Victor matrix BS-063858. Don't blame me / New Music [Shep Fields]
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Don't blame me (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Jimmy McHugh (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| New Music [Shep Fields] (Musical group) | |
| Shep Fields (director) | |
| Al Benson (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Max Berlin (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| George Ford (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| George Ford (instrumentalist : flute) | |
| Al Freistat (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Ben Glassman (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Sid Greenfield (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Johnny Hayes (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Tony Kay (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Irving Kramer (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Bob Lawson (instrumentalist : baritone saxophone) | |
| Charles Parsons (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Romeo Penque (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Romeo Penque (instrumentalist : flute) | |
| Sidney Schwartz (instrumentalist : piano) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 9 saxophones, 2 flutes, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers; Johnson and Shirley adds flutists. Johnson and Shirley also states that all band members double or triple on other instruments in this session. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/6/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-11225 | |||
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℗ © 1941 Sony Music Entertainment.
Embed Audio |
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| 5/6/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor 20-2945 | |||
| 5/6/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Bluebird 30-0827 | |||
| 5/6/1941 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-063858. Don't blame me / New Music [Shep Fields]," accessed December 21, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200050176/BS-063858-Dont_blame_me.
Victor matrix BS-063858. Don't blame me / New Music [Shep Fields]. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 21, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200050176/BS-063858-Dont_blame_me.
"Victor matrix BS-063858. Don't blame me / New Music [Shep Fields]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 21 December 2025.
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