Allan Small is represented in the Pristine catalogue through his arrangement of Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, made for Paul Whiteman’s ensemble in 1938. The catalogue evidence identifies him in this practical arranging context rather than through a large independent concert catalogue.

Small’s version transformed Gershwin’s orchestral work into an expanded piano-and-ensemble showpiece, complete with soloistic writing and references to Rhapsody in Blue. It belongs to the flexible world of American popular concert music.

His work here is best understood as arrangement and adaptation: shaping existing Gershwin material for a particular performer, band and recording situation. That was a specialised craft in the 78 rpm era.

This entry is deliberately modest because the page rests on one clearly documented catalogue use. Small’s name survives here as part of the bright machinery around Gershwin’s early recorded legacy.