OKeh matrix W400872. Was it a dream? / Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

TitleSource
Was it a dream? (Primary title)Disc label
Part 2 (Title part)Disc label
Fue un sueno? (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Addy Britt (lyricist)
Sam Coslow (composer)
Georges Crozier (arranger)
Larry Spier (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Dorsey Brothers Orchestra (Musical group)
Smith Ballew (vocalist)
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and male vocal quartet
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Laird/Rust notes Smith Ballew and "4 singers from Hal Kemp's Orchestra (sic)" as vocalists.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
7/16/1928 New York, New York [A] Unknown
7/16/1928 New York, New York [B] Unknown
7/16/1928 New York, New York C Master OKeh 41083 10-in.
7/16/1928 New York, New York C Master Parlophone (Australia) A 2567 10-in.
7/16/1928 New York, New York C Master Parlophone (U.K.) R 226 10-in.
7/16/1928 New York, New York C Master Jazz Oracle BDW 8004 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W400872. Was it a dream? / Dorsey Brothers Orchestra," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209658/W400872-Was_it_a_dream.

OKeh matrix W400872. Was it a dream? / Dorsey Brothers Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000209658/W400872-Was_it_a_dream.

"OKeh matrix W400872. Was it a dream? / Dorsey Brothers Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.

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