Brunswick matrix E26284-E26286. Make believe / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra

TitleSource
Engaños (Make believe) (Primary title)Laird (Br 40335)
Make believe (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
The show boat (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Kenn Sisson (arranger)
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist)
Jerome Kern (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; sheet music.
PersonnelNotes
Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra (Musical group)
Ben Bernie (leader)
Scrappy Lambert (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo; without vocal (take E26286)
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Orchestra: 11 men, plus leader.
Session indicated as recorded in the PM.
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.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E26284 Unknown
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E26285 Unknown

Make believe / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra

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Make believe / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra - Take E26285 - 1/27/1928
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E26286 Master Brunswick 40335 10-in. No vocal. Issued for the Spanish market.
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E26286 Master Brunswick 222-L 10-in. No vocal.
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 E26286 Master Brunswick (Germany) A7630 10-in. No vocal.
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 Unknown Master Brunswick 3808 10-in. E26284 or E26285.
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 Unknown Master Brunswick (Australia) 3808 10-in. E26284 or E26285.
1/27/1928 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 Unknown Master Brunswick (U.K.) 3752 10-in. E26284 or E26285.

The take number from which this recording is derived is not known.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E26284-E26286. Make believe / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000225671/E26284-E26286-Make_believe.

Brunswick matrix E26284-E26286. Make believe / 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/2000225671/E26284-E26286-Make_believe.

"Brunswick matrix E26284-E26286. Make believe / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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