Victor matrix BVE-36090. Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra

TitleSource
Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) (Primary title)Disc label
Blowin' the blues away (Additional title)Disc label
Medley fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Americana (Work title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Phil Charig (composer)
Ira Gershwin (lyricist)
Morrie Ryskind (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Paul Whiteman Orchestra (Musical group)
Edward T. King (director)
Ferde Grofé (instrumentalist : piano)
Harry Perrella (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 1-4.
Charles Gaylord (vocalist)
Austin Young (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Jack Fulton (vocalist)
Raymond Turner (instrumentalist : piano)Takes 5-9.
Paul Whiteman (director)Takes 1-4.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-4: 3 violins, bass, 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, 2 trombones, banjo, piano, and traps
    Takes 5-9: 3 violins, 4 saxophones, 2 cornets, 2 trombones, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers for 9/2/1926 list both Whiteman and King as "Dir."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/2/1926 New York, New York 1 Destroy
9/2/1926 New York, New York 2 Destroy
9/2/1926 New York, New York 3 Hold
9/2/1926 New York, New York 4 Destroy
9/9/1926 New York, New York 5 Destroy
9/9/1926 New York, New York 6 Hold
9/9/1926 New York, New York 7 Destroy
9/9/1926 New York, New York 8 Destroy
9/9/1926 New York, New York 9 Master Victor 20197 10-in.

Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra

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Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra - Victor 20197 - Take 9 - 9/9/1926
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1926 Sony Music Entertainment.
9/9/1926 New York, New York 9 Master Gramophone B-5215 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-36090. Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800010335/BVE-36090-Why_do_ya_roll_those_eyes_Por_qu_me_haces_ojos.

Victor matrix BVE-36090. Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800010335/BVE-36090-Why_do_ya_roll_those_eyes_Por_qu_me_haces_ojos.

"Victor matrix BVE-36090. Why do ya roll those eyes (¿Por qué me haces ojos?) / Paul Whiteman Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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