Begin the Beguine ~ unreleased Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British"Perry Como ~ Mr. Saturday Night!
~ from the 1935 Stage musical comedy "Jubilee"
Words and Music by Cole Porter
Harms, Inc. ASCAP
 
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
Arranged by Joe Lipman 
Produced by Joe Reisman
 
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
Final Recording Time 3:46
 
Recorded March 5th, 1958    ~   Matrix No. J2PB- 1897 Take 7
Lyrics 1958 Version

Released in the RCA UK album "The Best Of British" ~ original recording not released on vinyl

 
SESSION MUSICIANS
March 5, 1958 
A&R Joe Reisman
 
Orchestra
 
Leader: Mitchell Ayres
Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross
 
Sax ~ Harry Terrill
Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman
Sax ~ Wolffe Taninbaum 
Sax ~ Romeo Penque
Sax ~ Philip Zolkind 
 
Trumpet ~ Malven Soloman 
Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow 
Trumpet ~ James Milazzo 
Trumpet ~ Louis Oles 
 
Trombone ~ Jack Satterfield 
Trombone ~ John D'agostino 
Trombone ~ Felix Gierdina 
Trombone ~ Thomas Mitchell 
 
Violin ~ Sylvan Shulman 
Violin ~ Raoul Poliakin 
Violin ~ Jack Zayde 
Violin ~ Tosha Samaroff 
Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz  
Violin ~ Mac Ceppos 
Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff 
Violin ~ Max Hollander 
 
Viola ~ Isadore Zir 
Viola ~ Howard Kay 
 
Cello ~ Maurice Brown 
Cello ~ Lucien Schmit 
 
Guitar ~ Al Caiola
Guitar ~ Danny Perri 
 
Piano ~ Henry Rowland
 
Drums ~ Ted Sommer 
Drums ~ Philip Kraus
 
Bass ~ Robert Haggart
 
Harp ~ Gloria Agostini

Saturday Night With Mr. C. - LSP-1971

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With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
Arranged by Joe Lipman 
Produced by Joe Reisman
Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson
Recorded  March 5, 1958

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