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78 RPM Record

Artist: McKinney's Cotton Pickers Label:   Victor Country: USA Catalogue: 23000 Date: 12 Sep 1930 Format: 10" Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  5 Own, 1 Wants Price Guide: $35 » Search on eBay

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	Okay, Baby	Tracey, Pinkard	Rate
B	McKinney's Cotton Pickers	I Want A Little Girl	Moll, Mencher	Rate

Notes

Fox trot, vocal chorus
Prewar Jazz

Don Redman (arranger, director, alto and baritone saxes, clarinet); George Thomas (vocals, alto and tenor saxes, clarinet); Langston Curl, John Nesbitt (trumpets); Benny Carter (alto sax and clarinet); Prince Robinson (tenor sax and clarinet); Dave Wilborn (banjo and guitar); Todd Rhodes (piano on A and B, celeste on B); Cuba Austin (drums); with unknown tuba

A-side matrix: 64004-2 recorded July 29, 1930
B-side matrix: 64007-4 recorded July 30, 1930
Both sides Victor Studio 1, Camden, N.J.

Reissues B: Bluebird B-5905, B-10954

Rust's Jazz Records lists Billy Taylor as the tuba player on both titles while DAHR credits Ralph Escudero in that role

Images

Number: 2247514  THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: Mike Gann Description: Victor 23000 A-side label	Number: 2247516  Uploaded By: Mike Gann Description: Victor 23000 B-side label	Number: 3589466  Uploaded By: DeweyGill SUBS ● Description: McKinney’Cotton Pickers Okay Baby	Number: 3589467  Uploaded By: DeweyGill SUBS ● Description: McKinney’s I Want A Little Girl
Number: 3590214  Uploaded By: han enderman Edited By: scrough Description: Vic 23000-A #o	Number: 3590217  Uploaded By: han enderman Edited By: scrough Description: Vic 23000-B #o

Comments and Reviews

han enderman 10th Jun 2024		Vic 23000 - images added of Oakland pressing. - Benny Carter is not present; not mentioned in Berger's Carter biodiscography and not listed in the Frog DGF-26 CD booklet. Frog also lists Joe Smith-tp, George "Buddy" Lee-tp replaces Nesbitt (but Nesbitt-arr of Okay Baby), Jimmy Dudley & George Thomas-cl&saxes, Escudero-bb. Tp solos on OK Baby by LC (muted), JS (plunger), GL (from Frog). Carter is present on Nov 1929 & Nov 1930 sessions.
DeweyGill SUBS ● 9th Jun 2024		Added cleaner image set. The B side label is the smaller 30’s label
Mike Gann 23rd May 2020
Mike Gann 23rd May 2020

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