Victor matrix BVE-57254. The Darktown Strutters' Ball / Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| The Darktown Strutters' Ball (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Shelton Brooks (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Joe Sanders (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| LeRoy Shield (session supervisor) | |
| Carleton A. Coon (vocalist : tenor vocal) | |
| Carleton A. Coon (instrumentalist : drums) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. LeRoy Shield, present." |
| Personnel from "American dance bands on record and film" / Johnson & Shirley. Not verified from primary sources. |
| Source(s): Johnson and Shirley (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/12/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 1 | Destroy | Victor [BVE-57254] | |||
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| 12/12/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 2 | Hold/master | Victor 22342 | |||
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| 12/12/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 2 | Hold/master | RCA Victor LPV-511 | |||
| 12/12/1929 Chicago, Illinois. 952 North Michigan Ave. | 3 | Destroy | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-57254. The Darktown Strutters' Ball / Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800028137/BVE-57254-The_Darktown_Strutters_Ball.
Victor matrix BVE-57254. The Darktown Strutters' Ball / Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800028137/BVE-57254-The_Darktown_Strutters_Ball.
"Victor matrix BVE-57254. The Darktown Strutters' Ball / Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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