Victor matrix BVE-47531. The boy in the boat / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| The boy in the boat (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| The rock (Alternate title) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Charlie Johnson (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten (Musical group) | Listed in Victor ledgers as "Charlie Johnson and his Paradise Band." |
| Jimmy Harrison (speaker) | Not confirmed. |
| Leonard Davis (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Charlie Johnson (director) | Role at session, if any, not listed in Victor ledgers. |
| Charlie Johnson (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Cyrus St. Clair (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| George Stafford (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Edgar Sampson (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Bobby Johnson (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Benny Waters (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Benny Waters (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Sidney De Paris (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Jimmy Harrison (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, 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 notes to a reissue compilation CD. Personnel listings here are not intended to imply that every instrument listed is played on every master recorded at the session. |
| Source(s): Timeless CD notes (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/19/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | Bluebird B-10248 | Not confirmed as from take 1 | ||
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| 9/19/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Master | X LVA-3026 | |||
| 9/19/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor 21712 | Listed as by Charlie Johnson's Paradise Band Dance Orchestra. | ||
| 9/19/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Master | HMV 7EG-8131 | |||
| 9/19/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Timeless CRC 1-010 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-47531. The boy in the boat / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800021400/BVE-47531-The_boy_in_the_boat.
Victor matrix BVE-47531. The boy in the boat / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800021400/BVE-47531-The_boy_in_the_boat.
"Victor matrix BVE-47531. The boy in the boat / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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