One year across the standards
Recorded in 1938
39 recordings on this site were made in 1938, across 31 tunes.
January
- Don't Be That WayLionel Hampton · 1938 · Victor
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love with MeBillie Holiday with Teddy Wilson · 1938 · New York · Columbia/Legacy
- AvalonBenny Goodman Quartet · 1938 · Carnegie Hall, New York · Columbia
- Don't Be That WayBenny Goodman · 1938 · Carnegie Hall, New York · Columbia Masterworks
- I Got RhythmBenny Goodman Quartet · 1938 · Carnegie Hall, New York · Columbia
- Stompin' at the SavoyBenny Goodman · 1938 · Carnegie Hall, New York City · Columbia Masterworks
February
- I Hadn't Anyone Till YouRay Noble · 1938 · Los Angeles · Diamond Cut Productions
- Don't Be That WayBenny Goodman · 1938 · Victor Studio 2, New York · Victor
- You Go to My HeadLarry Clinton · 1938 · Victor
March
- I Let a Song Go Out of My HeartDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1938 · New York · Brunswick
- Don't Be That WayTeddy Wilson · 1938 · New York · Brunswick
April
May
- LizaChick Webb · 1938 · New York City · Decca
- Oh, Lady Be Good!Slim & Slam · 1938 · Vocalion
- Love Walked InLouis Armstrong · 1938 · New York, NY · Decca
June
July
- Begin the BeguineArtie Shaw · 1938 · Victor Studio #2, New York City · Bluebird
- I Can't Believe That You're in Love with MeArtie Shaw · 1938 · Victor Studio 2, New York · Bluebird
August
- Prelude to a KissDuke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra · 1938 · New York · Brunswick
- I Can't Give You Anything but LoveAdelaide Hall with Fats Waller · 1938 · Abbey Road Studios, London · His Master's Voice
September
- Old FolksLarry Clinton · 1938 · Victor studio, New York · Victor
- I Can't Get StartedBillie Holiday · 1938 · 1776 Broadway, New York City · Vocalion
- The Very Thought of YouBillie Holiday · 1938 · New York City (studio) · Vocalion
October
- CherokeeRay Noble · 1938 · Brunswick
- This Can't Be LoveBenny Goodman · 1938 · Victor
- What's New?Bob Crosby · 1938 · Decca
- UndecidedJohn Kirby and His Onyx Club Boys · 1938 · New York · Decca
- Sweet Sue, Just YouTommy Dorsey · 1938 · Victor Studio 2, New York · Victor
November
- Body and SoulChu Berry and His Little Jazz Ensemble · 1938 · New York · Commodore
- September SongWalter Huston · 1938 · Columbia Records studio, 1776 Broadway, New York · Brunswick
- Softly, as in a Morning SunriseArtie Shaw · 1938 · Bluebird
- Jeepers CreepersGene Krupa · 1938 · Los Angeles · Brunswick
December
- My Melancholy BabyBing Crosby with John Scott Trotter · 1938 · Los Angeles · Decca
- Fascinating RhythmSol Hoʻopiʻi and His Novelty Five · 1938 · Los Angeles · Decca
- Deep PurpleLarry Clinton · 1938 · Victor