Victor matrix BVE-53507. Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors

TitleSource
Anything (Slow fox trot) (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso, Victor V-38069)
Thunder in my dreams (Fox trot) (Primary title)Disc label (BHC verso, B-7039)
Cualquier cosa (Parallel (translated) title)Disc label (BHC verso, Victor V-38069)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Frank Signorelli (composer)
Phil Napoleon (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label (BHC).
PersonnelNotes
Napoleon's Emperors (Musical group)
Phil Napoleon (director)Role at session, if any, not listed in Victor ledgers.
Loren L. Watson (session supervisor)
Phil Napoleon Orchestra (Musical group)Listing on BB B-7039 for Napoleon's Emperors.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: Violin, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Watson, present."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers; disc.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
5/23/1929 New York, New York 1 Hold
5/23/1929 New York, New York 2 Master Victor V-38069 10-in.

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Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors - Victor V-38069 - Take 2 - 5/23/1929
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Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors - Victor V-38069 - Take 2 - 5/23/1929
Audio from the Joe Bussard Collection provided by:
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
5/23/1929 New York, New York [2]2R Master Bluebird B-7039 10-in. Issued from BS-011049, made 6/25/1937.

Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors

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Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors - Bluebird B-7039 - Take [2]2R - 5/23/1929
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © 1937 Sony Music Entertainment.
5/23/1929 New York, New York 3 Hold

The take number from which this recording is derived is not known.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-53507. Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025358/BVE-53507-Anything_Slow_fox_trot.

Victor matrix BVE-53507. Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800025358/BVE-53507-Anything_Slow_fox_trot.

"Victor matrix BVE-53507. Anything (Slow fox trot) / Napoleon's Emperors." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

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