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Harry James & His Music Makers
Feet Draggin' Blues '44-'47
Compil. UK 1999 on Hep Records label
Jazz (Swing, Big Band)
Recording dates: #1 & #2 in Hollywood on November 21, 1944. #3 in Hollywood on January 22, 1945. #4 to #6 in Hollywood, Decmber 19, 1945. #7 in Hollywood on February 20, 1946. #8 in Hollywood on February 21, 1946. #9 in Hollywood on September 13, 1946. #10 & #11 in Hollywood on November 11, 1946. #12 in Hollywood, February 17, 1947. #13 & #14 in Hollywood, June 22, 1947. #15 & #16 in Hollywood, June 25, 1947. #17 & #18 in Hollywood, August 28, 1947. #19 in Hollywood, November 3, 1947. #20 in Hollywood, November 6, 1947.
Musicians
 | Harry James & His Music Makers , orchestra, album by |
 | Claude Lakey as, sax, tr, 1910-1990 US alto saxophone |
 | Les Robinson as, sax, 1914-2005 US alto saxophone |
 | Bob Poland sax, bs, baritone saxophone |
 | Cliff Jackson sax, US baritone saxophone |
 | Stewart Bruner sax, US baritone saxophone |
 | Morton Friedman sax, baritone saxophone, clarinet |
 | Artie Bernstein b, 1909-1964 US bass |
 | Ed Mihelich b, US bass |
 | Cy Bernard vc, US cello |
 | Elias Friede vc, US cello |
 | Fred Goerner vc, cello |
 | Ed Rosa sax, cl, US clarinet, alto saxophone |
 | Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US clarinet, alto saxophone, vocals |
 | Francis Polifroni sax, ts, cl, US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Buddy Combine dr, US drums |
 | Carl Maus dr, US drums |
 | Lou Fromm dr, *1919 US drums |
 | Nick Fatool dr, 1915-2000 US drums |
 | The Harry James Quintet , ensemble |
 | Harry James Octet , ensemble, uncredited |
 | Allan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US guitar |
 | Hayden Causey g, US guitar |
 | Tiny Timbrell g, 1917-1992 US guitar |
 | Ian Crosbie , liner notes, photography by, courtesy |
 | Arnold Ross p, 1921-2000 US piano |
 | Bruce MacDonald p, piano |
 | Stan Wrightsman p, 1910-1975 US piano |
 | Babe Russin sax, ts, 1911-1984 US tenor saxophone |
 | Clint Davis sax, tenor saxophone |
 | Corky Corcoran ts, sax, 1924-1979 US tenor saxophone |
 | Herbie Haymer ts, sax, 1916-1949 US tenor saxophone |
 | Jimmy Cook ts, sax, US tenor saxophone |
 | Sam Sachelle ts, sax, US tenor saxophone |
 | Ted Kendall , GB transferred by, remastered by |
 | Carl Elmer tb, US trombone |
 | Charlie Prebble tb, US trombone |
 | Dalton Rizzotto tb, US trombone |
 | Ed Kusby tb, trombone |
 | Jesse Heath tb, US trombone |
 | Vic Hamann tb, US trombone |
 | Al Ramsey tr, US trumpet |
 | Carl Berg tr, US trumpet |
 | Gene Komer tr, US trumpet |
 | Harold Moe tr, US trumpet |
 | Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US trumpet, written by |
 | Irwin Berken tr, US trumpet |
 | James Troutman tr, US trumpet |
 | Jim Grimes trumpet |
 | Jimmy Campbell tr, trumpet |
 | Lenny Corris tr, US trumpet |
 | Manny Klein tr, 1908-1994 US trumpet |
 | Nick Buono tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet |
 | Paul Geil tr, trumpet |
 | Pinky Savitt tr, 1919-1998 US trumpet |
 | Ralph Osborne tr, US trumpet |
 | Uan Rasey tr, 1921-2011 US trumpet |
 | Zeke Zarchy tr, *1915 trumpet |
 | Juan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR valve trombone, arranged by, written by |
 | Alexander Neiman vl, viola |
