Victor matrix BVE-78866. Minnie the Moocher / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra

TitleSource
Minnie the Moocher (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Irving Mills (songwriter)
Cab Calloway (songwriter)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Cab Calloway (vocalist)
Cotton Club Orchestra (Musical group)
Joe Higgins (session supervisor)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Cab Calloway (director)
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and chorus
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers: "E. Oberstein, present"; "J. Higgins, present."
Ledgers indicate that the vocal chorus is composed of members of the band.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/18/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Hold Prefix listed as BS in Victor ledgers.
12/18/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Prefix listed as BVE in ledgers.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-78866. Minnie the Moocher / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043549/BVE-78866-Minnie_the_Moocher.

Victor matrix BVE-78866. Minnie the Moocher / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043549/BVE-78866-Minnie_the_Moocher.

"Victor matrix BVE-78866. Minnie the Moocher / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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