Brunswick matrix XE26772-XE26774. Poor Butterfly / Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols

TitleSource
Poor Butterfly (Primary title)Disc label
Pobre Mariposa (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Still Hayton (arranger)
Red Nichols (arranger)
John L. Golden (lyricist)
Raymond Hubbell (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; Laird; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Five Pennies (Musical group)
Red Nichols (leader)
Scrappy Lambert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take XE26774)
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Session indicated as recorded in the AM.
Documentation of Brunswick Records derives primarily from Ross Laird's "Brunswick Records: A discography of recordings, 1916-1931" (Greenwood Press, 2001). See the ADP Brunswick Records Resources page for more information.
Orchestra: 10 men, plus leader.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/2/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 XE26772 Master Brunswick 20062 12-in.

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Poor Butterfly / Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols - Brunswick 20062 - Take XE26772 - 3/2/1928
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
3/2/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 XE26772 Master Brunswick (U.K.) 20066 12-in.
3/2/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 XE26772 Master Brunswick (Australia) 20062 12-in.
3/2/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 XE26773 Master Brunswick 20062 12-in.
3/2/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 XE26773 Master Brunswick (U.K.) 20066 12-in.
3/2/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 XE26773 Master Brunswick (Australia) 20062 12-in.
3/2/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 XE26774 Master Brunswick (Germany) A5044 12-in. No vocal.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix XE26772-XE26774. Poor Butterfly / Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000225947/XE26772-XE26774-Poor_Butterfly.

Brunswick matrix XE26772-XE26774. Poor Butterfly / Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000225947/XE26772-XE26774-Poor_Butterfly.

"Brunswick matrix XE26772-XE26774. Poor Butterfly / Five Pennies ; Scrappy Lambert ; Red Nichols." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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