Victor matrix B-793. Coon band contest / Arthur Pryor's Band ; Sousa's Band

TitleSource
Coon band contest (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Arthur Pryor (composer)
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Arthur Pryor's Band (Musical group)
Sousa's Band (Musical group)Listing on Vi 312 for Arthur Pryor's Band.
Arthur Pryor (conductor)
  • Description: Band
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Issues from take 2 not listed in EDVR vol. 1. Vi 312 not confirmed.
EDVR vol. 2 erroneously lists takes 5 and 6 as 5/26/1906.
Victor ledgers name “Victor men” who played with Pryor’s Band the week of June 8, 1914: L. Christie, A. Levy, T. Levy, C. Barone, E. Keneke, J. Fuhs, O. Winkler, H. Reitzel, F. Schrader, H. Conrad, and W. Reitz. For that week, instrumentation is given as 2 clarinets, 2 cornets, bass, trombone, drum, baritone, and 3 horns. Instrumentation for unissued takes is not listed and may differ in part from that for the issued takes.
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Source(s): Allan Sutton blog (take place); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/7/1903 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1 Unknown
4/26/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Master Victor 312 10-in. Listed as by Sousa's Band.
4/26/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2 Master Victor 4069 10-in.
4/26/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 Unknown
4/26/1904 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4 Unknown
3/26/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5 Unknown
3/26/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Master Victor 4069 10-in. W.R. Bryant notes in EDVR vol. II: No drums in final chorus.
3/26/1906 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 6 Master Victor 16079 10-in. W.R. Bryant notes in EDVR vol. II: No drums in final chorus.
6/10/1914 Camden, New Jersey 7 Master Victor 16079 10-in. W.R. Bryant notes in EDVR vol. II: Drums in final chorus.
6/10/1914 Camden, New Jersey 8 Hold/destroy

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-793. Coon band contest / Arthur Pryor's Band ; Sousa's Band," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001399/B-793-Coon_band_contest.

Victor matrix B-793. Coon band contest / Arthur Pryor's Band ; Sousa's Band. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200001399/B-793-Coon_band_contest.

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