Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra

TitleSource
Take a little off the top (Primary title)Victor ledgers
Authors and ComposersNotes
Leo Corday (lyricist)
Leon Carr (composer)
Composer information source: Victor ledgers; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Count Basie Orchestra (Musical group)
Count Basie (leader)
Count Basie (instrumentalist : piano)
Russ Case (session supervisor)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Harry Edison (vocalist)
Count Basie (vocalist)
Ted Donnelly (vocalist)
  • Description: Male vocal solo, with vocal group, 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"; "Messrs. Oberstein & Case, present."
Victor disc label: "Vocal refrain by Harry Edison, Count Basie, Ted Donnelly, and ensemble."
Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
5/22/1947 New York, New York. Studio 2 1L Unknown
5/22/1947 New York, New York. Studio 2 1 Unknown
5/22/1947 New York, New York. Studio 2 1A Master Victor 20-2435 10-in.

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300009015/D7VB-0896-Take_a_little_off_the_top.

Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300009015/D7VB-0896-Take_a_little_off_the_top.

"Victor matrix D7VB-0896. Take a little off the top / Count Basie ; Count Basie Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

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