A chronological survey of recorded music that falls within the scope of jazz, blues, and related music.

Corrections and additions are welcome.

Sources:
Allen Sutton - Ragtime On Records
Brian Rust - Jazz and Ragtime Records 1897 - 1942, 6th ed.
Rainer E Lotz - Black People - Entertainers of African Descent in Europe and Germany
Craig Martin Gibbs - Black Recording Artists, 1877 - 1926