Victor matrix BVE-51198. Friction / Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Friction (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Fess Williams (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Royal Flush Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Fess Williams (director) | |
| Fess Williams (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Fess Williams (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| George Temple (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Oliver "Ollie" Blackwell (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Andy Pendleton (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Emanuel Casamore (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Ralph Bedell (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Kenneth A. Roane (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Jelly James (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Lockwood Lewis (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Perry Smith (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Perry Smith (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Hank Duncan (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: Clarinet, 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, trombone, tuba, 2 banjos, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Watson, present." |
| 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): Jazz Oracle CD notes (personnel); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
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| 4/22/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Victor V-38056 | |||
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| 4/22/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-5783 | |||
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| 4/22/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-6546 | |||
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| 4/22/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Gramophone (Holland) JF-18 | |||
| 4/22/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Jazz Oracle BDW 8041 | |||
| 4/22/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 2 | Hold | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-51198. Friction / Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024355/BVE-51198-Friction.
Victor matrix BVE-51198. Friction / Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024355/BVE-51198-Friction.
"Victor matrix BVE-51198. Friction / Royal Flush Orchestra ; Fess Williams." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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