Victor matrix D9VB-1635. A cock-eyed optimist / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Sandra Deel

TitleSource
A cock-eyed optimist (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
South Pacific (Work title)Disc label (RDI)
Authors and ComposersNotes
Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist)
Richard Rodgers (composer)
Composer information source: Disc label.
PersonnelNotes Hide Additional Titles
Al Goodman Orchestra (Musical group)
Sandra Deel (vocalist)
Al Goodman (leader)
Stephen H. Sholes (session supervisor)A & R rep.
Thomas Lender Jones (leader)Contractor and leader.
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: 8 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, bass, 5 saxophones, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, piano, harp, and drums
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "A & R rep: Mr. S. Sholes."
It is not known whether take 1 or 1A is the master take.
Ledgers list personnel as: O. Shumsky, J. Zayde, M. Weiser, H. Horlick, J. Schacter, L. Kruczek, H. Hammer, J. Gosselin (violins); I. Zir, H. Furmansky (violas); J. Bernstein, L. Schmidt (cellos); G. Prager (bass); A. Manners, N. Fargason, B. White, R. Adler, C. Dale (saxaphones); A. Ferretti, M. Weinstock, D. Lipsey (trumpets) ; L. Alpeter, P. Giordiano (trombones); M. Rettenberg (piano); L. Pettigrew (harp); B. Gussak (drums).
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote Hide Additional Titles
6/14/1949 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1 Master Victor 31-0001 10-in.
6/14/1949 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1 Master RCA Victor 52-0023 45-rpm
6/14/1949 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1 Master RCA Victor 552-0016 45-rpm
6/14/1949 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1 Master RCA Victor LK-1008 LP
6/14/1949 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1A Unknown RCA Camden CAL-421 LP
6/14/1949 New York, New York. Manhattan Center 1 Master

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D9VB-1635. A cock-eyed optimist / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Sandra Deel," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013908/D9VB-1635-A_cock-eyed_optimist.

Victor matrix D9VB-1635. A cock-eyed optimist / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Sandra Deel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300013908/D9VB-1635-A_cock-eyed_optimist.

"Victor matrix D9VB-1635. A cock-eyed optimist / Al Goodman Orchestra ; Sandra Deel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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