Victor matrix BVE-48617. My blackbirds are bluebirds now / Van Fleming ; Jean Goldkette Orchestra ; Harold Stokes

TitleSource
My blackbirds are bluebirds now (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Mi horas de lute son hoy de alegría (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Irving Caesar (lyricist)
Cliff Friend (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
Harold Stokes (director)
Van Fleming (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Jean Goldkette Orchestra (Musical group)
LeRoy Shield (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Jean Goldkette and his Orchestra (Harold Stokes, dir.; Shield, present)."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/23/1928 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 1 Hold
11/23/1928 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 2 Master Victor 21805 10-in.

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My blackbirds are bluebirds now / Van Fleming ; Jean Goldkette Orchestra ; Harold Stokes - Victor 21805 - Take 2 - 11/23/1928
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℗ © 1929 Sony Music Entertainment.
11/23/1928 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 2 Master Gramophone (Italy) R-14050 10-in.
11/23/1928 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 3 Hold X LVA-3017 LP (10-in.)
11/23/1928 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. 3 Master Victor [BVE-48617] 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-48617. My blackbirds are bluebirds now / Van Fleming ; Jean Goldkette Orchestra ; Harold Stokes," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800022404/BVE-48617-My_blackbirds_are_bluebirds_now.

Victor matrix BVE-48617. My blackbirds are bluebirds now / Van Fleming ; Jean Goldkette Orchestra ; Harold Stokes. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800022404/BVE-48617-My_blackbirds_are_bluebirds_now.

"Victor matrix BVE-48617. My blackbirds are bluebirds now / Van Fleming ; Jean Goldkette Orchestra ; Harold Stokes." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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