Birth of the Blues
~ featured in the 1956 film musical "The Best Things In Life Are Free"
Music by
Ray Henderson
with lyrics by
B.G. DeSylva
and
Lew Brown
, 1926
Arranged by Joe Lipman
With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra
and The Ray Charles Singers
Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A , 155 E. 24th Street, New York City
Recording Time
3:22
Recorded
March 11, 1958
~ Matrix No.
J2PB-1902 Take 7
SESSION MUSICIANS & CHORAL
March 11, 1958
A&R Joe Reisman
Orchestra
Leader: Mitchell Ayres
Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross
Sax ~ Harry Terrill
Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman
Sax ~ Philip Zolkind
Sax ~ Wolffe Taninbaum
Sax ~ Stanley Webb
Trumpet ~ Malven Soloman
Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow
Trumpet ~ James Milazzo
Trumpet ~ Louis Oles
Trombone ~ Thomas Mitchell
Trombone ~ Robert Alexander
Trombone ~ John D'agostino
Piano ~ Henry Rowland
Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola
Guitar ~ Danny Perri
Guitar ~ Sebastian Mure
Guitar ~ Mundel Lowe
Drums ~ Don Lamond
Drums ~ Philip Kraus
Bass ~ Robert Haggart
Choral
Contractor: Ray Charles
Trudy Packer
Sue Singleton
Carla Houston
Joyce De Young
Anne Ryan McCord
Bernice Massi
Alan Sokoloff
James Stuart
Jack Brown
Robert Harris
James Stover
Robert Spiro
Herbert Davidson
Robert Hartman
David Vogel
Leonard Stea
7½" IPS HALF-TRACK "
Saturday Night With Mr. C.
" CPS-153 STEREO ORTHOPHONIC TAPE JULY 1958
Album issue: RCA-LP12 "
Saturday Night With Mr. C.
" LOP / LSO-1004 MONO / STEREO MAY / JULY 1958
Album issue: RCA-UK-LP12 "
Dear Perry
" RD-27078 MONAURAL
1959
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