Trees

~ 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

NOT RELEASED

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

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A poem by Joyce Kilmer set to music by Otto 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.