Victor matrix BS-78868. Kicking the gong around / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Kicking the gong around (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Harold Arlen (composer) | |
| Ted Koehler (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers; sheet music. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Cab Calloway (director) | |
| Cotton Club Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
| Joe Higgins (session supervisor) | |
| Cab Calloway (vocalist) | |
- 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 Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Hold | Gramophone X-4318 | 10-in. | Prefix listed as BVE in Victor ledgers. |
| 12/18/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 2 | Master | RCA Victor LPM-10120 | LP | Prefix listed as BS in ledgers. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-78868. Kicking the gong around / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043553/BS-78868-Kicking_the_gong_around.
Victor matrix BS-78868. Kicking the gong around / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043553/BS-78868-Kicking_the_gong_around.
"Victor matrix BS-78868. Kicking the gong around / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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