Victor matrix BS-044589. Rockin' with the Rockets / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Rockin' with the Rockets (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Harlan Leonard (songwriter) | |
| William Smith (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Harlan Leonard (leader) | |
| Rockets (Musical group) | |
| Ernie Williams (director) | |
| Harlan Leonard (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Darwin Jones (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Henry Bridges (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| James Keith (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Fred Beckett (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Richmond Henderson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Edward Johnson (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| William H. Smith (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| James Ross (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Winston Williams (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Efferge Ware (instrumentalist : electric guitar) | |
| Jesse Price (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| William S. Smith (instrumentalist : piano) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, 2 string basses, electric guitar, and drums
- Category: Instrumental
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: U.S. Copyright Office files attribute the composition of the melody to Harlan Leonard, James Ross, and Fred Gulliver. The Bluebird disc label credits William Smith and Harlan Leonard. It is not known whether Smith is William S. Smith, the pianist, or William H. Smith, the trumpeter. Both are members of Harlan Leonard's Rockets.
| Notes |
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| Source(s): Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10586 | |||
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| 1/11/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-531 | |||
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| 1/11/1940 Chicago, Illinois. Studio A | 1A | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-044589. Rockin' with the Rockets / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200041102/BS-044589-Rockin_with_the_Rockets.
Victor matrix BS-044589. Rockin' with the Rockets / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200041102/BS-044589-Rockin_with_the_Rockets.
"Victor matrix BS-044589. Rockin' with the Rockets / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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