Victor matrix CRC-53043. Farewell blues / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut

TitleSource
Farewell blues (Primary title)Published reissue
Part 5 (Title part)Victor ledgers
Impression of the Cotton Club by Herr Helmut (Series title)Victor ledgers
PersonnelNotes
Hellmut H. Hellmut (speaker)
Cab Calloway (director)
Cotton Club Orchestra (Musical group)
Additional Information
  • Description: Radio broadcast : Jazz/dance band, and announcements
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: German
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Broadcasting recordings (over NBC line from the dance floor of the Cotton Club, Harlem N.Y."; Recorded in New York studio 1. The time of the recording is approximately midnight, 4/21/1931.
These recordings were made by Victor for play on German radio. Masters discovered in Victor vaults by archivist Michael Brooks have been issued by Bear Family.
Source(s): Bear Family CD set; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
4/21/1931 New York, New York. Cotton Club 1 Unknown Victor [CRC-53043] 12-in. Custom pressing.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CRC-53043. Farewell blues / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000017419/CRC-53043-Farewell_blues.

Victor matrix CRC-53043. Farewell blues / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000017419/CRC-53043-Farewell_blues.

"Victor matrix CRC-53043. Farewell blues / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra ; Hellmut H. Hellmut." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.

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