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Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra
"Snooty Fruity"
Compil. NL 1990 on CBS label
Jazz (Swing, Big Band)
I kept the CD-numbering scheme in brackets, because all track infos refer to it Recording Dates: #1: Hollywood, November 21st, 1944 #2: Hollywood, December 18th, 1945 #3: Hollywood, December 19th, 1945 #4: Hollywood, September 13th, 1946 #5: Hollywood, November 11th, 1946 #6: Hollywood, June 22nd, 1947 #7 & #8: Hollywood, June 25th, 1947 #9: Hollywood, November 3rd, 1947 #10 & #18: Hollywood, December 29th, 1947 #11: Hollywood, December 30th, 1947 #12: Hollywood, July 19th, 1949 #13: New York, June 19th, 1950 #14: New York, July 10th, 1950 #15 & #16: Hollywood, December 13th, 1954 #17: Hollywood, February 13th, 1955 Tracks #2, #11, #12 are previously unissued performances.
Musicians
 | Willie Smith as, sax, 1910-1967 US alto saxophone, clarinet, album by, vocals |
 | Harry James And His Orchestra , US orchestra, album by |
 | Ed Rosa sax, cl, US alto saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Jimmy Cook ts, sax, US alto saxophone, clarinet |
 | Musky Ruffo as, sax, US alto saxophone, clarinet |
 | Bob Poland sax, bs, baritone saxophone |
 | Artie Bernstein b, 1909-1964 US bass |
 | Bob Stone b, bass |
 | Buddy Hayes b, US bass |
 | Ed Mihelich b, US bass |
 | Corky Corcoran ts, sax, 1924-1979 US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Francis Polifroni sax, ts, cl, US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Sam Sachelle ts, sax, US clarinet, tenor saxophone |
 | Gordon Polk voc, US congas |
 | Tony Tiller , coordinator, packaging |
 | Buddy Combine dr, US drums |
 | Carl Maus dr, US drums |
 | Gene Estes vib, perc, 1931-1996 US drums |
 | Jackie Mills dr, 1922-2010 US drums |
 | Lou Fromm dr, *1919 US drums |
 | Nick Fatool dr, 1915-2000 US drums |
 | The Harry James Quintet , ensemble |
 | Allan Reuss g, 1915-1988 US guitar |
 | Hayden Causey g, US guitar |
 | Sam Herman g, guitar |
 | Tiny Timbrell g, 1917-1992 US guitar |
 | Harry James tr, 1916-1983 US leader, trumpet, written by |
 | Arnold Ross p, 1921-2000 US piano |
 | Bruce MacDonald p, piano |
 | Larry Kinnamon p, US piano |
 | Stan Wrightsman p, 1910-1975 US piano |
 | George Davis sax, US reeds |
 | Herb Lorden sax, cl, as, US reeds |
 | Pat Chartrand ts, US reeds |
 | Stewart Bruner sax, US reeds |
 | William Massingill ts, sax, US reeds |
 | Carl Elmer tb, US trombone |
 | Charlie Prebble tb, US trombone |
 | Dalton Rizzotto tb, US trombone |
 | Dave Robbins tb, US trombone |
 | Lee O'Connor tb, trombone |
 | Lew McCreary tb, 1927-1999 US trombone |
 | Vic Hamann tb, US trombone |
 | Art Depew tr, *1925 US trumpet |
 | Carl Berg tr, US trumpet |
 | Everett McDonald tr, US trumpet |
 | Gene Komer tr, US trumpet |
 | George Seaberg tr, 1915-1965 US trumpet |
 | Harold Moe tr, US trumpet |
 | Irwin Berken tr, US trumpet |
 | James Grimes tr, trumpet |
 | James Troutman tr, US trumpet |
 | Jimmy Campbell tr, trumpet |
 | Nick Buono tr, 1917-1993 US trumpet |
 | Phil Cook tr, US trumpet |
 | Pinky Savitt tr, 1919-1998 US trumpet |
 | Ralph Osborne tr, US trumpet |
 | Stan Fishelson tr, US trumpet |
 | Juan Tizol tb, 1900-1984 PR valve trombone, written by |
 | Jimmy Mundy sax, voc, 1907-1983 US arranged by |
Producers
| Allen Weinberg art direction |
| Amy Herot coordinator, jazz master pieces series |
| Gary Pacheco coordinator, jazz master pieces series |
| Mike Berniker coordinator, jazz master pieces series |
| Tim Geelan engineer, digital restoration |
| Stanley Dance liner notes, producer, digital |
| Frank Driggs photography by |
| Michael Brooks producer, digital |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Confessin' That I Love You | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Al Neiburg, Doc Daugherty, Ellis Reynolds | 3:21 |
| 2 | Ain't She Sweet | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Jack Yellen, Milton Ager | 3:17 |
| 3 | Who's Sorry Now | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, Ted Snyder | 3:28 |
| 4 | Keb-Lah | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James, Juan Tizol | 3:20 |
| 5 | Moten Swing | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Bennie Moten, Buster Moten | 6:19 |
| 6 | East Coast Blues | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James, Ray Conniff | 3:15 |
| 7 | Cotton Tail | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Duke Ellington | 2:40 |
| 8 | Snooty Fruity | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James | 3:01 |
| 9 | Poppin' Off | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James | 6:03 |
| 10 | Forgotten | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Frank Devenport, Harry James | 5:41 |
| 11 | New Two O'Clock Jump | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James | 5:17 |
| 12 | The Great Lie | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Andy Gibson, Cab Calloway | 3:08 |
| 13 | Three For THe Show | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Harry James | 3:27 |
| 14 | Perdido | Willie Smith With Harry James And His Orchestra | Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol | 3:16 |
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