Victor matrix BS-73501. Lay your racket / Sidney Bechet ; Billy Maxey ; New Orleans Feetwarmers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Lay your racket (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) (BB B-10472) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) (BB B-10472) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Sidney Bechet (songwriter) | |
| Billy Maxey (songwriter) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| New Orleans Feetwarmers (Musical group) | |
| Billy Maxey (vocalist) | |
| Sidney Bechet (leader) | |
| Sidney Bechet (instrumentalist : soprano saxophone) | |
| Hank Duncan (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Tommy Ladnier (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Morris Morland (instrumentalist : drums) | |
| Wilson Myers (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Teddy Nixon (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Bass, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Oberstein, present." |
| Personnel derives from labels of other issues from the session. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/15/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master/destroy | Victor 23358 | |||
| 9/15/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 | [1]1R | Master | Bluebird B-10472 | Dub made 9/5/1939. | ||
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| 9/15/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPV-535 | Issued from TP-RM-3921, made 7/26/1966. | ||
| 9/15/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Bluebird AXM2-5516 | |||
| 9/15/1932 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 2 | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-73501. Lay your racket / Sidney Bechet ; Billy Maxey ; New Orleans Feetwarmers," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800039137/BS-73501-Lay_your_racket.
Victor matrix BS-73501. Lay your racket / Sidney Bechet ; Billy Maxey ; New Orleans Feetwarmers. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800039137/BS-73501-Lay_your_racket.
"Victor matrix BS-73501. Lay your racket / Sidney Bechet ; Billy Maxey ; New Orleans Feetwarmers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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