Victor matrix BVE-51974. Saratoga swing / 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
Rust dance bands (1975) lists only Williams, Bigard, and Hodges, plus the rhythm section.
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/destroy
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall 2 Master/destroy Victor V-38058 10-in.

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Saratoga swing / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington - Victor V-38058 - Take 2 - 5/3/1929
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Saratoga swing / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington - Victor V-38058 - Take 2 - 5/3/1929
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5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall [2]1R Master Bluebird B-6565 10-in. Listed as by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra.
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall [2]1R Master Bluebird B-10245 10-in. Listed as by Duke Ellington and his Orchestra.

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Saratoga swing / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington - Bluebird B-10245 - 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]1R Master Gramophone B-4929 10-in.
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall [2]1R Master Gramophone B-6352 10-in.
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall [2]1R Master Gramophone B-8828 10-in.
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall [2]1R Master RCA Camden CAL-459 LP
5/3/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall [2]1R Master RCA Victor DUKE3 Compact disc

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-51974. Saratoga swing / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800024821/BVE-51974-Saratoga_swing.

Victor matrix BVE-51974. Saratoga swing / 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/800024821/BVE-51974-Saratoga_swing.

"Victor matrix BVE-51974. Saratoga swing / Cotton Club Orchestra ; Duke Ellington." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.

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