THE ARISTOCRAT OF RECORDS Chicago
************************* Illinois
USA
History : april 10, 1947 - june 3, 1950 (re-named to Chess Rec.)
Found : Charles Aron
Evelyn Marks-Aron
Fred Brount
Mildred Brount
Art Spiegel
Distr. :
Style : blues / gospel / jazz / Chicago blues / r&b / electric blues (1306)
/ bop / polka / country / jump blues /
The Aristocrat of Records was originally managed by founder Charles Aron and talent
scout Sammy Goldberg. The label grabbed the attention of Leonard Chess some 5 months
after its launch in April 1947, who after initially being hired as a member of the
sales staff became a wholesaler of the label's recordings. Chess and his brother
Phil Chess first bought out the Brounts' shares in the company and following the
divorce of the Arons in 1948, managed to take sole ownership of Aristocrat.
By mid-1950, the label was re-christened Chess Records.
Aristocrat's Numbering System:
¤ Matrix #U600-U7127 : Vinyl 78s Released in 1947
¤ Matrix #U7128-U7172: Vinyl 78s Released in 1948
¤ Matrix #U7174-U7224: Vinyl 78s Released in 1949
¤ Matrix #U7225-U7250: Vinyl 78s Released in 1950 (With most recordings
consecutively issued under the Chess imprint)
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Aristocrat Records, sometimes billed as the Aristocrat of Records, was founded in
April 1947 by Charles and Evelyn Aron, together with their partners Fred and Mildred
Brount and Art Spiegel. By September Leonard Chess had invested in the young record
company. Over time, Leonard bought the others out, and by 1948, only he and Evelyn
Aron ran the firm. By early 1950 Leonard and his brother Phil had become the sole
owners, and in June of that year they changed the company's name from Aristocrat to
Chess Records. The Aristocrat brand was officially discontinued in January 1951.
In three years, Aristocrat released 183 songs, and recorded 18 more that were released
under the new Chess label.
On August 27, 1947 Muddy Waters made his first recordings for Aristocrat, which
produced the single "Gypsy Woman" b/w "Little Anna Mae". Backing him were bassist
Ernest "Big" Crawford and pianist Sunnyland Slim. After a second session in December
1947, Aristocrat released "I Can't Be Satisfied" b/w "Feel Like Goin' Home," which
became a minor hit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristocrat_Records
* 10"/78 RPM shelac monophonic format
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101 * SHERMAN HAYES & HIS ORCHESTRA : Say No More / Chi Baba Chi Baba 10" .1947
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102 * SHERMAN HAYES & HIS ORCHESTRA : The Better to Love You 10" 05.1947
/ You Don't Learn That in School
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103 * SHERMAN HAYES & HIS ORCHESTRA : Cuddle Up a Little Closer 10" 05.1947
/ 12th Street Rag
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104 * SHERMAN HAYES & HIS ORCHESTRA : Get on the Ball Paul 10" 06.1947
/ No Greater Love
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201 * FOUR BLAZES : Chicago Boogie / Dedicated to You 10" 05.1947
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202 * FOUR BLAZES : All My Geets Are Gone / Every Little Dream 10" 06.1947
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301 * GEORGE DAVIS : Jubilee / I Only Have Eyes for You 10" 07.1947
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302 * GEORGE DAVIS : I Cover the Water Front / What's the Use of 10" 08.1947
Wondrin'
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401 * JUMP JACKSON : Sweet Thing / Not Now Baby 10" 09.1947
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402 * JUMP JACKSON : Hey Pretty Mama / The Greatest Mistake 10" 11.1947
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403 * JUMP JACKSON : Choo Choo Blues / I Don't Love You Mamie 10" 03.1949
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404
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405 * JOHNNY JONES : Big Town Play Boy / Shelby County 10" 02.1950
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406 * MUDDY WATERS : Screaming and Crying / Where's My Woman Been 10" 02.1950
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407 * BLUES ROCKERS : Trouble In My Home / Times Are Getting Hard 10" .1950
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408
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409 * THE DOZIER BOYS : All I Need Is You / She's Gone 10" 02.1950
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410 * PENNY SMITH : Lover Come Back to Me / Here I Am 10" .1950
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411 * GENE AMMONS : Pennies From Heaven / The Last Mile 10" 03.1950
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412 * MUDDY WATERS : Rollin' and Tumblin' (Part 1) / (Part 2) 10" 04.1950
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413 * ROBERT NIGHTHAWK : Six Three O / Jackson Town Gal 10" .1950
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414
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415
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416 GENE AMMONS : Chabootie / Full Moon 10" 05.1950
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501 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : Mickey / My Little Girl 10" 09.1947
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502 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : Don't Take Me Home / Hindustan 10" 11.1947
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503 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : Tinker Polka / Pennsylvania Polka 10" 12.1947
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504 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : Clarinet Polka / Helena Polka 10" 12.1947
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505 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : Wabash Blues / Have You Ever Been Lonely?10" 01.1948
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506 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : Wabash Blues / Have You Ever Been Lonely?10" 01.1948
(vocal by Mario Lozer)
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507
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508 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : Pin Up Polka / What Do You Want To Make 10" 02.1948
Those Eyes At Me For?
