Victor matrix BS-74895. High society / Louis Armstrong Orchestra

TitleSource
High society (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Carl Russell (arranger)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group)
Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Zilner Trenton Randolph (director)
Louis Armstrong (leader)
Louis Armstrong (speaker)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with spoken introduction
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers mention a director, without naming him. Terry Teachout ("Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong") states that Zilner Randolph organized the band for Armstrong.
Victor ledgers: "Mr. E. E. Oberstein, present."
Bluebird disc label: "Trumpet solo and introduction by Louis Armstrong."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building 1 Master/hold Victor 24232 10-in.
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building 1 Master/hold Bluebird B-6771 10-in.

High society / Louis Armstrong Orchestra

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1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building 1B Master Victor blue history card: "Electronic transfer from Victrolac B-6771-B"; made 5/25/1945.
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building 1C Unknown Victor blue history card: "Electronic transfer from Victrolac B-6771-B"; made 5/25/1945.
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building 2 Not processed/destroy
1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building Unknown Master Jazz Club of America LEJ-1 LP

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-74895. High society / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040189/BS-74895-High_society.

Victor matrix BS-74895. High society / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040189/BS-74895-High_society.

"Victor matrix BS-74895. High society / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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