Countin' the Blues; Jelly Bean Blues: Museum Object and Cultural History
Countin' the Blues; Jelly Bean Blues: recording date: 1924. release date: 1941. recording artist: Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band.
The object in the museum catalogue
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). 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.
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1924
- release date: 1941
- recording artist: Ma Rainey and her Georgia Jazz Band
- manufacturer: United Hot Clubs of America
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1988.0698.0098
- catalog number: 1988.0698.0098
- accession number: 1988.0698
- collector/donor number: A98
- maker number: 83
- maker number: 84
- Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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