Brunswick matrix E35899. It’s a lonesome old town (When you’re not around) / Ralph Bennett Seven Aces

TitleSource
It’s a lonesome old town (When you’re not around) (Primary title)Laird
Authors and ComposersNotes
Charley Kisco (songwriter)
Harry Tobias (songwriter)
Composer information source: Laird; ADP.
PersonnelNotes
Ralph Bennett Seven Aces (Musical group)
Ronald Perry (vocalist)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Violin, 3 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Performer not confirmed; Laird notes that the recording sheet states "Milt Shaw's Orchestra" and "the name is not to be used" on labels.
Orchestra: 10 men.
Session indicated as recorded in the AM.
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.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/7/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 A Unknown
1/7/1931 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 2 B Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E35899. It’s a lonesome old town (When you’re not around) / Ralph Bennett Seven Aces," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000232985/E35899-Its_a_lonesome_old_town_When_youre_not_around.

Brunswick matrix E35899. It’s a lonesome old town (When you’re not around) / Ralph Bennett Seven Aces. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000232985/E35899-Its_a_lonesome_old_town_When_youre_not_around.

"Brunswick matrix E35899. It’s a lonesome old town (When you’re not around) / Ralph Bennett Seven Aces." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

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