Columbia matrix [W]150817. Body and soul / Fred Rich Orchestra

TitleSource
Body and soul (Primary title)Disc label
Three's a crowd (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Robert Sour (lyricist)
Edward Heyman (lyricist)
Johnny Green (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Fred Rich Orchestra (Musical group)
Chester Leighton and his Sophomores [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Clarion issue.
The Deauville Syncopators [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Par PNY 34139.
Paul Ash and his Merry Mad Musical Gang (Musical group)Listing on Harmony, Velvet Tone, and Diva issues.
Fred Rich (leader)
Ben Alley (vocalist)
The New York Syncopators, [Fred Rich Orchestra] (Musical group)Listing on Od ONY 36148.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Columbia matrix card indicates that the Western Electric system was used on this master, but W does not appear in the wax.
Source(s): OCLC; Laird/Rust; Johnson and Shirley (personnel).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/17/1930 New York, New York 1 Master Harmony 1226-H 10-in.
9/17/1930 New York, New York 1 Master Clarion 5088-C 10-in.
9/17/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Harmony 1226-H 10-in.
9/17/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Clarion 5088-C 10-in.
9/17/1930 New York, New York 2 Master Velvet Tone 2290-V 10-in.
9/17/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Velvet Tone 2226-V 10-in.
9/17/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Diva 3226-G 10-in.
9/17/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master OKeh 41456 10-in. Issued from OK dub W404471, made approximately Oct. 1930.
9/17/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Parlophone PNY 34139 10-in. Issued from OK dub W404471, made approximately Oct. 1930.
9/17/1930 New York, New York Unknown Master Odeon ONY 36148 10-in. Issued from OK dub W404471, made approximately Oct. 1930.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Columbia matrix [W]150817. Body and soul / Fred Rich Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040363/W150817-Body_and_soul.

Columbia matrix [W]150817. Body and soul / Fred Rich Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000040363/W150817-Body_and_soul.

"Columbia matrix [W]150817. Body and soul / Fred Rich Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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