After signing a new recording contract with RCA Victor Arti Shaw chose "Begin
the Beguine" to be the first of six tunes he would record with his new 14 piece
band at this, his first recording session with RCA. The session was held at
RCA’s "Studio 2" on East 24th Street in New York.
Artie Shaw (Arthur Jacob Arshawsky)
(May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004)