Victor matrix D5RB-0020. The Americans come / Richard Crooks ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra

TitleSource
The Americans come (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Fay Foster (composer)
Elizabeth A. Wilbur (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Victor Orchestra (Musical group)
Richard Crooks (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Maximilian Pilzer (conductor)
Richard Gilbert (session supervisor)
Bernard Baker (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Nicolai Berezowsky (instrumentalist : violin)
Walter Biedermann (instrumentalist : violin)
Robert Bloom (instrumentalist : oboe)
Daniel Bonade (instrumentalist : clarinet)
Horace Britt (instrumentalist : cello)
Domenico Caputo (instrumentalist : French horn)Listed on Victor ledgers as Domenick Caputo.
Samuel Carmell (instrumentalist : violin)
Albert Chiaffarelli (instrumentalist : clarinet)
S. Mario de Stefano (instrumentalist : harp)
Louis Edlin (instrumentalist : violin)
Jo. Euchs (instrumentalist : violin)
Irving Farberman (instrumentalist : traps)
Calmen Fleisig (instrumentalist : viola)
Harry Freistadt (instrumentalist : trumpet)
Samuel Gardner (instrumentalist : violin)
Victor Geoffrion (instrumentalist : string bass)
Harold Goltzer (instrumentalist : bassoon)
Michel Gusikoff (instrumentalist : violin)
Charles Jaffe (instrumentalist : violin)
Ivor Karman (instrumentalist : violin)
William Kroll (instrumentalist : violin)
Philip Palmer (instrumentalist : French horn)
Robert Paulucci (instrumentalist : trombone)
Gerald B. Rudy (instrumentalist : flute)
Chris Serenson (instrumentalist : trombone)
Lillian Fuchs Stein (instrumentalist : viola)
Morris Stonzek (instrumentalist : cello)
Sam Suzowsky (instrumentalist : string bass)
Additional Information
  • Description: Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra
  • Instrumentation: 10 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, 2 basses, flute, oboe, bassoon, 2 clarinets, 2 French horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, harp, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Richard Gilbert, present"; "Union musicians used."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
1/5/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Hold
1/5/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Hold
1/5/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Victor 10-1150 10-in.
1/5/1945 New York, New York. Studio 2 2 Master Delos DE5501 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D5RB-0020. The Americans come / Richard Crooks ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001962/D5RB-0020-The_Americans_come.

Victor matrix D5RB-0020. The Americans come / Richard Crooks ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300001962/D5RB-0020-The_Americans_come.

"Victor matrix D5RB-0020. The Americans come / Richard Crooks ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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