Victor matrix CRC-70966. St. James Infirmary blues / Hall Johnson Choir

TitleSource
St. James Infirmary blues (Primary title)Disc label
Eastman (Additional title)Disc label
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Hall Johnson Choir (Vocal group)Listed as Hall Johnson Negro Choir.
Clifford Cairns (session supervisor)
Wm. C. Gassner (session supervisor)Role listed as manager in Victor ledgers.
Hall Johnson (choral director)
  • Description: Mixed vocal chorus
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 12-in.
Notes
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers; disc.
Disc label: "Arranged for mixed voices and conducted by Hall Johnson."
Victor ledgers show the composition of the chorus as 6 sopranos, 4 altos, 6 tenors, and 6 basses.
Ledgers: "Messrs. C. Carins and Wm C. Gassner, manager, present."
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
12/4/1931 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Victor 36047 12-in.
12/4/1931 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Gramophone 42-1197 (Not issued) 12-in. Gram. Co. face number.
12/4/1931 New York, New York. Studio 1 2 Hold

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix CRC-70966. St. James Infirmary blues / Hall Johnson Choir," accessed April 25, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037042/CRC-70966-St._James_Infirmary_blues.

Victor matrix CRC-70966. St. James Infirmary blues / Hall Johnson Choir. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800037042/CRC-70966-St._James_Infirmary_blues.

"Victor matrix CRC-70966. St. James Infirmary blues / Hall Johnson Choir." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 April 2024.

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