon
Shellac, 10"
1945
Parlophone
Shellac, 10"
1940
1940
1940
1939
United Hot Clubs Of America, United Hot Clubs Of America
Shellac, 10", RE
1939
1935
Parlophone
Shellac, 10"
1934
Parlophone
Shellac, 10"
1934
Parlophone
Shellac, 10"
1934
Columbia
Shellac, 10", blu
1934
1934
1932
1931
Parlophone
Shellac, 10"
1931
Parlophone
Shellac, 10"
1931
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1931
Vocalion (2)
Shellac, 10"
1931
1931
1931
1930
1929
Okeh
Shellac, 10"
1928
Odeon
Shellac, 10"
Parlophon
Shellac, 10"
Odeon
Shellac, 10"
Parlophon
Shellac, 10"
Odeon
10", Comp
Odeon
Shellac, 10"
Brunswick
Shellac, 10"
Columbia
Shellac, 10"
Odeon
Shellac, 12"
Odeon
LP, Comp, RE, Red
Decca
Shellac, 10"
Jazztone (2), Orpheus S.R.L.
10"
2007
Mosaic Records (2)
Box, Ltd, Num + 7xCD, Comp, RM
2004
2003
Saga Jazz
CD, Album, Comp
1999
1993
Classic Jazz (3)
CD, Comp
1992
1991
Classics (11)
CD, Comp
1991
1982
2015
Acrobat
2xCDr, Comp
2013
Fabulous (3)
CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM
2012
Mosaic Records (2)
8xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num
2011
Smithsonian Folkways
6xCD, Comp
2010
Le Chant Du Monde
Box + 25xCD, Comp
2009
Not On Label
File, MP3, 128
2009
Frémeaux & Associés
2xCD, Comp
2009
Grammercy Records
CD, Album, Comp
2008
Documents
Box, Comp + 100xCD, Comp + CD, Ind
2007
Edel Records
CD, Comp
2007
Le Chant Du Monde
2xCD, Comp
2007
Edel Records
CD, Comp
2006
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp, RM
2006
Cities Of Jazz
CD, Comp
2006
2006
2005
Membran Music Ltd.
4xCD, Comp, Sif
2005
Membran
168xCD, Comp + Box
2005
HCD (3)
CD, Comp
2005
Rivermont
CD, Comp
2005
Top Jazz (4)
Box, Comp + 8xCD, Comp
2005
Top Jazz (4)
Box, Comp + 8xCD, Comp
2004
Proper Records (2)
4xCD, Comp, RM
2003
Frémeaux & Associés
2xCD, Comp
2003
Jazz Legends
CD, Comp, RM
2003
2002
Time Life Music, Universal Music Special Markets
2xCD, Comp
2002
Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde, Le Chant Du Monde
10xCD, Comp + Box
2001
Lifestyles
CD, Comp
2001
Jazz Magazine (2)
CD, Comp
2001
Jazz Magazine (2)
CD, Comp
2001
Neatwork
CD, Comp, RM
2001
EPM Musique
CD, Comp, RM
2000
GRP
CD, Comp
2000
Rhino Records (2)
4xCD, Comp + Box
2000
In+Out Records
5xCD, Comp
2000
Frog (7)
CD, Comp
2000
Universal Classics & Jazz UK
2xCD, Comp
2000
Disky
2xCD, Comp, Mono
2000
Columbia River Entertainment Group
CD, Comp
2000
Columbia River Entertainment Group
CD, Album, Comp
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