Victor matrix BVE-37444. Pretty little thing / Whitey Kaufman Orchestra

TitleSource
Pretty little thing (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Al Dubin (lyricist)
Billy Rose (lyricist)
Harry Tobias (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers.
PersonnelNotes
Whitey Kaufman Orchestra (Musical group)
Walter Ashby (vocalist)
Jack Purvis (vocalist)
Byron Kissinger (vocalist)
Whitey Kaufman (leader)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus (takes 1-4); unaccompanied (takes 5 and 6)
  • Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: Male vocal trio in first take (by Jack Purvis, Byron Kissinger, and Walter Ashby); entire orchestra sings in takes 2-4.
Victor ledgers, 3/3/1927: Made on approval.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
3/3/1927 Camden, New Jersey 1 Destroy
3/3/1927 Camden, New Jersey 2 Destroy
3/3/1927 Camden, New Jersey 3 Destroy
3/3/1927 Camden, New Jersey 4 Destroy
3/4/1927 Camden, New Jersey 5 Destroy
3/4/1927 Camden, New Jersey 6 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-37444. Pretty little thing / Whitey Kaufman Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011700/BVE-37444-Pretty_little_thing.

Victor matrix BVE-37444. Pretty little thing / Whitey Kaufman Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800011700/BVE-37444-Pretty_little_thing.

"Victor matrix BVE-37444. Pretty little thing / Whitey Kaufman Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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