Victor matrix D5VB-0234. (Otto make that) riff staccato / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Ray Nance

Additional Information
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: 5 trumpets, 2 clarinets, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 3 trombones, piano, guitar, string bass and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. Russ Case, present."
Instrumentation and collective personnel are from notes to a reissue compilation CD cross reference with Victor ledgers. Personnel listings here are not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session.
The Victor blue history card for this matrix has not been found. It is not confirmed whether 1 or 1A was used for the master.
Source(s): CD: Duke Ellington centennial edition : The complete RCA Victor recordings (personnel); Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/1/1945 New York, New York 1 Master Victor 20-1697 10-in.
5/1/1945 New York, New York 1 Master RCA Victor DUKE14 Compact disc
5/1/1945 New York, New York 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D5VB-0234. (Otto make that) riff staccato / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Ray Nance," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300002166/D5VB-0234-Otto_make_that_riff_staccato.

Victor matrix D5VB-0234. (Otto make that) riff staccato / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Ray Nance. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300002166/D5VB-0234-Otto_make_that_riff_staccato.

"Victor matrix D5VB-0234. (Otto make that) riff staccato / Duke Ellington Famous Orchestra ; Ray Nance." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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