OKeh matrix 9892. Big butter and egg man from the West / May Alix ; Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Big butter and egg man from the West (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Percy Venable (composer) | |
| Percy Venable (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Hot Five (Musical group) | |
| Louis Armstrong (leader) | |
| May Alix (vocalist) | |
| Lil Hardin Armstrong (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Johnny St. Cyr (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Kid Ory (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Johnny Dodds (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
| Louis Armstrong (vocalist) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance ensemble, with female-male vocal duet
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Michaelminn.net (personnel); disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/16/1926 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | OKeh 8423 | |||
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| 11/16/1926 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Odeon (Italy) A 2384 | |||
| 11/16/1926 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Franklin Mint JAZZ1 | |||
| 11/16/1926 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Columbia C4K-85670 | |||
| 11/16/1926 Chicago, Illinois | A | Master | Columbia C4K-63527 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix 9892. Big butter and egg man from the West / May Alix ; Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000202028/9892-Big_butter_and_egg_man_from_the_West.
OKeh matrix 9892. Big butter and egg man from the West / May Alix ; Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000202028/9892-Big_butter_and_egg_man_from_the_West.
"OKeh matrix 9892. Big butter and egg man from the West / May Alix ; Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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