Victor matrix BVE-30176. Thaïs : Meditation / Paul Whiteman Orchestra

TitleSource
Thaïs : Meditation (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Thaïs. Méditation; arranged (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Jules Massenet (composer)
Ferde Grofé (arranger)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Paul Whiteman Orchestra (Musical group)
Paul Whiteman (director)Takes 10-12.
Ferde Grofé (instrumentalist : celeste)Takes 5-9.
Roy Bargy (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 10-12.
Mario Perry (instrumentalist : celeste)
Edward T. King (director)Takes 5-9.
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Takes 5-9: 2 violins, 4 saxophones, 2 cornets, 2 trombones, tuba, banjo, piano, celeste, and traps
    Takes 10-12: 2 violins, bass, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, 4 saxophones, tuba, banjo, celeste, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers list King as "Dir." for takes 5-9 and Whiteman as "Dir." for takes 10-12.
Victor ledgers, 2/9/1928: Celeste by Perry.
For takes 1-4, see B-30176.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
9/8/1926 New York, New York 5 Destroy
9/8/1926 New York, New York 6 Destroy
9/8/1926 New York, New York 7 Destroy
9/8/1926 New York, New York 8 Destroy
9/8/1926 New York, New York 9 Master Victor 21796 10-in.
2/9/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 10 Destroy
2/9/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 11 Hold
2/9/1928 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 12 Master/hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-30176. Thaïs : Meditation / Paul Whiteman Orchestra," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800004316/BVE-30176-Thas_Meditation.

Victor matrix BVE-30176. Thaïs : Meditation / Paul Whiteman Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800004316/BVE-30176-Thas_Meditation.

"Victor matrix BVE-30176. Thaïs : Meditation / Paul Whiteman Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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