Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Zonky (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Fats Waller (composer) | |
| Andy Razaf (lyricist) | |
| John Nesbitt (arranger) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| McKinney's Cotton Pickers (Musical group) | |
| Frank S. Mazziotta (instrumentalist : piccolo) | |
| Loren L. Watson (session supervisor) | |
| Dave Wilborn (vocalist) | |
| Dave Wilborn (instrumentalist : banjo) | |
| George Thomas (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Joe Smith (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Prince Robinson (instrumentalist : tenor saxophone) | |
| Todd Rhodes (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Don Redman (director) | |
| Don Redman (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| John Nesbitt (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Ralph Escudero (instrumentalist : tuba) | |
| Jimmy Dudley (instrumentalist : alto saxophone) | |
| Langston Curl (instrumentalist : trumpet) | |
| Ed Cuffee (instrumentalist : trombone) | |
| Cuba Austin (instrumentalist : traps) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 4 saxophones, 3 cornets, trombone, tuba, banjo, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Frog CD notes (personnel); Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Instrumentation derived from Victor ledgers and audition of recording. |
| The disc label for Vi 40-0115 states that Claude Jones is the trombonist on the recording. This is believed to be an error. Notes for the Frog CD, based on John Chilton's "McKinney's Music," assign the role to Ed Cuffee. |
| Victor ledgers: "Mr. Watson, present." |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Victor V-38118 | 10-in. | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Victor 40-0115 | 10-in. | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Bluebird B-5728 | 10-in. | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | RCA Victor 27-0133 | 45-rpm | Master dubbed as COVB-0005-1 |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 1 | Master | Frog DGF 26 | Compact disc | |
| 2/3/1930 New York, New York. 46th St. Studio | 2 | Hold |
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Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers," accessed October 31, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000014884/BVE-59140-Zonky.
Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/1000014884/BVE-59140-Zonky.
"Victor matrix BVE-59140. Zonky / McKinney's Cotton Pickers." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 31 October 2024.
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