Victor matrix BVE-37238. Midnight mama / Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Midnight mama (Primary title) | Victor catalog |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Victor catalog |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Jelly Roll Morton (composer) | |
| Bennie Moten (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Kansas City Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Bennie Moten (director) | |
| Bennie Moten (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor) | |
| LaForest Dent (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| LaForest Dent (instrumentalist : baritone saxophone) | |
| Thamon Hayes (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Harlan Leonard (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Harlan Leonard (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Willie McWashington (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Vernon Page (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Sam Tall (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Woody Walder (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Woody Walder (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Lamar Wright (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, cornet, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Instrumentation is from Victor ledgers and is not confirmed; collective personnel from Frog CD notes. |
| Source(s): Frog CD notes (personnel); trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | 1 | Master | Victor 20422 | |||
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| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | 1 | Master | X EVAA-3004 | |||
| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | 1 | Master | Victor [BVE-37238] | Custom pressing. | ||
| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | 1 | Master | X LX-3004 | |||
| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | 1 | Master | RCA (France) PM 42410 | |||
| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | 1 | Master | Frog DGF 29 | |||
| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | 2 | Hold | ||||
| 12/14/1926 Chicago, Illinois. Webster Hotel | Unknown | Master | RCA Victor RD-7660 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-37238. Midnight mama / Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011491/BVE-37238-Midnight_mama.
Victor matrix BVE-37238. Midnight mama / Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011491/BVE-37238-Midnight_mama.
"Victor matrix BVE-37238. Midnight mama / Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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