Victor matrix BVE-48800. Too tight / Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Too tight (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) (B-10240) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) (B-10240) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Natty Dominique (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Johnny Dodds (leader) | |
| Lil Hardin Armstrong (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Baby Dodds (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Johnny Dodds (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Natty Dominique (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
| Honore Dutrey (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Bill Johnson (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Ralph Sylvester Peer (session supervisor) | Takes 3 & 4. |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: Bass, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Frog CD notes (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16/1929 Chicago, Illinois | 1 | Unknown | ||||
| 1/16/1929 Chicago, Illinois | 2 | Master | Frog DGF 3 | |||
| 2/7/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 3 | Hold | Bluebird B-10240 | Listed as by Johnny Dodds' Hot Six. | ||
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| 2/7/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 4 | Master | Gramophone B-10419 | |||
| 2/7/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 4 | Master | Gramophone (Australia) EA-4122 | |||
| 2/7/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 4 | Master | Gramophone (Switzerland) JK-2138 | May derive from take 3 | ||
| 2/7/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 4 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-558 | |||
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| 2/7/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 4 | Master | Frog DGF 3 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-48800. Too tight / Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800022587/BVE-48800-Too_tight.
Victor matrix BVE-48800. Too tight / Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800022587/BVE-48800-Too_tight.
"Victor matrix BVE-48800. Too tight / Johnny Dodds’ Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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