Victor matrix B-31211. What's the use of dreamin' / Jean Goldkette Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| What's the use of dreamin' (Primary title) | Victor catalog |
| Medley fox trot (Title descriptor) | Victor catalog |
| What's the use of dreamin' ; Gypsy love song ; Melody in F ; Little grey home in the West (Medley contents) | Victor ledgers |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Jean Goldkette Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Tex Brusstar (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
| Tommy Dorsey (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Fuzzy Farrar (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Jean Goldkette (leader) | |
| Irish Henry (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Charles Horvath (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Edward T. King (session supervisor) | Listed as Dir. in Victor ledgers. |
| Paul Mertz (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Don Murray (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Howdy Quicksell (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Bill Rank (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Stanley "Doc" Ryker (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
| Joe Venuti (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| George Williams (instrumentalist : saxophone) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 2 violins, 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, 2 trombones, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
- Title Note: Victor ledgers: "What's the use of dreamin' " from "The time, the place, and the girl."
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/25/1924 Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Athletic Club | 1 | Destroy | ||
| 11/25/1924 Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Athletic Club | 2 | Hold | ||
| 11/25/1924 Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Athletic Club | 3 | Destroy | ||
| 11/25/1924 Detroit, Michigan. Detroit Athletic Club | 4 | Master | Victor 19664 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix B-31211. What's the use of dreamin' / Jean Goldkette Orchestra," accessed January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800005430/B-31211-Whats_the_use_of_dreamin.
Victor matrix B-31211. What's the use of dreamin' / Jean Goldkette Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800005430/B-31211-Whats_the_use_of_dreamin.
"Victor matrix B-31211. What's the use of dreamin' / Jean Goldkette Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.
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