Victor matrix BVE-49249. Playing the blues / New Orleans Black Birds

TitleSource
Playing the blues (Primary title)Disc label
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label
Authors and ComposersNotes
Matty Malneck (composer)
Frank Signorelli (composer)
Irving Mills (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes
New Orleans Black Birds (Musical group)Listed in Victor ledgers as "Hotsy Totsy Gang."
Irving Mills (director)
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Violin, saxophone, cornet, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/11/1928 New York, New York 1 Hold
12/11/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Victor V-38027 10-in.

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Playing the blues / New Orleans Black Birds - Victor V-38027 - Take 2 - 12/11/1928
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Playing the blues / New Orleans Black Birds - Victor V-38027 - Take 2 - 12/11/1928
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
12/11/1928 New York, New York 2 Master Bluebird B-7881 10-in.
12/11/1928 New York, New York 3 Master Victor [BVE-49249] 10-in.
12/11/1928 New York, New York 3 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-49249. Playing the blues / New Orleans Black Birds," accessed January 4, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023030/BVE-49249-Playing_the_blues.

Victor matrix BVE-49249. Playing the blues / New Orleans Black Birds. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 4, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023030/BVE-49249-Playing_the_blues.

"Victor matrix BVE-49249. Playing the blues / New Orleans Black Birds." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 4 January 2026.

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