Victor matrix BS-073288. Dont cry, baby / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Dont cry, baby (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Jimmy Mitchell (songwriter) | Name presented on early disc labels. |
| Sam (Sammy) Lowe (arranger) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Erskine Hawkins Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Jimmy Mitchell (vocalist) | |
| Erskine Hawkins (director) | |
| Leonard W. Joy (session supervisor) | |
| Moe Gale (session supervisor) | |
| Sammy Lowe (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Ed McConney (instrumentalist : drums) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers, some disc labels, and an entry in the U.S. Copyright Office files credit Sammy Lowe and Jimmy Mitchell as songwriters. A handwritten note on the Victor blue history card states “change slugs for future 1/31/[19]44 to (Unger-Bernie-Johnson-Arr. By Sammy Lowe)." Later Victor 20-2283 and 30-0813 disc labels, examples found on the BHC verso, present the altered songwriter credits. A second copyright claim confirms the modified credits.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Joy and Mr. Moe Gale present." |
| Both takes 1 and 1A are masters; it is probable that issues derive from both. |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/27/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Bluebird 30-0813 | |||
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| 5/27/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor 20-2283 | |||
| 5/27/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | Victor P-181 | |||
| 5/27/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPM-2227 | |||
| 5/27/1942 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] | 1A | Master | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-073288. Dont cry, baby / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200054611/BS-073288-Dont_cry_baby.
Victor matrix BS-073288. Dont cry, baby / 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/200054611/BS-073288-Dont_cry_baby.
"Victor matrix BS-073288. Dont cry, baby / Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Jimmy Mitchell." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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