Brunswick matrix C7696-C7697. Whistling in the dark (Silvando en la obscuridad) / Ben Bernie Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Whistling in the dark (Silvando en la obscuridad) (Primary title) | Disc label (Br 6097) |
| Silbando en la obscuridad (Primary title) | Laird (Br 41344) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (Br 6097) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Allen Boretz (lyricist) | |
| Dana Suesse (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Ben Bernie Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Ben Bernie (leader) | |
| Clay Bryson (vocalist) | Listed as Claibourn Bryson. |
| Orquesta de Ben Bernie (Musical group) | Listing on Br 41344 for Ben Bernie Orchestra. |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take G)
- Instrumentation: Violin, 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Session indicated as recorded in the PM. |
| Orchestra: 11 men. |
| 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. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/13/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | A | Master | Brunswick 6097 | |||
| 4/13/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | A | Master | Brunswick (Australia) 6097 | |||
| 4/13/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | A | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) 1142 | |||
| 4/13/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | A | Master | Brunswick (Germany) A9068 | |||
| 4/13/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | B | Unknown | ||||
| 4/13/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | G | Master | Brunswick 41344 | No vocal. Issued for the Spanish market. | ||
| 4/13/1931 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | Unknown | Master | Brunswick 6097 | |||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix C7696-C7697. Whistling in the dark (Silvando en la obscuridad) / Ben Bernie Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000241475/C7696-C7697-Whistling_in_the_dark_Silvando_en_la_obscuridad.
Brunswick matrix C7696-C7697. Whistling in the dark (Silvando en la obscuridad) / Ben Bernie Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000241475/C7696-C7697-Whistling_in_the_dark_Silvando_en_la_obscuridad.
"Brunswick matrix C7696-C7697. Whistling in the dark (Silvando en la obscuridad) / Ben Bernie Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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