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Countin' the Blues; Jelly Bean Blues

Catalog Data

Recording artist:
Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band  Search this
Manufacturer:
United Hot Clubs of America  Search this
Physical Description:
shellac (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
Object Name:
sound recording
Place made:
United States: New York, New York
Recording date:
1924
Release date:
1941
Description:
<p>Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band. side 1: Countin' the Blues; side 2: Jelly Bean Blues (United Hot Clubs of America UHCA 83/84).<br>78 rpm. Both tracks were originally recorded in 1924 and released on Paramount 12238, in 1925. This disc was repressed and issued for UHCA members in 1941.</p>
<p>United Hot Clubs of America was a record label established in 1936 by American Record Producer, Milt Gabler (1911-2001). Gabler sold UHCA recordings from his Commodore Music Shop in New York. UHCA recordings were pressed directly from the original masters which were leased from notable record companies of the 1920s and 1930s. Originally, the records were sold through a subscription service, but subsequently were more broadly available.</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Related Publication:
Rust, Brian. Jazz Records 1897-1942, Vol. 2
ID Number:
1996.0320.23381
Accession number:
1996.0320
Catalog number:
1996.0320.23381
Maker number:
83
Collector/donor number:
17121
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6a53-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1342014