Victor matrix BS-047279. Whispering grass / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Whispering grass (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Fred Fisher (lyricist) | |
| Doris Fisher (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Erskine Hawkins Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Jimmy Mitchell (vocalist) | |
| Dud Bascomb (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Julius Dash (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Marcellus Green (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Haywood Henry (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| William Johnson (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Sammy Lowe (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| William McLemore (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Jimmy Mitchell (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| James Morrison (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Avery Parrish (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Robert Range (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Edward Sims (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Lemire Stanfield (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Erskine Hawkins (director) | |
| Erskine Hawkins (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Leonard Joy, present." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/27/1940 New York, New York. Studio 3 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10671 | |||
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-047279. Whispering grass / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042543/BS-047279-Whispering_grass.
Victor matrix BS-047279. Whispering grass / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042543/BS-047279-Whispering_grass.
"Victor matrix BS-047279. Whispering grass / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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