OKeh matrix W405059. Chinatown, my Chinatown / Louis Armstrong Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Chinatown, my Chinatown (Primary title) | Laird/Rust |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Jean Schwartz (composer) | |
| William Jerome (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Charlie Alexander (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Lester Boone (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Tubby Hall (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Preston Jackson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| George James (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Mike McKendrick (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Albert Washington (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Louis Armstrong (leader) | |
| Louis Armstrong (vocalist) | |
| Louis Armstrong (speaker) | |
| Zilner Trenton Randolph (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| John Lindsay (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and talk
- Instrumentation: 2 alto saxophones, tenor saxophone, 2 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered for Columbia use as W151886. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 1 | Unknown | ||||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 2 | Unknown | ||||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 3 | Unknown | ||||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 4 | Master | OKeh 41534 | |||
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| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 4 | Master | Columbia 2574-D | |||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 4 | Master | Parlophone (U.K.) R 1159 | |||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 4 | Master | Parlophone (Australia) A 3314 | |||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 4 | Master | Franklin Mint JAZZ1 | |||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 4 | Master | Odeon (Italy) A 2303 | |||
| 11/3/1931 Chicago, Illinois | 4 | Master | Odeon (Germany) A 286058 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "OKeh matrix W405059. Chinatown, my Chinatown / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000214159/W405059-Chinatown_my_Chinatown.
OKeh matrix W405059. Chinatown, my Chinatown / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000214159/W405059-Chinatown_my_Chinatown.
"OKeh matrix W405059. Chinatown, my Chinatown / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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