Victor matrix BS-78828. Reaching for the Cotton Moon / Adelaide Hall ; Lucky Millinder ; Mills Blue Rhythm Band

TitleSource
Reaching for the Cotton Moon (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Fox trot (Title descriptor)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Sam H. Stept (composer)
Bud Green (lyricist)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Mills Blue Rhythm Band (Musical group)
Adelaide Hall (vocalist : soprano vocal)
Lucky Millinder (leader)
Irving Mills (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • 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.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
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 LP Prefix listed as BVE in ledgers.
12/4/1933 New York, New York. Studio 2 3 Hold RCA (France) FXM1-7228 LP 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 January 10, 2026, 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. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, 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, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

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