Columbia matrix 147919. Olaf (You oughta hear Olaf laff) / Jim Andrews ; Jerome Conrad Orchestra

TitleSource
Olaf (You oughta hear Olaf laff) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Chauve-souris (Work title)Brooks/Rust
Authors and ComposersNotes
L. Wolfe Gilbert (lyricist)
Abel Baer (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Jerome Conrad Orchestra (Musical group)
Jim Andrews (vocalist : tenor vocal)Listing for Irving Kaufman.
Irving Kaufman (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Personnel shown for this master derive from Brooks/Rust. Johnson and Shirley note the recording session as "under the leadership of Ben Selvin" and state that "the sound is very much like that of Selvin."
Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (issues); Rigler-Deutsch Index.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
2/5/1929 New York, New York 1 Master Harmony 842-H 10-in.
2/5/1929 New York, New York 2 Unknown
2/5/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Harmony 842-H 10-in.
2/5/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Velvet Tone 1842-V 10-in.
2/5/1929 New York, New York 3 Master Diva 2842-G 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix 147919. Olaf (You oughta hear Olaf laff) / Jim Andrews ; Jerome Conrad Orchestra," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000037481/147919-Olaf_You_oughta_hear_Olaf_laff.

Columbia matrix 147919. Olaf (You oughta hear Olaf laff) / Jim Andrews ; Jerome Conrad Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000037481/147919-Olaf_You_oughta_hear_Olaf_laff.

"Columbia matrix 147919. Olaf (You oughta hear Olaf laff) / Jim Andrews ; Jerome Conrad Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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