Victor matrix BS-043921. What used to was, used to was (Now it ain't) / Ziggy Elman Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| What used to was, used to was (Now it ain't) (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Sammy Cahn (songwriter) | |
| David Meyerowitz (composer) | Original version. |
| Saul Chaplin (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Ziggy Elman Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Ziggy Elman (director) | |
| Ziggy Elman (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Jerry Jerome (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Noni Bernardi (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Toots Mondello (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Arthur Rollini (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Ben Heller (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Milton Raskin (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Artie Bernstein (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Nick Fatool (instrumentalist : traps) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, trumpet, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: U.S. Copyright Office files identify Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin's roles as "English version and new arrangement."
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/27/1939 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10563 | |||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-043921. What used to was, used to was (Now it ain't) / Ziggy Elman Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040935/BS-043921-What_used_to_was_used_to_was_Now_it_aint.
Victor matrix BS-043921. What used to was, used to was (Now it ain't) / Ziggy Elman Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200040935/BS-043921-What_used_to_was_used_to_was_Now_it_aint.
"Victor matrix BS-043921. What used to was, used to was (Now it ain't) / Ziggy Elman Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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