Victor matrix BVE-56756. What you want me to do / King Oliver Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| What you want me to do (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| King Oliver (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| King Oliver Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| King Oliver (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Jimmy Archey (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Charles H. Frazier (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | Not confirmed. |
| Don Frye (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Bobby Holmes (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Bobby Holmes (instrumentalist : clarinet) | |
| Edmund Jones (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Walter Jones (instrumentalist : banjo) | Not confirmed. |
| Dave Nelson (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Glyn Paque (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| George Rogers (director) | |
| Arthur Taylor (instrumentalist : banjo) | Not confirmed. |
| Clinton Walker (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, 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): JSP CD notes (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
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| 10/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Victor V-38090 | |||
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| 10/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Victor [BVE-56756] | Custom pressing. | ||
| 10/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-7242 | |||
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| 10/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-529 | |||
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| 10/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | JSP CD 347 | |||
| 10/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 1 | Master | Bluebird 9903-2-RB | |||
| 10/8/1929 New York, New York. Liederkranz Hall | 2 | Hold | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-56756. What you want me to do / King Oliver Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800027693/BVE-56756-What_you_want_me_to_do.
Victor matrix BVE-56756. What you want me to do / King Oliver Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800027693/BVE-56756-What_you_want_me_to_do.
"Victor matrix BVE-56756. What you want me to do / King Oliver Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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