Ave Maria

Ave Maria ~ 1968 Version

Original Music by Franz Schubert

Public Domain

Arranged and Adapted by Nick Perito

Roncom Music Company

Conducted by Nick Perito with the Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Recording Engineers: Ed Begley and Ray Hall

Recording Time 4:40

Recorded July 12th, 1968 ~ Matrix No. WPA1-5617 Take 1 +

Remake July 17th, 1968 ~ Matrix No. WPA1-5617 Take 5

Remake August 1st, 1968 ~ Matrix No. WPA1-5617 Take 8

Notes: ~ Ave Maria or Hail Mary, name given by Roman Catholics to a form of address to the Virgin Mary,

included in the Divine Office and in a few antiphons of the Mass. Ave Maria are the first two

words of the prayer that is taken from the salutation (see Luke 1:28) of the angel Gabriel,

traditionally worded: "Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among

women." Appearing in varying forms as early as the 6th century in the Liturgy of St. James

and others, the Ave Maria was finally adopted as a popular devotion in the 11th century.

The present form was fixed by Pope Pius V in 1568 and has been used by the Roman

Catholic laity as widely as the Our Father, or Lord's Prayer.

Arranged and Conducted by Nick Perito

with The Ray Charles Singers

Produced by Andy Wiswell

Session 1 Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

Session 2 Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A, 24th Street, New York City

Recording Engineers: Ed Begley, Ray Hall and Bob Simpson

Recorded July / August, 1968

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