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Harry James & His Music Makers
Eight Bar Riff '43~'50

Compil. UK 2007 on Hep Records label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Recording dates: Track 1: Chesterfield Show, CBS Los Angeles, - West Coast rebroadcasted, March 14, 1944. Track 2: Chesterfield Show, CBS Los Angeles, - West Coast rebroadcasted, late 1943. Track 3: Chesterfield Show, CBS Los Angeles, - West Coast rebroadcasted, November 2, 1943. Track 4: Sustaining broadcast, mid.1945. Track 5 to 9: Meadowbrook Gardens, Culver City (Los Angeles) KHJ Mutual-Don Lee network, Dec. 1, 1945. Track 10 to 12: Meadowbrook Gardens, Culver City (Los Angeles) KHJ Mutual-Don Lee network, Feb. 21, 1946. Track 13 to 15: Meadowbrook Gardens, Culver City (Los Angeles) KHJ Mutual-Don Lee network, Feb. 22, 1946. Track 16 to 20: Coca-Cola Spotlight Bands, Los Angeles, late August, 1946. Track 21 to 23: Marine Ballroom, Steel Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey - June 7, 1950.

     
Musicians
PortraitHarry James & His Music Makers ,
album by
PortraitClaude Lakey as, sax, tr, 1910-1990 US
alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
PortraitEd Rosa sax, cl, US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitJohnny McAfee sax, *1913 US
alto saxophone
PortraitMusky Ruffo as, sax, US
alto saxophone, clarinet
PortraitWillie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US
alto saxophone, clarinet, vocals, featuring
PortraitBob Poland sax, bs,
baritone saxophone
PortraitGeorge Davis sax, US
baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
PortraitSam Sachelle ts, sax, US
baritone saxophone
PortraitStewart Bruner sax, US
baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone
PortraitBob Stone b,
bass
PortraitEd Mihelich b, US
bass
PortraitThurman Teague b, US
bass
PortraitCy Bernard vc, US
cello
PortraitElias Friede vc, US
cello
PortraitHarry James tr, 1916-1983 US
directed by, trumpet, composed by
PortraitJackie Mills dr, 1922-2010 US
drums
PortraitLou Fromm dr, *1919 US
drums
PortraitMickey Scrima dr, US
drums
PortraitNick Fatool dr, 1915-2000 US
drums
PortraitBen Heller g,
guitar
PortraitHayden Causey g, US
guitar
PortraitSam Herman g,
guitar
PortraitAl Lerner p, 1919-2014 US
piano
PortraitArnold Ross p, 1921-2000 US
piano
PortraitBruce MacDonald p,
piano
David Weiner
research, liner notes, compilation producer, photography by, courtesy
PortraitCorky Corcoran ts, sax, 1924-1979 US
tenor saxophone, featuring
PortraitJimmy Cook ts, sax, US
tenor saxophone
PortraitKing Guion sax, *1907 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitDoug Pomeroy , US
technician, audio restoration, transferred by, transfers
PortraitCharlie Prebble tb, US
trombone
PortraitDalton Rizzotto tb, US
trombone
PortraitDave Robbins tb, US
trombone
PortraitHarry Rodgers tb,
trombone
PortraitJesse Heath tb, US
trombone
PortraitLee O'Connor tb,
trombone
PortraitMurray McEachern tb, 1915-1982 CA
trombone
PortraitVic Hamann tb, US
trombone
PortraitZiggy Elman tr, 1914-1968 US
trombone
PortraitAlex Cuozzo tr,
trumpet
PortraitEverett McDonald tr, US
trumpet
PortraitIrwin Berken tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJames Grimes tr,
trumpet
PortraitJames Troutman tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJimmy Campbell tr,
trumpet
PortraitLenny Corris tr, US
trumpet
PortraitNick Buono tr, 1917-1993 US
trumpet
PortraitPhil Cook tr, US
trumpet
PortraitStan Fishelson tr, US
trumpet
PortraitVince Badale tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJuan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR
