Victor matrix CVE-43122. Ol' Man River / Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra ; Paul Robeson

TitleSource
Ol' Man River (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Show boat (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Jerome Kern (composer)
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Paul Robeson (vocalist : bass vocal)
Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra (Musical group)
Mike Trafficante (instrumentalist : string bass)
Charles Strickfaden (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Charles Strickfaden (instrumentalist : baritone saxophone)
Elliott Shaw (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Mischa Russell (instrumentalist : violin)
R. Rogers (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Bill Rank (instrumentalist : trombone)
Mike Pingitore (instrumentalist : banjo)
Eddie Pinder (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Mario Perry (instrumentalist : violin)
Lambert Murphy (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Harold McDonald (instrumentalist : drums)
Roy J. ("Red") Mayer (instrumentalist : alto saxophone)
Charles Margulis (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Matty Malneck (instrumentalist : violin)
Min Leibrook (instrumentalist : tuba)
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Jackson Kinsey (vocalist : baritone vocal)
Lewis James (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Edna Indermauer (vocalist : contralto)
V. Holt (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Chester Hazlett (instrumentalist : alto saxophone)
J. Hause (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Charles Harrison (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Wilbur Hall (instrumentalist : trombone)
Wilfred Glenn (vocalist : bass vocal)
Irving ("Izzy") Friedman (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Kurt Dieterle (instrumentalist : violin)
Boyce Cullen (instrumentalist : trombone)
Rupert ("Rube") Crozier (instrumentalist : flute)
Rupert ("Rube") Crozier (instrumentalist : bassoon)
Rupert ("Rube") Crozier (instrumentalist : alto saxophone)
Frank Croxton (vocalist : bass vocal)
Helen Clark (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Henry Busse (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Roy Bargy (instrumentalist : piano)
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)
D. Baker (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Frank Trumbauer (instrumentalist : C-melody saxophone)
Paul Whiteman (director)
Austin Young (vocalist : tenor vocal)
  • Description: Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus and soloist
  • Instrumentation: 4 violins, 6 saxophones, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Featuring Paul Robeson, soloist, and Austin Young (of Whiteman's Orch.)."
Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and is not confirmed; collective personnel from Sunbeam CD notes (see CVE-43123).
Source(s): Sunbeam CD notes (personnel); John Bolig files (take 2 and Gramophone issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Destroy
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Hold Victor 35912 12-in.
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Victor 35912 12-in.
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone 5-0835 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone C-1505 12-in.
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone (Spain) AF-237 12-in.
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone (Czechoslovakia) AN-172 12-in.
3/1/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone (Norway) ZN-555 12-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-43122. Ol' Man River / Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra ; Paul Robeson," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800017300/CVE-43122-Ol_Man_River.

Victor matrix CVE-43122. Ol' Man River / Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra ; Paul Robeson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800017300/CVE-43122-Ol_Man_River.

"Victor matrix CVE-43122. Ol' Man River / Paul Whiteman Concert Orchestra ; Paul Robeson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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