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Harry James And His Orchestra
Harry James Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album
Compil. US 1964 on MGM Records label
Jazz (Big Band)
Harry James's comments on each song from the liner notes: A1 Ciribiribin, "Our first recording and our theme song" A2 You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It), "Our first hit record" A3 Take The "A" Train, "A swinger from Duke Ellington" A4 Lush Life, "My favorite ballad" A5 Ultra, "A Jimmy Mundy special for listening or dancing" A6 Shiny Stockings, "Stolen from Count Basie" A7 Theme From Orfeu Negro (Manha de Carnaval), "A beautiful song we picked up during our South American tour" B1 Sunday Morning, "A meeting with Neal Hefti" B2 What A Woman Feels "A beautiful Charlie Albertine composition with great Willie Smith sax" B3 Doodlin', "Why Not!" B4 The Jazz Connoisseur, "One of the greatest of our Ernie Wilkins' charts" B5 King Porter Stomp, "I played it with Ben Pollack and Benny Goodman and still enjoy it with my own band" B6 Satin Doll, "Beautiful material" B7 Jersey Bounce, "Borrowed from The Swing Era" Recorded February 1959 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3778: A6 Recorded January 1960 and originally released on MGM K12880: B3 Recorded February 1960 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3848: A3, B5-B7 Recorded 1960 and originally released on MGM K12983: A7 (no performer credits available) Recorded January 19 & 23, 1961 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3897: B2, B4 Recorded May 1961 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3972: B1 Recorded Nov 20, 1961 and originally released on MGM E/SE 4003 and 4058: A1, A2, A4, A5 Recording dates/locations and performer/arranger credits are from the original releases. Writer and some arranger credits are from the SE 4214 label images. Listed in the New Album Releases column on p. 42 of the March 7, 1964 issue of Billboard.
Musicians
 | Harry James And His Orchestra , US orchestra, album by |
 | Joe Riggs as, alto saxophone, uncredited |
 | Pat Chartrand ts, US alto saxophone, uncredited |
 | Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US alto saxophone, uncredited |
 | Herb Lorden sax, cl, as, US clarinet, uncredited, alto saxophone, uncredited |
 | Ernie Wilkins ts, 1922-1999 US arranged by, uncredited, written by |
 | Gray Rains arranged by, uncredited |
 | Jimmy Mundy sax, voc, 1907-1983 US arranged by, uncredited |
 | Neal Hefti tr, 1922-2008 US arranged by, uncredited, written by |
 | Ernie Small sax, bs, fl, US clarinet, uncredited, trombone, uncredited, flute, uncredited, baritone saxophone, uncredited |
 | Dick McQuarry tb, US bass trombone, uncredited |
 | Ernie Tack tb, bass trombone, uncredited |
 | Richard Leith tb, US bass trombone, uncredited |
 | Joe Comfort b, 1917-1988 US bass, uncredited |
 | Russ Phillips b, US bass, uncredited |
 | Thomas Kelly b, bass, uncredited |
 | Jackie Mills dr, 1922-2010 US drums, uncredited |
 | Jake Hanna dr, 1931-2010 US drums, uncredited |
| Tony DeNicola drums, uncredited |
 | Al Viola g, 1919-2007 US guitar, uncredited |
 | Dave Koonse g, US guitar, uncredited |
 | Terry Rosen g, US guitar, uncredited |
 | Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US leader, trumpet, uncredited, arranged by, written by |
 | Jack Perciful p, 1925-2008 US piano, uncredited |
 | Sam Firmature sax, ts, US tenor saxophone, uncredited |
 | Bob Poland sax, bs, baritone saxophone, uncredited, tenor saxophone, uncredited |
 | Dave Madden ts, bs, US baritone saxophone, uncredited, tenor saxophone, uncredited |
 | Jay Corre ts, fl, sax, 1924-2014 US baritone saxophone, uncredited, tenor saxophone, uncredited |
 | Modesto Briseno bs, cl, ts, US baritone saxophone, uncredited, tenor saxophone, uncredited |
 | Bob Edmondson tb, *1935 US trombone, uncredited |
 | Dick Hyde tb, US trombone, uncredited |
 | Joe Cadena tb, US trombone, uncredited |
 | Joe Hambrick tb, trombone, uncredited |
 | Ray Sims tb, 1921-2000 US trombone, uncredited |
 | Vince Diaz tb, trombone, uncredited |
 | Bob Rolfe tr, US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Bud Billings tr, US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Jack Bohannon tr, US trumpet, uncredited |
 | John Audino tr, trumpet, uncredited |
 | Larry McGuire tr, trumpet, uncredited |
 | Mike Conn tr, trumpet, uncredited |
 | Nick Buono tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Ollie Mitchell tr, 1927-2013 US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Rob Turk tr, trumpet, uncredited |
 | Sam Conte tr, US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Verne Guertin tr, US trumpet, uncredited |
 | Juan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR valve trombone, uncredited |
 | Charles Albertine p, syn, 1929-1986 US written by, arranged by |
 | Bob Florence p, 1932-2008 US arranged by |
Producers
| Val Valentin engineer |
| James T. Maher liner notes |
| Jesse Kaye producer |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciribiribin | Harry James And His Orchestra | Alberto Pestalozza | 0:50 |
| 2 | You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) | Harry James And His Orchestra | James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy | 1:40 |
| 3 | Take The "A" Train | Harry James And His Orchestra | Billy Strayhorn | 4:17 |
| 4 | Lush Life | Harry James And His Orchestra | Billy Strayhorn | 3:35 |
| 5 | Ultra | Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James | 4:06 |
| 6 | Shiny Stockings | Harry James And His Orchestra | Frank Foster | 2:15 |
| 7 | Theme From Orfeu Negro (Manha de Carnaval) | Harry James And His Orchestra | Antônio Maria, Luiz Bonfá | 2:26 |
| 8 | Sunday Morning | Harry James And His Orchestra | Neal Hefti | 2:34 |
| 9 | What A Woman Feels | Harry James And His Orchestra | Charles Albertine | 2:59 |
| 10 | Doodlin' | Harry James And His Orchestra | Horace Silver | 2:37 |
| 11 | The Jazz Connoisseur | Harry James And His Orchestra | Ernie Wilkins, Harry James | 3:30 |
| 12 | King Porter Stomp | Harry James And His Orchestra | Jelly Roll Morton | 3:56 |
| 13 | Satin Doll | Harry James And His Orchestra | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer | 3:56 |
| 14 | Jersey Bounce | Harry James And His Orchestra | Bobby Plater, Buddy Feyne, Edward Johnson, Tiny Bradshaw | 2:42 |
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