Victor matrix BVE-58544. Words can't express / McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas

Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers state that "Mr. Watson" was present and that director Don Redman also played saxophone on this selection.
Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and is not confirmed; collective personnel from notes to a reissue compilation CD. Personnel listings here are not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/31/1930 New York, New York. 28 West 44th St. 1 Master Victor V-38112 10-in.

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Words can't express / McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas - Victor V-38112 - Take 1 - 1/31/1930
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
1/31/1930 New York, New York. 28 West 44th St. 1 Master Bluebird B-5205 10-in.
1/31/1930 New York, New York. 28 West 44th St. 1 Master Bluebird B-5647 10-in.

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Words can't express / McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas - Bluebird B-5647 - Take 1 - 1/31/1930
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
1/31/1930 New York, New York. 28 West 44th St. 1 Master Sunrise S-3286 10-in.
1/31/1930 New York, New York. 28 West 44th St. 1 Master Frog DGF 26 Compact disc
1/31/1930 New York, New York. 28 West 44th St. 2 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-58544. Words can't express / McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800029268/BVE-58544-Words_cant_express.

Victor matrix BVE-58544. Words can't express / McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800029268/BVE-58544-Words_cant_express.

"Victor matrix BVE-58544. Words can't express / McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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