Victor matrix BVE-51298. Harlem drag / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Harlem drag (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Benny Waters (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label (BHC). | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten (Musical group) | |
| George Stevenson (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Leonard Davis (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Charlie Johnson (director) | |
| Charlie Johnson (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| George Stafford (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Edgar Sampson (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Edgar Sampson (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Bobby Johnson (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| Benny Waters (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Benny Waters (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Sidney De Paris (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
Additional Information
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 2 cornets, 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. |
| Source(s): Timeless CD notes (personnel); Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/8/1929 New York, New York | 1 | Hold | X LVA-3026 | |||
| 5/8/1929 New York, New York | 1 | Master | Victor [BVE-51298] | |||
| 5/8/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor V-38059 | Listed as by Charlie Johnson and his Orchestra. | ||
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| 5/8/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Victor [BVE-51298] | |||
| 5/8/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | HMV 7EG-8131 | |||
| 5/8/1929 New York, New York | 2 | Master | Timeless CRC 1-010 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-51298. Harlem drag / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024455/BVE-51298-Harlem_drag.
Victor matrix BVE-51298. Harlem drag / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024455/BVE-51298-Harlem_drag.
"Victor matrix BVE-51298. Harlem drag / Charlie Johnson’s Paradise Ten." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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