Victor matrix BS-047796. I don't want to set the world on fire / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I don't want to set the world on fire (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Bennie Benjemen (composer) | |
| Eddie Durham (composer) | |
| Sol Marcus (lyricist) | |
| Eddie Seiler (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Harlan Leonard (leader) | |
| Rockets (Musical group) | |
| Myra Taylor (vocalist) | |
| Ernie Williams (director) | |
| James Keith (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Harlan Leonard (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Darwin Jones (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Henry Bridges (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Edward Johnson (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| William H. Smith (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| James Ross (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Richmond Henderson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Fred Beckett (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| William S. Smith (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Stanley Morgan (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Jesse Price (instrumentalist : traps) | |
| Winston Williams (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, string bass, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
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| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
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| 3/11/1940 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-10919 | |||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-047796. I don't want to set the world on fire / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042886/BS-047796-I_dont_want_to_set_the_world_on_fire.
Victor matrix BS-047796. I don't want to set the world on fire / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200042886/BS-047796-I_dont_want_to_set_the_world_on_fire.
"Victor matrix BS-047796. I don't want to set the world on fire / Harlan Leonard ; Rockets ; Myra Taylor." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.
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