Victor matrix BVE-64380. When a black man's blue / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Bennie Payne
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo (takes 3 and 4); with male vocal trio (takes 1 and 2)
- Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
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| Source(s): CD: Duke Ellington centennial edition : The complete RCA Victor recordings (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Victor ledgers (takes 1 and 2): "Vocal refrain by Sid Garry and 2 colored male singers." |
| 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 Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/26/1930 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Hold | |||
| 11/26/1930 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 2 | Master/destroy | RCA Victor DUKE5 | Compact disc | |
| 12/10/1930 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 3 | Hold | |||
| 12/10/1930 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 4 | Master | Victor 22587 | 10-in. | |
| 12/10/1930 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 4 | Master | Gramophone B-4842 | 10-in. | |
| 12/10/1930 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 4 | Master | Gramophone B-6294 | 10-in. | |
| 12/10/1930 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 4 | Master | RCA Victor DUKE5 | Compact disc |
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-64380. When a black man's blue / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Bennie Payne," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033507/BVE-64380-When_a_black_mans_blue.
Victor matrix BVE-64380. When a black man's blue / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Bennie Payne. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800033507/BVE-64380-When_a_black_mans_blue.
"Victor matrix BVE-64380. When a black man's blue / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington ; Bennie Payne." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.
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