Decca matrix 62886. I want to be happy-1 / Chick Webb Orchestra

Additional Information
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated.
Ruppli session personnel note: Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan (trumpet), Sandy Williams, Nat Story (trombone), Garvin Bushell (clarinet, alto saxophone), Louis Jordan (alto saxophone), Ted McRae (tenor saxophone), Wayman Carver (flute, tenor saxophone), Tommy Fulford (piano), Bobby Johnson (guitar), Beverly Peer (bass), Chick Webb (drums), Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Turk Van Lake (arranger).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/17/1937 New York, New York A Master Decca 15039 12-in.
12/17/1937 New York, New York A Master Decca 29239 12-in.
12/17/1937 New York, New York A Master Decca DL-8045 LP
12/17/1937 New York, New York A Master Brunswick (France, Germany) 87515 LP
12/17/1937 New York, New York B Master Decca (Australia) Z-778 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 62886. I want to be happy-1 / Chick Webb Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000290999/62886-I_want_to_be_happy-1.

Decca matrix 62886. I want to be happy-1 / Chick Webb Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000290999/62886-I_want_to_be_happy-1.

"Decca matrix 62886. I want to be happy-1 / Chick Webb Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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