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Esquire 78 rpm records (British modern jazz)...

All Esquire modern jazz was issued with the 10- or 12- prefix number. This represented the size of the record 10inch 78rpm or 12inch 78rpm. From 1954 some of the single releases were also issued in 7inch 45rpm format. Initially traditional and modern jazz was released. Only the British modern jazz releases are listed below, there are missing numbers - I do not know whether every number was used but I suspect not. Further details including band personnels are available by clicking on the links, just make a note of the date and titles and look them up in the discographies. Items listed in red are the label founders own band and are included for a few early numbers. If you have any additions or corrections I would very much appreciate the information. The date shown is the recording date...

10-001 Carlo Krahmer
10-002 The Esquire Five 13/1/48 Boppin' at Esquire / Idabop Scott
10-003 Bill Bramwell
10-004 Victor Feldman 17/2/48 Mop-mop / Lady bird Feldman
10-005 Carlo Krahmer
10-006 All Star Sextet 29/4/48 Galaxie / I can't get started ADean
10-009 Town Hall Ensemble 30/3/48 Buzzy (part 1) / Buzzy (part 2) Scott
10-010 All Star Sextet 29/4/48 First Gear / Confirmation ADean
10-014 Carlo Krahmer
10-021 Vic Lewis Orchestra 23/6/47 For you a bone / Eindayz Lewis
10-032 Town Hall Ensemble 30/3/48 Is you'se a viper / That's my desire Scott
10-033 All Star Sextet 8/5/48 My baby likes to bebop / Disc jockey Jump ADean
10-036 Ronnie Scott 9/4/49 Wee dot / Coquette Scott
10-037 Johnny Dankworth 9/4/49 Bremavin / Lover man Dankworth
10-038 Ronnie Scott 9/4/49 Scrapple from the apple (p1) / Scrapple from the apple (p2) Scott
10-041 Ray Nance Ellingtonians 1/7/48 I can't give you anything but love / Blues for Duke Other
10-042 Ray Nance Ellingtonians 1/7/48 Moon mist / Sometimes I'm happy Other
10-046 Keith Bird 13/10/49 How high the moon / Esquire blues Pollard
10-047 Keith Bird 13/10/49 Tom's tea party / Revol Pollard
10-050 All Star Sextet 8/5/48 Fallonology / Jack fiddles while Norman burns ADean
10-065 Victor Feldman 17/2/48 Quaternity / Gone with the wind Feldman
10-080 Carlo Krahmer
10-081 Carlo Krahmer
10-092 Victor Feldman
Vic Lewis Orchestra
17/2/48
23/6/47
Moonlight in Vermont
Summertime
Feldman
Lewis
10-093 Johnny Dankworth 29/7/50 Seven not out / Cherokee Dankworth
10-101 Carlo Krahmer
10-103 Johnny Dankworth 14/10/50 Perhaps / Get happy Dankworth
10-115 MM All stars 3/2/51 Brand's essence / Marshall's plan Melody Maker
10-124 Vic Lewis 27/2/51 Solitaire / Lemon drop
10-125 Ronnie Scott 28/2/51 September song / Flamingo Scott
10-126 Tito Burns 6/3/51 Johnny come lately / East of Suez TBurns
10-127 Kenny Graham 10/2/51 Mango walk / Pina colada Graham
10-131 Ronnie Scott 28/2/51 Too marvellous for words / Have you met Miss Jones Scott
10-133 Tito Burns 6/3/51 Somebody loves me / Everloving blues TBurns
10-134 Vic Lewis 7/5/51 Vic's riff / Festival riff
10-141 Ronnie Scott 21/4/51 Chasin' the bird / Little Willie leaps Scott
10-142 Tommy Pollard 18/4/51 Just friends / The way you look tonight Pollard
10-144 Vic Lewis 7/5/51 Everywhere / The apple
10-147 Kenny Graham 4/6/51 Skylon / Dome of discovery Graham
10-153 Victor Feldman 12/6/51 Ego / Jolly Rodger Feldman
10-154 Ronnie Scott 21/4/51 El sino / Crazy rhythm Scott
