OKeh matrix W403714. Bessie couldn't help it / Louis Armstrong Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Bessie couldn't help it (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Byron H. Warner (songwriter) | |
| J. L. Richmond (songwriter) | |
| Charles Anthony Bayha (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Henry Allen (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Otis Johnson (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| J. C. Higginbotham (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| William Blue (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Charlie Holmes (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Teddy Hill (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Luis Russell (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Will Johnson (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Pops Foster (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Paul Barbarin (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Louis Armstrong (leader) | |
| Louis Armstrong (vocalist) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 2 alto saxophones, tenor saxophone, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/1/1930 New York, New York | [A] | Unknown | ||||
| 2/1/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | OKeh 8774 | |||
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| 2/1/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Parlophone (Australia) A 3046 | |||
| 2/1/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R 698 | |||
| 2/1/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Odeon (Germany) A 286017 | |||
| 2/1/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Odeon (Switzerland) B-35600 | |||
| 2/1/1930 New York, New York | B | Master | Vocalion 3025 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W403714. Bessie couldn't help it / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000212572/W403714-Bessie_couldnt_help_it.
OKeh matrix W403714. Bessie couldn't help it / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000212572/W403714-Bessie_couldnt_help_it.
"OKeh matrix W403714. Bessie couldn't help it / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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