Victor matrix B-29979. Nightingale / Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra

TitleSource
Nightingale (Primary title)Disc label
Waltz (Title descriptor)Disc label
El ruiseƱor (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
James Brockman (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Nelson Maples (leader)
S.S. Leviathan Orchestra (Musical group)
Carson Robison (vocalist : whistling)
Morton Downey (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and bird imitations
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Note: Mr. Downey's name not to be used on label."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/9/1924 New York, New York 1 Destroy
5/9/1924 New York, New York 2 Hold
5/9/1924 New York, New York 3 Master Victor 19342 10-in.

Nightingale / Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra

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Nightingale / Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra - Victor 19342 - Take 3 - 5/9/1924
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
5/9/1924 New York, New York 4 Destroy

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-29979. Nightingale / Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800004091/B-29979-Nightingale.

Victor matrix B-29979. Nightingale / Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800004091/B-29979-Nightingale.

"Victor matrix B-29979. Nightingale / Nelson Maples ; S.S. Leviathan Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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