Victor matrix BS-74892. I gotta right to sing the blues / Louis Armstrong Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I gotta right to sing the blues (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Earl Carroll's vanities (Work title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Ted Koehler (lyricist) | |
| Harold Arlen (composer) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Louis Armstrong Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Zilner Trenton Randolph (director) | |
| Louis Armstrong (leader) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
| Louis Armstrong (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Louis Armstrong (vocalist) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. E. E. Oberstein, present." |
| Victor ledgers mention a director, without naming him. Terry Teachout ("Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong") states that Zilner Randolph organized the band for Armstrong. |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Victor 24233 | |||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Victor 40-0103 | |||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Victor [BS-74892] | Custom pressing. | ||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Victor HJ-1 | |||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-5173 | |||
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| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-6771 | |||
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| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Electradisk 2067 | |||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | Sunrise S-3254 | |||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LPM-2322 | |||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 1 | Master | RCA Victor LJM-1005 | |||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 2 | Not processed | ||||
| 1/26/1933 Chicago, Illinois. Daily News Building | 3 | Not processed | ||||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-74892. I gotta right to sing the blues / Louis Armstrong Orchestra," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040186/BS-74892-I_gotta_right_to_sing_the_blues.
Victor matrix BS-74892. I gotta right to sing the blues / Louis Armstrong Orchestra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800040186/BS-74892-I_gotta_right_to_sing_the_blues.
"Victor matrix BS-74892. I gotta right to sing the blues / Louis Armstrong Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.
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