Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Take a little off the top (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Leo Corday (lyricist) | |
| Leon Carr (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Count Basie Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Count Basie (leader) | |
| Count Basie (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Russ Case (session supervisor) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
| Harry Edison (vocalist) | |
| Count Basie (vocalist) | |
| Ted Donnelly (vocalist) | |
- Description: Male vocal solo, with vocal group, comic dialogue and jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Messrs. Oberstein & Case, present." |
| Victor disc label: "Vocal refrain by Harry Edison, Count Basie, Ted Donnelly, and ensemble." |
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22/1947 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1L | Unknown | |||
| 5/22/1947 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Unknown | |||
| 5/22/1947 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1A | Master | Victor 20-2435 | 10-in. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300009015/D7VB-0896-Take_a_little_off_the_top.
Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300009015/D7VB-0896-Take_a_little_off_the_top.
"Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.
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