Victor matrix BS-74854. Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten

Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with piano
  • Instrumentation: Bass, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, and drums
  • Category: Instrumental
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Oberstein, present."
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): Hep CD notes; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Hold/master Victor 23393 10-in.
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Hold/master Victor [BS-74854] 10-in. Custom pressing.
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Hold/master Victor (Japan) A-1294 10-in. Catalog number not confirmed.
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Hold/master Bluebird B-6851 10-in.

Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten

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Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten - Bluebird B-6851 - Take 1 - 12/13/1932
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Hold/master RCA Victor LPV-514 LP

Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten

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Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten - RCA Victor LPV-514 - Take 1 - 12/13/1932
℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment.
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 1 Hold/master Hep (England) 1071 Compact disc
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 2 Not processed
12/13/1932 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 3 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-74854. Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten," accessed January 2, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040148/BS-74854-Prince_of_Wales.

Victor matrix BS-74854. Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 2, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040148/BS-74854-Prince_of_Wales.

"Victor matrix BS-74854. Prince of Wales / Count Basie ; Kansas City Orchestra ; Bennie Moten." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 2 January 2026.

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