Victor matrix BS-77685. I learned about love from her / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra

TitleSource
I learned about love from her (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Mitchell Parish (lyricist)
Frank Perkins (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Cab Calloway (vocalist)
Cotton Club Orchestra (Musical group)
Cab Calloway (director)
Irving Mills (director)Role noted in Victor ledgers (takes 1 & 2) as assistant.
Irving Mills (session supervisor)Takes 3 & 4.
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)Takes 1 & 2.
Fred Erdman (session supervisor)Takes 1& 2.
Additional Information
  • Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
  • Instrumentation: Take 1 and 2: Bass, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, trombone, guitar, piano, and traps
    Takes 3 and 4: Bass, 4 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers (takes 1 and 2): "F. Erdman and E. Oberstein, present."
Ledgers (takes 3 and 4): "Irving Mills, present."
Test pressing in Michael Brooks collection at UCSB.
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
9/18/1933 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 1 Destroy
9/18/1933 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 2 Master/destroy
12/19/1933 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Victor 24557 10-in.
12/19/1933 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Victor [BS-77685] 10-in. Test pressing.

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I learned about love from her / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra - Victor [BS-77685] - Take 3 - 12/19/1933
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.
12/19/1933 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 3 Master Bluebird AXM2-5553 LP
12/19/1933 New York, New York. Victor Studio 2 [155 E. 24th St.] 4 Hold Victor [BS-77685] 10-in. Test pressing.

I learned about love from her / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra

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I learned about love from her / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra - Victor [BS-77685] - Take 4 - 12/19/1933
Audio of this recording from the UCSB Library
℗ © Sony Music Entertainment.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-77685. I learned about love from her / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042651/BS-77685-I_learned_about_love_from_her.

Victor matrix BS-77685. I learned about love from her / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800042651/BS-77685-I_learned_about_love_from_her.

"Victor matrix BS-77685. I learned about love from her / Cab Calloway ; Cotton Club Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.

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