Victor matrix D9VB-2853. Mood indigo / Charlie Ventura Orchestra

TitleSource
Mood indigo (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Duke Ellington (songwriter)
Barney Bigard (songwriter)
Irving Mills (songwriter)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Charlie Ventura Orchestra (Musical group)
Stephen H. Sholes (A & R representative)
Charlie Ventura (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Charlie Ventura (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: 5 saxophones, 5 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, guitar, piano, string bass, drums, and tambourine
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used."
It is not known whether take 1 or 1A is the issued take.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/28/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Victor 20-3671 10-in.
12/28/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master Victor P-274 10-in. Album set
12/28/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master RCA Victor 47-3194 45-rpm
12/28/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Master RCA Victor WP-274 7-in. Album set
12/28/1949 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9VB-2853. Mood indigo / Charlie Ventura Orchestra," accessed December 14, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300014796/D9VB-2853-Mood_indigo.

Victor matrix D9VB-2853. Mood indigo / Charlie Ventura Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 14, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300014796/D9VB-2853-Mood_indigo.

"Victor matrix D9VB-2853. Mood indigo / Charlie Ventura Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 14 December 2025.

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