Victor matrix BVE-48168. I must have that man / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I must have that man (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Blackbirds of 1928 (Work title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Dorothy Fields (lyricist) | |
| Jimmy McHugh (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Cotton Club Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Duke Ellington (director) | |
| Irving Mills (session supervisor) | |
| Barney Bigard (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Barney Bigard (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Wellman Braud (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Harry Carney (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Harry Carney (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Duke Ellington (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Sonny Greer (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Fred Guy (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Johnny Hodges (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Johnny Hodges (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Freddy Jenkins (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Bubber Miley (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Tricky Sam Nanton (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Arthur Whetsel (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
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| 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): CD: Duke Ellington centennial edition : The complete RCA Victor recordings (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
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| 11/15/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Victor V-38007 | |||
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| 11/15/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-7182 | |||
| 11/15/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-568 | |||
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| 11/15/1928 New York, New York | 1 | Master | RCA Victor DUKE2 | |||
| 11/15/1928 New York, New York | 2 | Hold | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-48168. I must have that man / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800021970/BVE-48168-I_must_have_that_man.
Victor matrix BVE-48168. I must have that man / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800021970/BVE-48168-I_must_have_that_man.
"Victor matrix BVE-48168. I must have that man / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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