Victor matrix BVE-41284. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / The Troubadours

TitleSource
Ah! Sweet mystery of life (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Waltz (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
The dream melody (Alternate title)Disc label (RDI)
Naughty Marietta (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Naughty Marietta. Ah! sweet mystery of life (Uniform title)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Rida Johnson Young (lyricist)
Victor Herbert (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
The Troubadours (Musical group)Listed in Victor ledgers as "Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra."
Leonard W. Joy (director)Takes 1-3.
Nathaniel Shilkret (director)Takes 4-9.
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Takes 1-3: 4 violins, cello, bass, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, celeste, and traps
    Takes 4-6: 4 violins, cello, bass, 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, 2 pianos, and 2 traps
    Takes 7-9: 4 violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, 3 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, 2 pianos, accordion, and 2 traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers.
Victor ledgers, 12/29/1927: "Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra (L. Joy, Dir)." Other two dates show N. Shilkret as Dir.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/29/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Master/hold
12/29/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Hold
12/29/1927 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 3 Destroy
1/12/1928 New York, New York 4 Destroy
1/12/1928 New York, New York 5 Destroy
1/12/1928 New York, New York 6 Destroy
1/26/1928 New York, New York 7 Hold
1/26/1928 New York, New York 8 Destroy
1/26/1928 New York, New York 9 Master Victor 21371 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-41284. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / The Troubadours," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800015516/BVE-41284-Ah_Sweet_mystery_of_life.

Victor matrix BVE-41284. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / The Troubadours. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800015516/BVE-41284-Ah_Sweet_mystery_of_life.

"Victor matrix BVE-41284. Ah! Sweet mystery of life / The Troubadours." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

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