Decca matrix 64908. What is this thing called swing? / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra

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  • Master Size: 10-in.
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 note: Both titles also issued on MCA LA-10, (France) 510108, 510157, (Japan) 3068, MCA-Coral (Germany) COPS 7505, Affinity (England) AFS-1024, CD Classics (France) 523.
Ruppli additional catalog number(s): MCA LA-10, MCA (Japan) 3068, MCA-Coral (Germany) COPS 7505.
Ruppli session personnel note: Louis Armstrong (trumpet, vocals), Shelton Hemphill, Otis Johnson, Henry "Red" Allen (trumpet), Wilbur De Paris, George Washington, J.C. Higginbotham (trombone), Rupert Cole, Charlie Holmes (alto saxophone), Albert Nicholas, Bingie Madison (tenor saxophone), Luis Russell (piano, arranger), Lee Blair (guitar), Pops Foster (bass), Sidney Catlett (drums).
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/18/1939 New York, New York A Master Decca 2267 10-in.
1/18/1939 New York, New York A Master Affinity (England) AFS-1024 LP
1/18/1939 New York, New York A Master MCA (France) 510108 LP
1/18/1939 New York, New York A Master MCA (France) 510157 LP
1/18/1939 New York, New York A Master Classics (France) 523 Compact disc

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix 64908. What is this thing called swing? / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra," accessed December 16, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000293021/64908-What_is_this_thing_called_swing.

Decca matrix 64908. What is this thing called swing? / Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 16, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000293021/64908-What_is_this_thing_called_swing.

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