Victor matrix CVE-53474. Little Boy Blue / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group

TitleSource
Little Boy Blue (Primary title)Disc label
Sketch book : The night has a thousand eyes (Additional title)Disc label
The woodpecker (Additional title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (composer)
Nathaniel Shilkret (arranger)
Composer information source: Disc label; Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Victor Salon Group (Musical group)Listing on Vi 9481 for Nat Shilkret's Salon Symphony Orchestra.
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)
Nat Shilkret's Salon Symphony Orchestra (Musical group)
Lewis James (vocalist : tenor vocal)"Little boy blue"; "The woodpecker."
Olive Kline (vocalist : soprano vocal)"The night has a thousand eyes."
Jack Parker (vocalist : tenor vocal)"The night has a thousand eyes"; "The woodpecker."
Elsie Baker (vocalist : contralto)"The night has a thousand eyes."
Elliott Shaw (vocalist : baritone vocal)"The night has a thousand eyes"; "The woodpecker."
  • Description: Orchestra, with mixed vocal chorus and soloist
  • Instrumentation: 2 first violins, 2 second violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, saxophone, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 2 pianos, harp, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Source(s): John Bolig files (issues); Victor ledgers; disc.
Instrumentation for unissued takes is not listed and may differ in part from that for the issued take.
Victor ledgers show "Little boy blue" as a tenor vocal solo, "The night has a thousand eyes" as a mixed vocal quartet, and "The woodpecker" as a male vocal trio.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
6/27/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Hold
6/27/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Destroy
6/27/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Victor 9481 12-in.
6/27/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Master Gramophone 42-712 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
7/19/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 4 Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CVE-53474. Little Boy Blue / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025325/CVE-53474-Little_Boy_Blue.

Victor matrix CVE-53474. Little Boy Blue / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025325/CVE-53474-Little_Boy_Blue.

"Victor matrix CVE-53474. Little Boy Blue / Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Salon Group." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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