Brunswick matrix E25988-E25990. Mary (What are you waiting for) / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra

TitleSource
Mary (What are you waiting for) (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Kenn Sisson (arranger)
Walter Donaldson (composer)
Composer information source: Laird; Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Ben Bernie (leader)
Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra (Musical group)
Dave Bernie (vocalist)
Raymond Covert (vocalist)
Maxwell Covert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio; without vocal (take E25990)
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Documentation of Brunswick Records derives primarily from Ross Laird's "Brunswick Records: A discography of recordings, 1916-1931" (Greenwood Press, 2001). See the ADP Brunswick Records Resources page for more information.
Session indicated as recorded in the PM.
Orchestra: 11 men, plus leader.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/12/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E25988 Master Brunswick 3774 10-in.
1/12/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E25988 Master Brunswick (Australia) 3774 10-in.
1/12/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E25988 Master Brunswick (U.K.) 3724 10-in.
1/12/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E25989 Unknown
1/12/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E25990 Master Brunswick (Germany) A7598 10-in. No vocal.
1/12/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E25990 Master Brunswick 237-L 10-in. No vocal.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E25988-E25990. Mary (What are you waiting for) / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000225555/E25988-E25990-Mary_What_are_you_waiting_for.

Brunswick matrix E25988-E25990. Mary (What are you waiting for) / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000225555/E25988-E25990-Mary_What_are_you_waiting_for.

"Brunswick matrix E25988-E25990. Mary (What are you waiting for) / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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