Victor matrix CS-026828. Very good Eddie / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company

TitleSource
Very good Eddie (Primary title)Disc label
Isn't it great to be married ; Some sort of somebody ; On the shore of Le Lei Wi ; Babes in the wood (Medley contents)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Jerome Kern (composer)
Schuyler Greene (lyricist)"Isn't it great to be married"; "Some sort of somebody"; "Babes in the wood."
Elsie Janis (lyricist)"Some sort of somebody."
Herbert Reynolds (lyricist)"Isn't it great to be married"; "Some sort of somebody"; "On the shore of Le Lei Wi"; "Babes in the woods."
Henry Kailimai (composer)"On the shore of Le Lei Wi."
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Victor Light Opera Company (Vocal group)
Leonard W. Joy (director)Role listed in Victor ledgers as conductor.
Dorothy Chapman (vocalist : soprano vocal)"Babes in the wood."
Mary Louise Quevli (vocalist : contralto)"Some sort of somebody."
Felix Knight (vocalist : tenor vocal)"Babes in the wood."
Alan Holt (vocalist : baritone vocal)"Some sort of somebody."
  • Description: Vocal soloists, with orchestra and vocal ensemble
  • Instrumentation: 6 violins, 2 violas, cello, bass, flute, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, harp, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Ledgers list the following personnel in addition to the vocalists: Violins—Selinsky, Zayde, Silverman, Stopak, Isenberg, Finkstein; Violas—Borodkin, Tuskinsky; Cello—Gusikoff; Bass—Patent; Flute—Fershinoff; Traps—Rubsam; Saxes—Hazlet, Stoneburn, Hartman, Fulton; Piano—Rettenberg; Harp—Newell; Trumpets—Baker, Steigers, McGee; Trombones—Jenny, Chafin; Guitar—Binford.
Victor ledgers indicate that the orchestra alone performs “Isn't it great to be married” and that the orchestra and vocal ensemble perform “On the shore of Le Lei Wi.”
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
9/8/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Hold
9/8/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1A Not processed
9/8/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Master Victor 12413 12-in.
9/8/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Master Victor C-31 12-in.
9/8/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Master Victor 11-8055 12-in.
9/8/1938 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Master Victor CO-31 12-in.

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CS-026828. Very good Eddie / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200033475/CS-026828-Very_good_Eddie.

Victor matrix CS-026828. Very good Eddie / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200033475/CS-026828-Very_good_Eddie.

"Victor matrix CS-026828. Very good Eddie / Leonard W. Joy ; Victor Light Opera Company." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.

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