Compil. IT 1981 on Europa Jazz label
Jazz (Big Band)
Printed and manufactured in italy Recorded: Track A 1 1957 Tracks A 2 to A4 1959 Tracks B1, B2 1959 Label erroneously gives "Ten Years of Tears" writing credit to Harry James. Label erroneously gives "Flying Home" writing credit to Edgar Sampson and Charlie Christian. Other sources on the web indicate the Harry James tracks were recorded at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival with different band members than those shown on the label (e.g. Jack Perciful (p), Red Kelly (b), and Bob Achilles (cl) ).
Duke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US album by, piano, leader, written by | |
Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US album by, trumpet, leader, arranged by, trumpet, leader, vocals, uncredited, trumpet, leader, written by | |
Herb Pomeroy tr, 1930-2007 US album by, trumpet, leader, written by | |
Jon Hendricks voc, *1921 US album by, vocals | |
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra , performer on track | |
Johnny Hodges as, sax, 1906-1970 US alto saxophone | |
Russell Procope sax, as, cl, 1908-1981 US alto saxophone, clarinet | |
Harry Carney sax, bs, 1910-1974 US baritone saxophone | |
Jimmy Woode b, 1926-2005 US bass | |
Jimmy Hamilton sax, cl, ts, 1917-1994 US clarinet, tenor saxophone | |
Ray Nance tr, vn, 1913-1976 US cornet | |
Sam Woodyard dr, 1935-1988 US drums | |
Paul Gonsalves ts, sax, 1920-1974 US tenor saxophone | |
Britt Woodman tb, 1920-2000 US trombone | |
John Sanders tb, US trombone | |
Quentin Jackson tb, 1909-1976 US trombone | |
Cat Anderson tr, 1916-1981 US trumpet | |
Clark Terry tr, fh, 1920-2015 US trumpet | |
Willie Cook tr, 1970-2000 US trumpet | |
Harry James And His Orchestra , US performer on track | |
Herb Lorden sax, cl, as, US alto saxophone | |
Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US alto saxophone | |
Ernie Small sax, bs, fl, US baritone saxophone | |
Russ Phillips b, US bass | |
Buddy Rich dr, 1917-1987 US drums | |
Allan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US guitar | |
Larry Kinnamon p, US piano | |
Corky Corcoran ts, sax, 1924-1979 US tenor saxophone | |
Francis Polifroni sax, ts, cl, US tenor saxophone | |
Bob Edmondson tb, *1935 US trombone | |
Ray Sims tb, 1921-2000 US trombone | |
Robert Robinson tb, trombone | |
Art Depew tr, *1925 US trumpet | |
Bob Rolfe tr, US trumpet | |
Don Paladino tr, US trumpet | |
Nick Buono tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet | |
Ernie Andrews voc, *1927 US vocals | |
Vicki Harrington , written by, uncredited | |
The Herb Pomeroy Orchestra , performer on track | |
Charlie Mariano as, fl, 1923-2009 DE alto saxophone | |
Dave Chapman sax, alto saxophone | |
Dean Haskins , baritone saxophone | |
John Neves b, 1930-1988 US bass | |
Jimmy Zitano dr, 1928-1989 US drums | |
Ray Santisi p, 1933-2014 US piano | |
Jaki Byard p, 1922-1999 US tenor saxophone | |
Joe Caruso , tenor saxophone | |
Bill Legan tb, trombone | |
Gene DiStachio tb, trombone | |
Joe Ciavardone tb, trombone | |
Augie Ferretti tr, trumpet | |
Bill Berry tr, 1930-2002 US trumpet | |
Joe Gordon tr, 1928-1963 US trumpet | |
Lennie Johnson tr, trumpet | |
Lionel Hampton vib, 1908-2002 US written by, uncredited | |
Sid Robin , 1912-1985 US written by, uncredited |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | The Hawk Talks | Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Louis Bellson | 2:48 |
2 | Medley | Harry James And His Orchestra | 10:10 | |
3 | Too Close For Comfort | Duke Ellington, Harry James, Herb Pomeroy, Jon Hendricks | Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener, George David Weiss | |
4 | Little Girl Blue | Duke Ellington, Harry James, Herb Pomeroy, Jon Hendricks | Rodgers & Hart | |
5 | Ten Years Of Tears | Duke Ellington, Harry James, Herb Pomeroy, Jon Hendricks | Vicki Harrington | |
6 | Caravan | Harry James And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol | 4:20 |
7 | Where's Charlie | The Herb Pomeroy Orchestra | Herb Pomeroy | 3:40 |
8 | Flying Home | Harry James And His Orchestra | Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin | 11:25 |
9 | Two O'Clock Jump | Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James | 10:15 |