Victor matrix BS-031534. Hold tight (Want some sea food mama) / Fats Waller and his Rhythm
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Hold tight (Want some sea food mama) (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Sidney Bechet (songwriter) | |
| Leonard Ware (songwriter) | Listed only on earlier versions of BB B-10116. |
| Eddie Robinson (songwriter) | Listed only on earlier versions of BB B-10116. |
| Robinson Ware Spotswood (songwriter) | |
| Kent Brandow (songwriter) | |
| Ben Smith (songwriter) | Listed only on earlier versions of BB B-10116. |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC); Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Fats Waller and his Rhythm (Musical group) | |
| Fats Waller (vocalist) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor) | |
| Herman Autrey (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Al Casey (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Slick Jones (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Gene Sedric (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Cedric Wallace (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Fats Waller (leader) | Role listed in Victor ledgers as director. |
| Fats Waller (instrumentalist : piano) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Saxophone, trumpet, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: The composer attribution on some B-10116 disc labels credit only Kent Brandow and Robinson Ware Spotswood as songwriters, which may be composite pseudonyms for the other songwriters.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Len Joy, present." |
| Master renumbered by Victor as C9VB-0039. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10116 | |||
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| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor 20-1581 | |||
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor P-151 | |||
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Montgomery Ward M-7808 | |||
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | RCA Victor 27-0091 | |||
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | RCA Victor 947-0018 | |||
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPT-14 | |||
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1A | Not processed | ||||
| 1/19/1939 New York, New York. Victor Studio 3 [155 E. 24th St.] | 2 | Hold | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-031534. Hold tight (Want some sea food mama) / Fats Waller and his Rhythm," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200035476/BS-031534-Hold_tight_Want_some_sea_food_mama.
Victor matrix BS-031534. Hold tight (Want some sea food mama) / Fats Waller and his Rhythm. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200035476/BS-031534-Hold_tight_Want_some_sea_food_mama.
"Victor matrix BS-031534. Hold tight (Want some sea food mama) / Fats Waller and his Rhythm." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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