10-162 Tito Burns 12/7/51 The old music master / Festival hall TBurns
10-163 Johnny Dankworth 12/7/51 I hear music / The slider Dankworth
10-173 Johnny Dankworth 12/7/51 Leon Bismark / Webb City Dankworth
10-174 Vic Lewis 7/5/51 The moon was yellow / Foggy day
10-177 Kenny Graham 4/6/51 Chloe / Over the rainbow Graham
10-183 Tito Burns 12/7/51 A lesson in bop / Breaking point TBurns
10-185 Ronnie Scott 13/10/51 Close your eyes / I didn't know what time it was Scott
10-188 Tommy Pollard 18/4/51 East of the sun / Lover come back to me Pollard
10-192 Spike Robinson 7/7/51 Blue bird / The guv'nor Robinson
10-193 Johnny Dankworth 8/11/51 Strictly confidential / Allen's alley Dankworth
10-195 Scott / Graham 3/12/51 Battle royal / Twin beds Scott
10-197 Ronnie Scott 13/10/51 All of me / The nearness of you Scott
10-202 Ronnie Ball 15/12/51 Shaw nuff / Blue room Ball
10-203 Johnny Dankworth 17/12/51 Stomping at the Savoy / Myob Dankworth
10-204 Norman Burns 2/2/52 Nearing Shearing / Stars fell on Alabama NBurns
10-206 Gerry Moore 9/2/52 Gerry's boogie / Moore boogie Moore
10-207 Kenny Graham 13/2/52 Mike fright / Pip squeak Graham
10-210 Carlo Krahmer
10-211? Scott / Graham 3/12/51 Not so fast / Fast Scott
10-214 Alan Clare 24/11/51 If I had a talking picture / Blue Serge Clare
10-215 MM All stars 24/3/52 Up the poll / Up the poll Melody Maker
10-216 Gerry Moore 9/2/52 Bond Street / Baker Street Moore
10-217 Kenny Graham 13/2/52 Kenny's jig / Cuban canon Graham
10-218 Spike Robinson 7/7/51 Spike's choice / Spike's delight Robinson
10-219 Norman Burns 2/2/52
12/4/52
Knock yourself out
Lily of the Leguna
NBurns
10-220 Carlo Krahmer
10-221? Scott / Graham 3/12/51 Not so fast / Fast Scott
10-222 Vic Lewis 26/3/52 Why do I love you? / Street scene Lewis
10-223 Johnny Dankworth 4/3/52 Bopscotch / Our delight Dankworth
10-224 MM New stars 8/5/52 The fifth man / Mike's choice Melody Maker
10-226 Ronnie Ball 5/1/52 Thou swell / Sometimes I'm happy Ball
10-229 Norman Burns 12/4/52 It may be spring / Star eyes NBurns
10-232 Vic Lewis 26/3/52 J.D. to V.L. / Heru Lewis
10-236 Ronnie Ball 5/1/52 Cu-ba / Negotiation Klein
10-237 MM New stars 8/5/52 Searchlight / St. Maurice Melody Maker
10-238 MM All stars 4/3/53 Ballot box / Corporation jump Melody Maker
10-239 Norman Burns 12/4/52 1066 / Dance little lady NBurns
10-242 Ronnie Ball 15/12/51 Excavation / Liza Ball
10-255 Ronnie Scott 16/9/52 Scott's expedition / Love me or leave me Scott
10-257 Alan Clare 28/8/52 On the Alamo / I'm putting all my eggs in one basket Clare
10-259 Norman Burns 25/10/52 Brahm's lullaby / Bye bye blackbird NBurns
10-260 Gerry Moore 4/10/52 Ain't misbehavin' / Rosetta Moore
10-262 Alan Clare 28/8/52
24/10/52
Experiment
Laura
Clare
10-265 Ronnie Scott 16/9/52 Smoke gets in your eyes / Avalon Scott
10-267 Kenny Graham 8/10/52 All the king's horses / Peanut vendor Graham
10-274 Norman Burns 25/10/52 It could happen to you / I'll see you in my dreams NBurns
10-275 Ronnie Scott 13/12/52 Nemo / Seven eleven Scott
10-277 Kenny Graham 8/10/52 Boom / Barbados Graham
10-278 Kenny Graham 5/2/53 I'll remember April / Jump for Joe Graham
10-279 Ronnie Scott 13/12/52 Troubled air / Eureka Scott
10-282 Alan Clare 24/10/52 I've got the world on a string / Nice work if you can get it Clare
10-284 Norman Burns 6/3/53 Should I? / Everything I have is yours NBurns