valve trombone, arranged by, composed by
PortraitAlexander Neiman vl,
viola, violin
PortraitBill Spears vn, vl, US
viola, violin
PortraitDavid Sterkin vl, US
viola
PortraitGerald Joyce vn, US
viola
PortraitHerschel Burke Gilbert vl, 1918-2003 US
viola
PortraitMischa Russell vn,
viola
PortraitSam Freed vn, US
viola, violin
PortraitVictor Stern vl, US
viola
PortraitBob Bein vn, US
violin
PortraitErnest Karpati vn, US
violin
PortraitGeorge Grossman vn, US
violin
PortraitGerson Oberstein vn, US
violin
PortraitHarry Jaworski vn,
violin
PortraitJack Gootkin vn,
violin
PortraitJerome Reisler str, vn, US
violin
PortraitJohn De Voogdt vn,
violin
PortraitLarry Kurkdjie vn, US
violin
PortraitLeo Zorn vn, US
violin
PortraitNicholas Pisani vn,
violin
PortraitSam Caplan vn, US
violin
PortraitLeroy Holmes , 1913-1986 US
arranged by, composed by
PortraitJohnny Thompson , US
arranged by, arranged by, composed by
PortraitBuddy Moreno voc, 1912-2015 US
vocals
PortraitGinnie Powell voc, US
vocals
PortraitMarion Morgan voc, *1923 US
vocals
PortraitRay Conniff tb, 1916-2002 US
arranged by, composed by
PortraitNeal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US
arranged by
PortraitDuke Ellington p, 1899-1974 US
arranged by, composed by
PortraitBilly May tr, 1916-2004 US
arranged by
Producers
Brian Johnston design
Alastair Robertson executive-producer
Composers
Leroy Holmes
Harry Warren
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Thompson
Arthur Freed
Al Neiburg
Jerry Livingston
Marty Symes
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Harry James
Buster Harding
Earle Warren
Irving Berlin
James V. Monaco
Mack Gordon
Jelly Roll Morton
Harry Ruby
George & Ira Gershwin
Jule Styne And Sammy Cahn
Fred E. Ahlert
Roy Turk
Juan Tizol
Ray Conniff
Bix Beiderbecke
Duke Ellington
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1CinderellaHarry James & His Music MakersLeroy Holmes3:11
2Too Marvellous for WordsHarry James & His Music MakersHarry Warren, Johnny Mercer3:00
3Gravy TrainHarry James & His Music MakersJohnny Thompson3:37
4Coffee TimeHarry James & His Music MakersArthur Freed, Harry Warren2:37
5Jump SauceHarry James & His Music MakersJohnny Thompson2:40
6Talk of the TownHarry James & His Music MakersAl Neiburg, Jerry Livingston, Marty Symes3:39
7June Is Busting Out All OverHarry James & His Music MakersRodgers & Hammerstein3:01
8Friar RockHarry James & His Music MakersHarry James3:30
99:20 SpecialHarry James & His Music MakersBuster Harding, Earle Warren3:40
10Blue SkiesHarry James & His Music MakersIrving Berlin2:33
11I Can't Begin to Tell YouHarry James & His Music MakersJames V. Monaco, Mack Gordon2:55
12King Porter StompHarry James & His Music MakersJelly Roll Morton3:50
139:20 SpecialHarry James & His Music MakersBuster Harding, Earle Warren3:34
14Do You Love Me?Harry James & His Music MakersHarry Ruby3:05
15Eight Bar RiffHarry James & His Music MakersHarry James3:15
16The Man I LoveHarry James & His Music MakersGeorge & Ira Gershwin4:32
17I've Never ForgottenHarry James & His Music MakersJule Styne And Sammy Cahn3:16
18I Don't Know WhyHarry James & His Music MakersFred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk3:15
19Keb-LahHarry James & His Music MakersJuan Tizol3:46
20Beaumont RideHarry James & His Music MakersHarry James, Ray Conniff3:20
21In A MistHarry James & His Music MakersBix Beiderbecke3:36
22Slap HappyHarry James & His Music MakersDuke Ellington3:21
23CarnivalHarry James & His Music MakersHarry Warren2:46
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