Trees ~ unreleased session recording

~ featured in the 1948 Musical "Melody Time"

Music by Oscar Rasbach with lyrics by Joyce Kilmer , 1922, 1931 

G. Schirmer Inc. and Jerry Vogel Music Company Inc.

 

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

A& R Production Joe Carlton 

Recorded Time u/k

 

Recorded  February 17th, 1955    ~   Matrix No. F2PB 1606 Take 3  

~ original recording not released on vinyl

SESSION MUSICIANS & CHORAL

February 17, 1955 

A&R Production Joe Carlton

 

Orchestra

 

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross ( Sax )

 

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

 

Trumpet ~ Melven Soloman 

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell 

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo 

 

Trombone ~ Robert Byrne 

Trombone ~ John D'agostino 

 

Violin ~ Sylvan Shulman 

Violin ~ Zelly Smirnoff 

Violin ~ Mac Ceppos 

Violin ~ Raoul Poliakin 

Violin ~ Jack Zayde 

Violin ~ Maurice Hershaft 

Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz 

Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff 

 

Viola ~ Isadore Zir 

Viola ~ Howard Kay 

 

Cello ~ Maurice Brown 

Cello ~ Abram Borodkin

 

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

 

Guitar ~ Danny Perri 

 

Bass ~ Robert Haggart 

 

Drums ~ Terry Snyder  

 

Harp ~ Reinhardt Elster

 

French Horn ~ John Barrows

French Horn ~ Anthony Miranda

 

Choral

 

Contractor: Ray Charles

 

Lois Winter 

Marilyn Palmer 

Marilyn Jackson 

Lillian Clark 

Miriam Workman 

Elisa Bretton

 

Stephen Steck 

Jack Brown 

Robert Spiro 

David Vogel 

Arthur Malvin 

Michael Stewart

 

       

 

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and the Ray Charles Singers

Recorded in Webster Hall, New York City

A& R Production Joe Carlton 

Recorded  February 17th, 1955

 

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Notes: ~ A poem by Joyce Kilmer set to music by Oscar Rasbach in the form of a concert song.

Recorded by such diverse musical aggregations as Bunny Berigan and his Band for

RCA Victor, Claude Hopkin's Band for Decca, and the country group The Sons of the

Pioneers for RCA Victor. Perry recorded two songs with the Sons of the Pioneers in the

early 1950s, a cover version of their popular "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" and a song titled

"Lonesome, That's All". This song was recorded by Perry during the album sessions for his

first 12" LP compilation "So Smooth" but not released.

George Townsend

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Canada

 

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