10-286 Dill Jones 14/3/53 Turnback / Right now
10-287 Kenny Graham 5/2/53 A night in Tunisia / Take the 'A' train Graham
10-288 Tommy Whittle 11/4/53 Deep purple / Waxing with Whittle Whittle
10-289 Norman Burns 6/3/53 Without a song / Don't dilly dally on the way NBurns
10-290 Dill Jones 14/3/53 I'm always in the mood for you / Keepin' out of mischief
10-291 Ronnie Scott 13/4/53 Lover come back to me / Compos mentis Scott
10-297 Kenny Graham 29/4/53 Flamingo / Keni B'sindika Graham
10-298 Tommy Whittle 11/4/53 I'm beginning to see the light / I can't believe that your in love with me Whittle
10-300 Dill Jones 14/3/53 Blues ancient and modern / Please
10-311 Ronnie Scott 18/6/53 Tangerine / I cover the waterfront Scott
10-321 Ronnie Scott 13/8/53 Stompin' at the Savoy / Body beautiful Scott
10-325 Gerry Moore Trio 1/8/53 Darn that dream / Gregory Moore
10-326 Gerry Moore Trio 1/8/53 Just you just bop / Now and then Moore
10-331 Ronnie Scott 13/8/53 Double or nothing / Hard feelings Scott
10-335 Ronnie Scott 18/6/53 How am I to know / Night and day Scott
10-344 Annie Ross 14/9/53 The song is you / Jackie
10-345 Geoff Taylor Sextet 17/12/53 Charmaine / I can't give you anything but love Taylor
10-351? Ronnie Scott 1/2/54 Cymbalism / Dear old southland Scott
10-351? Kenny Graham 23/10/53 Beguine / Bongo chant Graham
10-353 MM All stars 7/3/54 For voters only / Gallop poll Melody Maker
10-354 Annie Ross 12/3/54 The beginning of the end / Annie's blue gown Kinsey
10-355 Geoff Taylor Sextet 17/12/53 Oh, lady be good / Wrap your troubles in dreams Taylor
10-356 Tito Burns 26/2/54 Skin deep (pt 1) / Skin deep (pt 2) TBurns
10-357 Tito Burns 26/2/54 Riff concoction / Midnight sun TBurns
10-361 Ronnie Scott 1/2/54 I get a kick out of you / Humble pie Scott
10-362 MM Modern group 7/4/54 If I could be with you / Young and healthy Melody Maker
10-364 Victor Feldman 19/3/54 Evening in Pakistan / Kashmir Feldman
10-365 Norman Burns 9/4/54 Jeepers creepers / Happy lobster NBurns
10-367 Tito Burns 26/2/54 Pinky / Budo TBurns
10-368 Tommy Whittle 12/3/54 Symphony / Deed I do Whittle
10-369 Norman Burns 9/4/54 I get a kick out of you / Three o'clock in the morning NBurns
10-371 Ronnie Scott 28/4/54 Sunshine on a dull day / Poor butterfly Scott
10-373 Jimmy Deuchar 20/4/54 Close as pages in a book / The folks who live on the hill Deuchar
10-374 Victor Feldman 19/3/54 Harem scarem / Pakistan Feldman
10-377 Kenny Graham 27/4/54 The continental / Blues in the night Graham
10-381 Ronnie Scott 17/5/54 In the land of Nimbupani / Fast & loose Scott
10-383 Jimmy Deuchar 20/4/54 They can't take that away / Thou swell Deuchar
10-385 Geoff Taylor Sextet 23/6/54 All of me / Solitude Taylor
10-387 Kenny Graham 27/4/54 Cottontail / Fascinating rhythm Graham
10-391 Ronnie Scott 17/5/54 Perdido / Cherokee Scott
10-394 Victor Feldman 14/7/54 Monkey business / For you alone Feldman
10-395 Ronnie Scott 28/4/54 Fools rush in / Perfidia Scott
10-396 Martin Slavin 3/9/54 Sweet Georgia Brown / I surrender dear
10-397 Kenny Graham 23/8/54 Good bait / Bike up the strand Graham
10-398 Tommy Whittle 17/8/54 Zythum / Debut Whittle
10-402 Tony Kinsey 22/9/54 Can't we be friends / Raymond Kinsey
10-404 Victor Feldman 14/7/54 Serenade in blue / Body and soul Feldman
10-405 Geoff Taylor Sextet 23/6/54 Easy going / The one I love Taylor
