01. Little Things Mean A Lot - 3:12
02. Hernando's Hideaway - 2:43
03. Three Coins In The Fountain - 2:57
04. The High And The Mighty - 2:58
05. The Touch - 2:37
06. O, Mein Papa - 2:26
07. Ruby - 2:44
08. Serenata - 2:22
09. Smile - 2:23
10. I Need You Now - 2:36
11. Oop Shoop - 2:28
12. Muskat Ramble - 2:28

Harry James - trumpet

In 2001, Collectables released Juke Box Jamboree/Jazz Session on one compact disc, which combined a pair of Harry James albums originally released in 1955 on Columbia -- Juke Box Jamboree and Jazz Session. --- John Bush, Rovi

Swing is back in style, and with it a renewed interest in the Big Band Era. And few players dominated that era more than Harry James, whose soaring trumpet solos and romantic hit tunes influenced popular music for a generation.

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1    By the Sleepy Lagoon (3:02)
2    Trumpet Blues and Cantabile (3:03)
3    Easter Parade (3:28)
4    Crazy Rhythm (3:46)
5    One Dozen Roses (3:06)
6    When You're a Long, Long Way from Home (3:16)
7    You're Too Good for Good-For-Nothing Me (3:10)
8    Estrellita (2:53)
9    You're in Love with Someone Else (3:13)
10    James Session (3:00)
11    He's My Guy (3:24)
12    I Cried for You (3:11)
13    Let Me Up (3:03)
14    That Soldier of Mine (3:03)
15    Moonlight Becomes You (3:24)
16    I Heard You Cried Last Night (3:03)
17    Manhattan Serenade (2:55)
18    My Beloved Is Rugged (3:19)
19    Cherry (3:15)
20    Prince Charming (2:41)
21    Jump Town (3:22)
22    A Poem Set to Music (3:11)
23    I Had the Craziest Dream (3:30)
24   Daybreak (3:09)
  
Harry James & His Orchestra:
Hoyt Bohannon 	Trombone
Claude Bowen 	Trumpet
Nick Buono 	Trumpet
Samuel Caplan 	Violin
Gene Corcoran 	Sax (Tenor)
Willard Culley 	Flugelhorn
Al Cuozzo 	Trumpet
Clint Davis 	Sax (Baritone)
John DeVoogdt 	Violin
Elia Friede 	Vocals
Benny Heller 	Guitar
Abraham Hochstein 	Violin
Harry James 	Director, Trumpet
Harry James & His Orchestra 
Kitty Kallen 	Vocals
Claude Lakey 	Sax (Alto)
Jack Lee 	Violin
Al Lerner 	Piano
Johnny MacAfee 	Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
Sam Marowitz 	Sax (Alto)
Ray Martinez 	Violin
Dalton Rizzotto 	Trombone
Harry Rodgers 	Trombone
Jimmy Saunders 	Vocals
Micky Scrima 	Drums
Bill Spears 	Viola
Thurman Teague 	Bass
Cyril Towbin 	Violin
Leo Zorn 	Violin 

This eighth installment in the Classics Harry James chronology assembles all of his Columbia studio recordings made between February 24 and July 22, 1942, beginning with four superb instrumentals. "By the Sleepy Lagoon," a pretty tone poem later parodied by Spike Jones as "Sloppy Lagoon," is followed with the boogie-woogie-based "Trumpet Blues and Cantabile," a slow sweet "Easter Parade," and an eminently danceable version of "Crazy Rhythm." One change that occurred in 1941 was the departure of tenor saxophonist Vido Musso and the arrival of young Gene "Corky" Corcoran. Much more noticeably, James was continuing to modify the sound of his band with instrumentation most often associated with European classical music. By now the string quartet (first added in January 1941) had expanded into a quintet with the addition of a third violin; Willard Culley began blowing French horn with the Harry James Orchestra on the session of June 5th, and by July 15th the string section had swollen to six fiddles and a cello. There are quite a number of delectable vocals by Helen Forrest (as well as a handful of less substantial ones by Jimmy Saunders) but the most useful and enduring tracks are the instrumentals, during which the interplay of rhythm, reeds, brass, and strings works uncommonly well. ---arwulf arwulf, AllMusic Review

