Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Zonky (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| John Nesbitt (arranger) | |
| Andy Razaf (lyricist) | |
| Fats Waller (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| McKinney's Cotton Pickers (Musical group) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
| Cuba Austin (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Ed Cuffee (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Langston Curl (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Jimmy Dudley (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Ralph Escudero (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| John Nesbitt (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Don Redman (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Don Redman (director) | |
| Todd Rhodes (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Prince Robinson (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Joe Smith (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| George Thomas (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Dave Wilborn (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Dave Wilborn (vocalist) | |
| Frank S. Mazziotta (instrumentalist : piccolo) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Frog CD notes (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Instrumentation derived from Victor ledgers and audition of recording. |
| The disc label for Vi 40-0115 states that Claude Jones is the trombonist on the recording. This is believed to be an error. Notes for the Frog CD, based on John Chilton's "McKinney's Music," assign the role to Ed Cuffee. |
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Watson, present." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Victor V-38118 | 10-in. | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Victor 40-0115 | 10-in. | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-5728 | 10-in. | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | RCA Victor 27-0133 | 45-rpm | Master dubbed as COVB-0005-1 |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Frog DGF 26 | Compact disc | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 2 | Hold |
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000014884/BVE-59140-Zonky.
Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000014884/BVE-59140-Zonky.
"Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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