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509
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510 * LEE MONTI'S TU TONES : My Anina / They Go Wild Over Me 10" 11.1948
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601 * TOM ARCHIA AND HIS ALL STARS : Mean And Evil Baby / Fishin' Pole10" 11.1947
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602 * TOM ARCHIA & HIS ALL STARS : Ice Man Blues (vocal by George 10" 02.1948
Kirby) / Cherry (vocal by Sheba Griffin)
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603 * TOM ARCHIA & HIS ALL STARS : Slumber / Jam For Sam 10" 10.1947
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604 * TOM ARCHIA & HIS ALL STARS : Hey Tom Archia / Macomba Jump 10" 04.1948
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605 * TOM ARCHIA & HIS ALL STARS : Downfall Blues / McKie's Jam For 10" .1948
Boppers
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606 * TOM ARCHIA & HIS ALL STARS : Swinging For Christmas / Talk Of 10" 11.1948
The Town
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701 Hollywood Tri Tones Vocal By Buddy Worth / Hollywood Tri Tones 10" 11.1947
Vocal By Hal Wetherwax : Christmas Kiss / Exactly Like You
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711 * GENE AMMONS : Three O'Clock Jam Session, Pt. 1 / Pt. 2 10" 05.1949
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801 * TOM ARCHIA : Love Me / Drinkin' Blues 10" 11.1947
(Note : ft. Jo-Jo Adams)
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802 * Tom Archia And His All Stars Vocal By Doctor Jo Jo Adams 10" .1948
: If I Feel Like This Tomorrow / Cryin' By By Window
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803 * DOC JO JO ADAMS WITH TOM ARCHIA'S ALL STARS : Cabbage Head 10" 08.1948
(Parts I & II)
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901 * SEVEN MELODY MEN : Rockin' Lord / Nobody Knows - Nobody Cares 10" .1947
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902 * SEVEN MELODY MEN : I'm On My Way / Mother, Pray For Me 10" 07.1948
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1001 * CLARENCE SAMUELS : Boogie Woogie Blues / Lolly Pop Mama 10" .1947
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1102
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1003 * CLARENCE SAMUELS : Coming Home Baby / Baseball Blues 10" 02.1948
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1101 * ANDREW TIBBS WITH DAVE YOUNG'S O. : Bilbo is Dead / Union Man 10" .1947
Blues
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1102 * ANDREW TIBBS : Toothless Woman Blues / Drinking Ink Splink 10" .1948
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1103 * ANDREW TIBBS : Married Man Blues / I Feel Like Crying 10" .1947
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1104 * ANDREW TIBBS/TOM ARCHIA'S ALL STARS : Going Down Fast 10" 10.1948
/ Same Old Story
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1105 * THE DOZER BOYS : In a Travelling Mood / The Holidays Are Over 10" 12.1948
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1106 * THE DOZER BOYS : In Every Man's Life / He's Got Her and Gone 10" 06.1949
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1201 * PRINCE COOPER TRIO VOVAL BY PRINCE COOPER : Night Fall 10" 12.1947
/ It's A Hit
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1301 * SUNNYLAND SLIM & MUDDY WATERS : Johnson Machine Gun / Fly Right 10" .1947
Little Girl
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1302 * MUDDY WATERS : Gypsy Woman / Little Anna Mae 10" 03.1948
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1303
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1304
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1305 * MUDDY WATERS : I Can't Be Satisfied / Feel Like Going Home 10" 06.1948
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1306 * MUDDY WATERS : Train Fare Home / Sittin' Here and Drinkin' 10" 10.1948
(Note : electric blues!!!)
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1307 * MUDDY WATERS : You're Gonna' Miss Me (When I'm Dead and Gone) 10" 02.1949
/ Mean Red Spider
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1309
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1310 * MUDDY WATERS : Streamlined Woman / Muddy Jumps One 10" 06.1949
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1311 * MUDDY WATERS : Little Geneva / Canary Bird 10" 11.1949
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1501 * DANNY KNIGHT WITH RED SAUNDERS ORCHESTRA : Until Eternity 10" .1949
/ It Happened A Year Ago Today
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1901 * JIMMY BELL'S TRIO : Just About Easter Time / Jimmy’s Swing 10" .1949
Boogie
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2001 * SAX MALLARD & ORCHESTRA VOCAL BY JIMMY BOWMAN/SAX MALLARD 10" 03.1948
& ORCHESTRA : Let's Love Again / The Mojo
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2301 * ROBERT NIGHTHAWK : Annie Lee Blues / Black Angel Blues 10" 11.1949
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3001 * THE DOZER BOYS : She Only Fools With Me / St. Louis Blues 10" 04.1949
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3002 * THE DOZER BOYS : Big Time Baby / Music Goes Round and Round 10" 08.1949
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3101 * FOREST CITY JOE : Memory of Sonny Boy / A Woman On Every Street 10" 01.1949
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3301 * SKEETZ VAN & HIS ORCHESTRA : Come Back To Sorrento 10" 02.1949
/ Bronzeville Swing
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8001 * CHRISTINE CHATMAN : When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver / Hey 10" 05.1949
Mr. Freddy ) [Christine Chatman's All Star Combo with Gene
Ammons on tenor]
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11001 * EUGENE WRIGHT : Pork 'n Beans / Dawn Mist 10" 09.1949
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