If I Could Be With You ( One Hour Tonight ) ~ unreleased session recording

~ featured in the 1953 Hollywood musical "The Jazz Singer"

Music by James P. Johnson and lyrics by Henry Creamer , 1930 

Remick Music Corporation

 

With "Como's Little Combo" a section of Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, 155 East 24th Street, New York City

A&R Producer: Ed O. Welker 

Recording Engineer: not listed

Recording Time 2:32

 

Recorded June 18, 1956    ~   Matrix No. G2PB 5656 Take 3 

Leader: Mitchell Ayres 

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross 

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Electric Guitar ~ Anthony "Tony" Mottola 

Piano ~ Henry Rowland 

Bass ~ Robert Haggart 

Drums ~ Terry Snyder 

Tenor Sax ~ Abraham Richman 

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell

 

 NOT RELEASED 

 

Note: This song was recorded in June of 1956 as one of five tracks during an early session for what

would become Perry's September 1957 RCA Victor pop album release "We Get Letters" . Only three

songs from this session were eventually used in the album with other tracks recorded in February

of 1957. Of the two unreleased songs, only one was released in later years within an RCA Camden

compilation.  This song remained un-released until it's inclusion within the 1971 RCA Camden

compilation "Door of Dreams" as listed above. ( see unreleased listings within the album links )

 

 

 

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