 | Allan Harshman vl, viola |
 | Bill Spears vn, vl, US viola |
 | David Amsterdam vn, US viola |
 | David Sterkin vl, US viola |
 | Leonard Atkins vn, vl, US viola |
 | Sam Freed vn, US viola, violin |
 | Albert Saparoff vn, US violin |
 | Alex Beller vn, US violin |
 | Bob Bein vn, US violin |
 | Ed Bergman str, US violin |
 | Ernest Karpati vn, US violin |
 | Gerald Joyce vn, US violin |
 | Harry Bluestone vn, 1907-1992 GB violin |
 | Harry Jaworski vn, violin |
 | Jack Gootkin vn, violin |
 | Jerome Reisler str, vn, US violin |
 | Joe Barbary vn, US violin |
 | John De Voogdt vn, violin |
 | John Santulis vn, violin |
 | Marshall Sosson vn, 1910-2002 violin |
 | Mischa Russell vn, violin |
 | Nicholas Pisani vn, violin |
 | Olcott Vail vn, US violin |
 | Paul Lowenkron vn, US violin |
 | Ralph Lane vn, US violin |
 | Sam Caplan vn, US violin |
 | Dave Matthews as, sax, *1967 US arranged by |
 | Kitty Kallen voc, 1921-2016 US vocals |
 | Johnny Thompson , US arranged by |
 | Ray Conniff tb, 1916-2002 US arranged by, arranged by, written by |
 | Ginnie Powell voc, US vocals |
 | Mathias voc, arranged by |
Producers
| Brian Johnston design |
| Gunther Schuller liner notes |
| Irving Townsend liner notes |
| Alastair Robertson producer |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | I'm Beginning To See The Light | Harry James & His Music Makers | Don George, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges | 3:17 |
| 2 | | I'm Confessin' | Harry James & His Music Makers | Al Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds | 3:25 |
| 3 | | I Wish I Knew | Harry James & His Music Makers | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:26 |
| 4 | | Friar Rock | Harry James & His Music Makers | Harry James | 3:28 |
| 5 | | Who's Sorry Now | Harry James & His Music Makers | Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Ted Snyder | 3:33 |
| 6 | | The Beaumont Ride | Harry James & His Music Makers | Harry James | 3:19 |
| 7 | | Do You Love Me | Harry James & His Music Makers | Harry Ruby | 2:52 |
| 8 | | Easy | Harry James & His Music Makers | Ray Conniff | 2:48 |
| 9 | | Keb-Lah | Harry James & His Music Makers | Juan Tizol | 3:22 |
| 10 | | Moten Swing (Parts 1 & 2 ) | Harry James & His Music Makers | Bennie Moten | 6:21 |
| 11 | | Feet Draggin' Blues (Parts 1 & 2 ) | Harry James & His Music Makers | Harry James, Harry James | 6:28 |
| 12 | | Stella By Starlight | Harry James & His Music Makers | Ned Washington, Victor Young | 3:12 |
| 13 | | East Coast Blues | Harry James & His Music Makers | Harry James, Ray Conniff | 3:16 |
| 14 | | The Last Mile | Harry James & His Music Makers | Ray Conniff | 3:25 |
| 15 | | Blue Turning Grey Over You | Harry James & His Music Makers | Andy Razaf, Fats Waller | 3:00 |
| 16 | | Cotton Tail | Harry James & His Music Makers | Duke Ellington | 2:51 |
| 17 | | Pagan Love Song | Harry James & His Music Makers | Arthur Freed, Nacio Herb Brown | 3:11 |
| 18 | | Vine Street Blues (Parts 1 & 2) | Harry James & His Music Makers | Ray Conniff | 6:10 |
| 19 | | Redigal Jump | Harry James & His Music Makers | Harry James, Ray Conniff | 2:57 |
| 20 | September Song | Harry James & His Music Makers | Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson | 3:12 |
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