Victor matrix BS-78828. Reaching for the Cotton Moon / Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Reaching for the Cotton Moon (Primary title) | Victor ledgers |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Victor ledgers |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Sam H. Stept (composer) | |
| Bud Green (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Mills Blue Rhythm Band (Musical group) | |
| Adelaide Hall (vocalist : soprano vocal) | |
| Lucky Millinder (leader) | |
| Irving Mills (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
- Instrumentation: Bass, 3 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Irving Mills, present." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/4/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 1 | Hold | Prefix listed as BS in Victor ledgers. | |
| 12/4/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 2 | Hold | RCA (France) FXM1-7228 | Prefix listed as BVE in ledgers. |
| 12/4/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 | 3 | Hold | RCA (France) FXM1-7228 | Prefix listed as BS in ledgers. |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-78828. Reaching for the Cotton Moon / Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043502/BS-78828-Reaching_for_the_Cotton_Moon.
Victor matrix BS-78828. Reaching for the Cotton Moon / Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043502/BS-78828-Reaching_for_the_Cotton_Moon.
"Victor matrix BS-78828. Reaching for the Cotton Moon / Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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