Victor matrix BVE-63134. What's the use of living without love / George Bias ; King Oliver Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| What's the use of living without love (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Slow fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Para qui vivir sin amor (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Man trouble [Motion picture] (Work title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| James F. Hanley (composer) | |
| Joseph McCarthy (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| George Bias (vocalist) | |
| King Oliver Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Henry Allen (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Jimmy Archey (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Hank Duncan (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Charles H. Frazier (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Hilton Jefferson (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Fred Moore (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Dave Nelson (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Arthur Nipton (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| King Oliver (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| King Oliver (leader) | |
| Glyn Paque (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- 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. |
| Victor ledgers: "Watson, present." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/12/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 1 | 1 | Hold | ||||
| 9/12/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 1 | 2 | Hold | ||||
| 9/12/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 1 | 3 | Master | Victor 23011 | |||
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| 9/12/1930 New York, New York. 155 E. 24th St. Studio 1 | 3 | Master | JSP CD 348 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-63134. What's the use of living without love / George Bias ; King Oliver Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032537/BVE-63134-Whats_the_use_of_living_without_love.
Victor matrix BVE-63134. What's the use of living without love / George Bias ; King Oliver Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800032537/BVE-63134-Whats_the_use_of_living_without_love.
"Victor matrix BVE-63134. What's the use of living without love / George Bias ; King Oliver Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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