10-406 Ken Moule 20/9/54 Jelly Jelly blues / When I hear that conga drum Moule
10-408 Tommy Whittle 17/8/54 Martini / Yesterdays Whittle
10-409 Norman Burns 7/10/54 If you were the only girl / this can't be love NBurns
10-411 Ronnie Scott 2/11/54 Taboo / Second helping Scott
10-412 Tony Kinsey 22/9/54 Jump for me / Nice work if you can get it Kinsey
10-415 Ronnie Scott 15/10/54 Influence / Flying Scott Scott
10-416 Martin Slavin 3/9/54 Crazy rhythm / After you've gone
10-417 Ken Moule 20/9/54 Bensonality / Hallelujah Moule
10-419 Norman Burns 7/10/54 How about you / Bill's Blues NBurns
10-421 Vic Lewis 18/11/54 Begin the Beguine / The opener Lewis
10-422 Vic Lewis 18/11/54 Short stop / Arual Lewis
10-423 Jimmy Deuchar 12/11/54 The things we did last summer / This can't be love Deuchar
10-424 Tommy Whittle 1/12/54 Willow weep for me / Crazy rhythm Whittle
10-425 Geoff Taylor Sextet 6/12/54 I surrender dear / I can't believe that you're in love with me Taylor
10-426 Geoff Taylor Sextet 6/12/54 I'm beginning to see the light / Geoff's jump Taylor
10-427 Kenny Graham 3/12/54 Jeepers creepers / Sunday, Monday or always Graham
10-431 Ronnie Scott 4/1/55 Evening in Paris / After you've gone Scott
10-432 Ronnie Scott 4/1/55 But not for me / Serenity Scott
10-433 Jimmy Deuchar 12/11/54 Why do I love you? / Just one of those things Deuchar
10-434 Tommy Whittle 1/12/54 Archer's treat / Pyramid Whittle
10-435 Ronnie Scott 15/10/54 Falling in love with love / I remember you Scott
10-436 MM All stars 7/3/55 Waxing the winners (pt1) / Waxing the winners (pt2) Melody Maker
10-437 Kenny Graham 3/12/54 The nearness of you / Lover come back to me Graham
10-441 Ronnie Scott 9/3/55 Fidelius / Short circuit Scott
10-444 Tommy Whittle 22/3/55 Someone to watch over me / Harry's blues Whittle
10-445 Geoff Taylor Sextet 1/3/55 Shanty in old shanty town / Blow man blow Taylor
10-446 Dill Jones 14/3/53 Blues for you / Dill's blues
10-447 Kenny Graham 6/5/55 When your lover has gone / When a bodgie meets a widgie Graham
10-449 Norman Burns 25/3/55 Yesterdays / Without a shout NBurns
10-451 Ronnie Scott 23/2/55 Quicksilver / Time after time Scott
10-455 Geoff Taylor Sextet 1/3/55 Makin' whoopee / The lady is a tramp Taylor
10-457 Victor Feldman 11/7/55 Takin' a chance on love / The man I love Feldman
10-458 Tommy Whittle 4/8/55 Flamingo / A ghost of a chance Whittle
10-459 Norman Burns 25/3/55 Davani's design / Wooftide NBurns
10-461 Ronnie Scott 13/4/55 S'il vous plait / Jordu Scott
10-462 Ronnie Scott 13/4/55 Pearl / This heart of mine Scott
10-463 Ronnie Scott 7/6/55 Samson / I'll never be the same Scott
10-466 Ronnie Scott 11/10/55 Bang / With every breath I take Scott
10-467 Keith Christie 26/7/55 Drop me off at Harlem / ?????? Christie
10-471 Ronnie Scott 11/10/55 A night in Tunisia / The big fist Scott
10-479 Keith Christie 26/7/55 Mainstem / I got it bad Christie
10-519 George Chisholm 4/3/58

12-001 Carlo Krahmer
12-002 The Esquire Five 13/1/48 What is this thing called love / Lady be good Scott
12-003 Carlo Krahmer
12-004 Town Hall Ensemble 30/3/48 How high the moon (part 1) / How high the moon (part 2) Scott
12-007 Johnny Dankworth 9/4/49 Second eleven / Body and soul Dankworth
12-010 Carlo Krahmer
12-011 Johnny Dankworth
Ronnie Scott
9/4/49 Night in Tunisia
Don't blame me
Dankworth
Scott

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