Decca matrix L 6048. (I want a) Big butter and egg man (from the West) / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| (I want a) Big butter and egg man (from the West) (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Gordon Jenkins (arranger) | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Vernon "Red" Ballard (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Dick "Dent" Eckles (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Nick Fatool (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Chris Griffin (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Gordon Jenkins (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Allan Reuss (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Wayne Songer (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Phil Stephens (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Gordon Jenkins (choral director) | |
| Charlie LaVere (instrumentalist : piano) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals), with Gordon Jenkins' Orchestra: Chris Griffin (trumpet), Red Ballard (trombone), Wayne Songer (alto saxophone), Dent Eckles (tenor saxophone), Charles LaVere (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), Phil Stephens (bass), Nick Fatool (drums), Velma Middleton (vocals), Gordon Jenkins (arranger, conductor). |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/6/1951 Los Angeles, California | [A] | Master | Decca 27931 | |
| 2/6/1951 Los Angeles, California | [A] | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) 04956 | |
| 2/6/1951 Los Angeles, California | [A] | Master | Decca DL-5532 | |
| 2/6/1951 Los Angeles, California | [A] | Master | Decca 9-27931 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix L 6048. (I want a) Big butter and egg man (from the West) / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra," accessed December 13, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000272471/L_6048-I_want_a_Big_butter_and_egg_man_from_the_West.
Decca matrix L 6048. (I want a) Big butter and egg man (from the West) / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 13, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000272471/L_6048-I_want_a_Big_butter_and_egg_man_from_the_West.
"Decca matrix L 6048. (I want a) Big butter and egg man (from the West) / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 13 December 2025.
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