JSngry

Add Shirley Horn to that list.

Probably the Decca All Stars set? But the other Decca set contends.

So, yeah William Parker.

Kinda needing some answers here?

Steve Douglas trumps Ward Cleaver this time.

wow

Perhaps not "essential", but definitely enjoyable!!!

My sentiments exactly. Film composers are frequently required to also write (or provide) "source music for exactly a purpose such as this- radio music, phonogrpwh records, jukebox music, etc. Not sure how often a film production company of that time would want to pay to license an existing record for a few seconds of ambient background music when they're already paying a guy who could come up with something as perfect for the function as this.

Ok...

Who was this guy? Never heard of him?

That's a damn good record.

Circus movie!!!!

That held my attention, actually,

I look at it like the Sarah was the be but of the song and the Raeburn was the debut of the full composition. Dizzy was present for both,fwiw Perhaps overlooked today is what a hustler Dizzy was in those very early days of bebop.

However, this one is given as 12-31-1944:

Alleged first recording.