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Thank Heaven For Little Girls
Music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by
Alan Jay Lerner
Chappell & Company ASCAP
With Mitchell Ayres and
His Orchestra
Arrangements by Joe Lipman and
Jack Andrews
Recorded at RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
Recording Engineer: Bob
Simpson
Medley recording time 6:59
Recorded May
17th, 1961 ~ Matrix No. M5PW -
2285 Take 1
SESSION MUSICIANS
May 15th & 17th, 1961
A Hugo & Luigi Production
Orchestra
Leader: Mitchell Ayres
Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross
Trumpet ~ James Maxwell
Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow
Trumpet ~ Melvin Davis
Trumpet ~ James Milazzo
Trombone ~ Robert Alexander
Trombone ~ John D'agostino
Trombone ~ Urban Green
Sax ~ Harry Terrill
Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman
Sax ~ Abraham Richman
Sax ~ Stanley Webb
Sax ~ Philip Zolkind
Piano ~ Henry Rowland
Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola
Guitar ~ Danny Perri
Drums ~ Sonny Igoe
Drums ~ Arthur Marotti
Bass ~ Robert Haggart
Harp ~ Margaret Ross
Violin ~ Sylvan Shulman
Violin ~ Mac Ceppos
Violin ~ Jack Zayde
Violin ~ Tosha Samaroff
Violin ~ Harry Urbont
Violin ~ Max Hollander
Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff
Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz
Viola ~ Isadore Zir
Viola ~ Howard Kay
Cello ~ Maurice Brown
Cello ~ Alan Shulman
Recorded as a medley
with: "You Were Meant For Me" and "A
Fellow Needs a Girl"
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- Produced
by Hugo & Luigi
- With
Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra, Tony Mottola on Guitar
- Arrangements:
Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews
- Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
- Recorded
in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
- May
15th, 17th and 26th, 1961
Notes: ~ "Thank Heaven For
Little Girls" was introduced by Maurice Chevalier in
the
Motion Picture Musical "Gigi" and his
performance was so particularly unique that he
will
likely be associated with it for a very long time. In the
1973 Stage production
it was sung by Alfred Drake.
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