Victor matrix BS-010645. Whispers in the dark / Billy Pritchard ; Willie Farmer Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Whispers in the dark (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Artists and models [Motion picture] (Work title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Leo Robin (songwriter) | |
| Frederick Hollander (songwriter) | Listing on Victor V-16370 for Friedrich Hollaender. |
| Friedrich Hollaender (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Billy Pritchard (vocalist) | |
| Willie Farmer Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Willie Farmer (leader) | |
| Nat Brown (instrumentalist : saxophone) | 3rd sax. |
| Gabby Buttafoo (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Frank Darnada (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Leo Faberman (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Wes Fogel (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor) | |
| Don Lipsey (instrumentalist : trumpet) | 2nd trumpet. |
| Willie Newman (instrumentalist : trumpet) | 1st trumpet. |
| Billy Pritchard (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Charles Reauseau (instrumentalist : saxophone) | 1st sax. |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 2 saxophones, tenor saxophone, 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Len Joy, present." |
| Ledgers lists a first sax and a third sax, but no second sax. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/11/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-7036 | |||
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| 6/11/1937 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1A | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-010645. Whispers in the dark / Billy Pritchard ; Willie Farmer Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027939/BS-010645-Whispers_in_the_dark.
Victor matrix BS-010645. Whispers in the dark / Billy Pritchard ; Willie Farmer Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027939/BS-010645-Whispers_in_the_dark.
"Victor matrix BS-010645. Whispers in the dark / Billy Pritchard ; Willie Farmer Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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