Begin the Beguine

~ from the 1935 Stage musical comedy "Jubilee"

Words and Music by Cole Porter

Harms, Inc. ASCAP

First recording 1958:

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

NOT RELEASED

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

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Second recording 1959:

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews

Produced by Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro

Recorded in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Final Recording Time 3:26

Recorded May 21st, 1959 ~ Matrix No. K2PB-2329 Take 8

SESSION MUSICIANS

May 21, 1959

Produced by Charles Grean and Lee Schapiro

Orchestra

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind

Sax ~ Abraham Richman

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo

Trumpet ~ Ernest Royal

Trumpet ~ Carl Poole

Trumpet ~ Melvin Davis

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander

Trombone ~ Chauncey Welsch

Trombone ~ John D'agostino

Trombone ~ Richard Hixon

Trombone ~ Robert Byrne

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Guitar ~ Allen Hanlon

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Drums ~ Terry Snyder

Drums ~ Milton Schlesinger

Bass ~ Arnold Fishkin

Tuba ~ Don Butterfield

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Como Swings" LSP-2010 STEREO 1959

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3rd recording 1972 'Television Soundtrack' ~

Performed by Perry Como

Musical Director: Elliott Lawrence

Arrangements: Nick Perito

NBC Television Production

Bell System Family Theatre

Recorded September 11th to 15th, and 22nd to 24th, 1972

Broadcast date: January 17, 1973

Album issue: Private Label-LP12 "Cole Porter in Paris" BELL SYSTEMS MONO 1973

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