OKeh matrix W404424. When it's sleepy time down South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| When it's sleepy time down South (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Cuando es hora de retirarse en El Sur (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Otis René (songwriter) | |
| Leon René (songwriter) | |
| Clarence Muse (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Preston Jackson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Louis Armstrong (vocalist) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Lester Boone (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| George James (instrumentalist : baritone saxophone) | |
| Albert Washington (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Charlie Alexander (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Tubby Hall (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Mike McKendrick (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Louis Armstrong (leader) | |
| Louis Armstrong (speaker) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Willems (instrumentation; personnel); disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/20/1931 Chicago, Illinois | [A] | Unknown | ||||
| 4/20/1931 Chicago, Illinois | B | Master | OKeh 41504 | |||
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| 4/20/1931 Chicago, Illinois | B | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R 1034 | |||
| 4/20/1931 Chicago, Illinois | B | Master | Odeon (Germany) A 286047 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W404424. When it's sleepy time down South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213415/W404424-When_its_sleepy_time_down_South.
OKeh matrix W404424. When it's sleepy time down South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000213415/W404424-When_its_sleepy_time_down_South.
"OKeh matrix W404424. When it's sleepy time down South / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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