Victor matrix BVE-57702. You've got to be modernistic / Jimmie Johnson Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| You've got to be modernistic (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Hay que ser modernista (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| James P. Johnson (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Jimmie Johnson Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Keep Shufflin' Trio (Vocal group) | |
| Jimmy Archey (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Teddy Bunn (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Charles H. Frazier (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Charles H. Frazier (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| James P. Johnson (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Dave Nelson (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Fats Waller (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| James P. Johnson (director) | |
| King Oliver (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
- Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, banjo, 2 pianos, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Watson, present." |
| Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and is not confirmed; collective personnel from a discography. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/1929 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 11/18/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor V-38099 | |||
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| 11/18/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | JSP 928 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-57702. You've got to be modernistic / Jimmie Johnson Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800028585/BVE-57702-Youve_got_to_be_modernistic.
Victor matrix BVE-57702. You've got to be modernistic / Jimmie Johnson Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800028585/BVE-57702-Youve_got_to_be_modernistic.
"Victor matrix BVE-57702. You've got to be modernistic / Jimmie Johnson Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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