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Harry James And His Orchestra
First Team Player On The Jazz Varsity

Compil. US 1987 on Savoy Jazz label
Jazz (Big Band, Swing)

Gatefold jacket. Recording dates: A1 to A4: February 12, 1940 A5 to B1, D6: March 18, 1940 B2 to B5: April 18, 1940 B6 to C2: May 4, 1940 C3 to C6: July 18, 1940 C7 to D5, D7: August 12, 1940 Andy Gibson also arranged for Harry James during this period. Sam Donahue, tenor saxophone, may have been added for the Aug 12, 1940 session. The reed section (Gentry, Lakey, Matthews, Musso) double and even triple on these recordings. Most songs previously released on individual Varsity 78 rpm discs. On August 12, 1940 the James' band also recorded "Out Of The Mood" (matrix US 1893). It's listed as Varsity 78 #8419, which was probably never issued. A4, A6, B4, B5, D4 never on LP.

     
Musicians
PortraitHarry James And His Orchestra , US
vocals, album by
PortraitDave Matthews as, sax, *1967 US
alto saxophone, arranged by
PortraitClaude Lakey as, sax, tr, 1910-1990 US
alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet
PortraitHarry James tr, 1916-1983 US
arranged by, drums, trumpet, leader, uncredited, written by
PortraitJack Matthias , US
arranged by
PortraitJimmy Mundy sax, voc, 1907-1983 US
arranged by, written by
PortraitChuck Gentry sax, bs, 1911-1988 US
baritone saxophone
PortraitThurman Teague b, US
bass
PortraitMickey Scrima dr, US
drums
PortraitBen Heller g,
guitar
PortraitJack Gardner p, US
piano
PortraitVido Musso ts, sax, 1913-1982 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitBruce Squires tb, 1910-1981 US
trombone
PortraitDalton Rizzotto tb, US
trombone
PortraitTruett Jones tb,
trombone
PortraitClaude Bowen tr, US
trumpet
PortraitJack Palmer tr, 1913-2000 US
trumpet, vocals
PortraitJack Schaeffer tr,
trumpet
PortraitNick Buono tr, 1917-1993 US
trumpet
PortraitDick Haymes voc, 1918-1980 US
vocals
PortraitFran Heines voc,
vocals
Composers
Harry James
Buddy Feyne
Erskine Hawkins
Julian Dash
William Johnson
Frank Loesser
Friedrich Hollaender
Harry Tierney
Joseph McCarthy
Hal Mooney
Morgan Lewis
Nancy Hamilton
Buck Ram
Cab Calloway
Jack Palmer
Harry B. Smith
Ted Snyder
Johnny Mercer
Rube Bloom
Mack Gordon
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Walter Donaldson
Hoagy Carmichael
Ned Washington
Byron Gay
Count Basie
Jimmy Mundy
Earl Carroll
Victor Young
Mitchell Parish
Peter de Rose
George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Headin' For HallelujahHarry James And His OrchestraHarry James
2Tuxedo JunctionHarry James And His OrchestraBuddy Feyne, Erskine Hawkins, Julian Dash, William Johnson
3Alice Blue GownHarry James And His Orchestra
4Palms Of ParadiseHarry James And His OrchestraFrank Loesser, Friedrich Hollaender
5You've Got Me Out On A LImbHarry James And His OrchestraHarry Tierney, Joseph McCarthy
6Hodge PodgeHarry James And His OrchestraHal Mooney
7Come And Get ItHarry James And His Orchestra
8How High The MoonHarry James And His OrchestraMorgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
9Carnival Of VeniceHarry James And His OrchestraHarry James
10Boog ItHarry James And His OrchestraBuck Ram, Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer
11Sheik Of ArabyHarry James And His OrchestraHarry B. Smith, Ted Snyder
12Fools Rush InHarry James And His OrchestraJohnny Mercer, Rube Bloom
13Secrets In The MoonlightHarry James And His OrchestraMack Gordon
14Flight Of The Bumble BeeHarry James And His OrchestraHarry James, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
15Mister MeadowlarkHarry James And His OrchestraJohnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson
16The Nearness Of YouHarry James And His OrchestraHoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
17Four Or Five TimesHarry James And His OrchestraByron Gay
18Super ChiefHarry James And His OrchestraCount Basie, Jimmy Mundy
19It's The Last Time I'll Fall In LoveHarry James And His Orchestra
20One Look At YouHarry James And His OrchestraEarl Carroll, Ned Washington, Victor Young
21Orchids For RemembranceHarry James And His OrchestraMitchell Parish, Peter de Rose
22MaybeHarry James And His OrchestraGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
23Tempo DeluxeHarry James And His OrchestraHarry James
24The Moon Won't TalkHarry James And His Orchestra
25I Wouldn't Take A MillionHarry James And His Orchestra
26My Greatest MistakeHarry James And His Orchestra
27Swanee RiverHarry James And His Orchestra
28Exactly Like YouHarry James And His Orchestra
29A Million Dreams AgoHarry James And His Orchestra
30Hodge PodgeHarry James And His Orchestra
31Exactly Like YouHarry James And His Orchestra
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