Victor matrix BVE-49650. West End blues / King Oliver Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| West End blues (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| King Oliver (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| King Oliver Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| King Oliver (director) | |
| Paul Barbarin (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| J. C. Higginbotham (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Teddy Hill (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Teddy Hill (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Charlie Holmes (instrumentalist : soprano saxophone) | |
| Charlie Holmes (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Charlie Holmes (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Will Johnson (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Will Johnson (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Louis Metcalf (instrumentalist : cornet) | |
| William "Bass" Moore (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Luis Russell (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Greely Walton (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Greely Walton (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 2 saxophones, cornet, 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. |
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Watson present." |
| Source(s): JSP CD notes (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/16/1929 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Victor [BVE-49650] | |||
| 1/16/1929 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | JSP CD 348 | |||
| 1/16/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor V-38034 | |||
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| 1/16/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor [BVE-49650] | |||
| 1/16/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | X EVA-11 | |||
| 1/16/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | X LVA-3018 | |||
| 1/16/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | JSP CD 347 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-49650. West End blues / King Oliver Orchestra," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023364/BVE-49650-West_End_blues.
Victor matrix BVE-49650. West End blues / King Oliver Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800023364/BVE-49650-West_End_blues.
"Victor matrix BVE-49650. West End blues / King Oliver Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.
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