Victor matrix D7VB-0406. Open the door, Richard! / Count Basie Orchestra

  • Description: Male vocal duet, with comic dialogue and jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, guitar, piano, string bass, and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Union musicians used"; "Mr. W. Heebner, present."
There is some controversy surrounding the authorship of this piece, which has its origins in a vaudeville routine. The names presented here reflect Victor BHC's, which were revised to remove "Clarke" and add "Fletcher," "Mason," and "Howell" per letter from publisher dated 1/27/1947.
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
1/3/1947 Hollywood, California 1L Unknown
1/3/1947 Hollywood, California 1 Master Victor 20-2127 10-in.
1/3/1947 Hollywood, California 1 Master RCA Victor EPA-5075 45-rpm
1/3/1947 Hollywood, California 1 Master RCA Victor LPM-6702 LP
1/3/1947 Hollywood, California 1A Unknown

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D7VB-0406. Open the door, Richard! / Count Basie Orchestra," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300008584/D7VB-0406-Open_the_door_Richard.

Victor matrix D7VB-0406. Open the door, Richard! / Count Basie Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300008584/D7VB-0406-Open_the_door_Richard.

"Victor matrix D7VB-0406. Open the door, Richard! / Count Basie Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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