Victor matrix BVE-63632. I'll be a friend with pleasure / Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra ; Ray Lodwig

TitleSource
I'll be a friend with pleasure (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Amigo de parrondas (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Maceo Pinkard (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra (Musical group)
Ray Lodwig (director)
Weston Vaughn (vocalist)
Loren L. Watson (session supervisor)
Bix Beiderbecke (leader)
Bix Beiderbecke (instrumentalist : cornet)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "L. Watson, present."
The Victor blue history card implies that Vi 26415 was pressed from a dub derived from a British pressing or part.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 1 Hold
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 2 Hold Victor 23008 10-in.
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 3 Master Victor 23008 10-in.

I'll be a friend with pleasure / Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra ; Ray Lodwig

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I'll be a friend with pleasure / Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra ; Ray Lodwig - Victor 23008 - Take 3 - 9/8/1930
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 3 Master Victor 26415 10-in. From dub made 9/15/1939.
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 3 Master Gramophone B-4889 10-in.
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 3 Master Gramophone B-8419 10-in.
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 3 Master RCA Victor LPM-2323 LP
9/8/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 3 Master Only For Collectors (Argentina) OFC-34 [10-in.] LP

The take number from which this recording is derived is not known.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-63632. I'll be a friend with pleasure / Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra ; Ray Lodwig," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032908/BVE-63632-Ill_be_a_friend_with_pleasure.

Victor matrix BVE-63632. I'll be a friend with pleasure / Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra ; Ray Lodwig. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032908/BVE-63632-Ill_be_a_friend_with_pleasure.

"Victor matrix BVE-63632. I'll be a friend with pleasure / Bix Beiderbecke's Orchestra ; Ray Lodwig." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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