Victor matrix BVE-51973. Arabian lover / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington

Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, banjo, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers show presence of Irving Mills and L. L. Watson but do not specify their exact roles.
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.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 1 Hold
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Master/destroy Victor V-38079 10-in.

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Arabian lover / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington - Victor V-38079 - Take 2 - 5/3/1929
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Arabian lover / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington - Victor V-38079 - Take 2 - 5/3/1929
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5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall [2]1R Master Bluebird B-6782 10-in. Listed as by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra. From dub made 1/25/1937.

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Arabian lover / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington - Bluebird B-6782 - Take [2]1R - 5/3/1929
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Master Gramophone B-4895 10-in.
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Master RCA Camden CAL-459 LP
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Master RCA Victor DUKE3 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-51973. Arabian lover / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024820/BVE-51973-Arabian_lover.

Victor matrix BVE-51973. Arabian lover / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024820/BVE-51973-Arabian_lover.

"Victor matrix BVE-51973. Arabian lover / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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