Thank Heaven For Little Girls

Music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner 

Chappell & Company ASCAP

 

With Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra

Arrangements by Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews

 

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

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

Medley recording time 6:59

 

Recorded May 17th, 1961   ~   Matrix No. M5PW - 2285  Take 1 

SESSION MUSICIANS

May 15th & 17th, 1961

A Hugo & Luigi Production

 

Orchestra

 

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

 

Trumpet ~ James Maxwell

Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow 

Trumpet ~ Melvin Davis

Trumpet ~ James Milazzo 

 

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander 

Trombone ~ John D'agostino 

Trombone ~ Urban Green 

 

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman

Sax ~ Abraham Richman 

Sax ~ Stanley Webb 

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind 

 

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

 

Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola 

Guitar ~ Danny Perri 

 

Drums ~ Sonny Igoe 

Drums ~ Arthur Marotti 

 

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

 

Harp ~ Margaret Ross 

 

Violin ~ Sylvan Shulman 

Violin ~ Mac Ceppos 

Violin ~ Jack Zayde 

Violin ~ Tosha Samaroff 

Violin ~ Harry Urbont 

Violin ~ Max Hollander 

Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff 

Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz  

 

Viola ~ Isadore Zir 

Viola ~ Howard Kay 

 

Cello ~ Maurice Brown 

Cello ~ Alan Shulman 

 

Recorded as a medley with:  "You Were Meant For Me" and "A Fellow Needs a Girl"

 

        

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Produced by Hugo & Luigi

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra, Tony Mottola on Guitar

Arrangements: Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews

Recording Engineer: Bob Simpson

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

May 15th, 17th and 26th, 1961

 

Notes: ~ "Thank Heaven For Little Girls" was introduced by Maurice Chevalier in the

Motion Picture Musical "Gigi" and his performance was so particularly unique that he

will likely be associated with it for a very long time. In the 1973 Stage production

it was sung by Alfred Drake.

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