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1 	I Surrender Dear 	3:02
2 	Walkin' 	4:19
3 	Eyes 	4:10
4 	Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) 	3:20
5 	The Truth 	3:04
6 	End Of Town Blues 	3:00
7 	Hommage À Swee Pea 	5:13
8 	Cornet Chop Suey 	2:41
9 	If I Could Be With You 	2:36
10 	Frenesi 	2:03
11 	Blues Like 	4:15
12 	The Jazz Connoisseur 	3:32
13 	Sophisticated Lady 	2:25
14 	A Swinging Serenade 	3:22
15 	Rosebud 	3:48
16 	Mister Johnson 	2:53

John Audino 	Trumpet
Bud Billings 	Trumpet
Modesto Briseno 	Sax (Tenor)
Nick Buono 	Trumpet
Joe Cadena 	Trombone
Dick Cathcart 	Trumpet
Joe Comfort 	Bass
Corky Corcoran 	Sax (Tenor)
Jay Corre 	Sax (Tenor)
Vince Diaz 	Trombone
Bob Edmondson 	Trombone
Sam Firmature 	Sax (Tenor)
Jake Hanna 	Drums
Dick Hyde 	Trombone
Harry James 	Trumpet
Red Kelly 	Bass
Fred Koyen 	Trumpet
Dick Leith 	Trombone
Herb Lorden 	Sax (Alto)
Dave Madden 	Sax (Tenor)
Matty Matlock 	Clarinet
Larry McGuire 	Trumpet
Dick McQuardy 	Trombone
Eddie Miller 	Sax (Tenor)
Jack Mills 	Drums
Ollie Mitchell 	Trumpet
Jack Perciful 	Piano
Charlie Persip 	Drums
Russ Phillips 	Bass
Bob Poland 	Sax (Tenor)
Buddy Rich 	Drums
Joe Riggs 	Sax (Alto)
Bob Rolfe 	Trumpet
Ray Sims 	Trombone
Ernie Small 	Sax (Baritone)
Ernie Tack 	Trombone
Rob Turk 	Trumpet
Dempsey Wright 	Guitar 

Although he has surprisingly few CDs currently available, Harry James remains one of the world's most famous trumpeters, more than a decade after his death. This Verve CD is a sampler of his MGM recordings of 1959-64 and, although the claim in the liner notes that this was James' most creative period is nonsense, he does sound versatile and in consistently fine form on the wide-ranging set. Whether it be swing standards, challenging charts by Ernie Wilkins and Ralph Burns (including two that were previously unissued) or a tribute to Louis Armstrong on "Cornet Chop Suey," James is in fine form. ---Scott Yanow, AllMusic Review

Shortly after his release from his Capital contract, James recorded numerous LPs for MGM, the masters of which are now controlled by Verve/Polygram. Until those original recordings are re-released in their entirety, we'll have to make do with these selected tracks, all of which are wonderful. Spanning a period of time in the early 60's, the original albums featured great arrangements, wonderful musicianship, and quite good recording quality. My favorite track (and there are really no bad tracks on this date - I just wish there were more!) is a cover of the old Bing Crosby tune I Surrender, Dear, taken from a small group date with Buddy Rich on drums. Harry plays some of the best improvisational jazz trumpet I've ever heard on this tune, and it's breathtaking to listen to. The Jazz Connoisseur, title track from the album of the same name, demonstrates James' approach to more modern jazz arrangements, and the band cooks. Lover Man highlights James' ability to take a back seat to no soloist on his instrument. Walkin', an Ernie Wilkins arrangement of the (then new) jazz evergreen, is the best big band version I've encountered. Overall, until (I pray) the original recordings are re-released in their entirety,this release will do nicely. Thank you, Verve! ---R. Viehdorfer, amazon.com

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