OKeh matrix W402535. (What did I do to be so) Black and blue / Louis Armstrong Orchestra

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  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 2 alto saxophones, tenor saxophone, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, banjo, drums, and celeste
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Willems (personnel; instrumentation); Brown (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
7/22/1929 New York, New York A Unknown
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master OKeh 8714 10-in.

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(What did I do to be so) Black and blue / Louis Armstrong Orchestra - OKeh 8714 - Take B - 7/22/1929
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7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master OKeh 41276 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Unknown Columbia 37936 (Not issued) 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Columbia 38052 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (Australia) A 3939 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Parlophone (U.K.) R 1573 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Odeon ONY 41276 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Odeon (Germany) A 286076 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Odeon (Switzerland) B-35611 10-in.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Columbia 4-39232 45-rpm Issued from matrix ZSP5056.
7/22/1929 New York, New York B Master Columbia B-240 7-in. Album set

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W402535. (What did I do to be so) Black and blue / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000211364/W402535-What_did_I_do_to_be_so_Black_and_blue.

OKeh matrix W402535. (What did I do to be so) Black and blue / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000211364/W402535-What_did_I_do_to_be_so_Black_and_blue.

"OKeh matrix W402535. (What did I do to be so) Black and blue / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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