The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1940–1941

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Tracklist

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1Flight of the Bumble Bee
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Harry James)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
arranger:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
2:25
2Mister Meadowlark
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-05-04)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-05-04)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-05-04)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-05-04)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-05-04)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-05-04)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-05-04)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-05-04) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-05-04)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-05-04), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-05-04), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-05-04), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-05-04) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-05-04)
vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
Mister Meadowlark (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Walter Donaldson
2:54
3The Nearness of You
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
The Nearness of You (on 1940-05-04)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
2:37
4Four or Five Times
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
Four or Five Times (on 1940-05-04)
composer:
Byron Gay (in 1928) and Marco H. Hellman (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
2:51
5Superchief
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-05-04)
recording of:
Super Chief (on 1940-05-04)
composer:
Lou Carter, Jimmy Dorsey and Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist)
2:55
6It’s the Last Time
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-07-18)
2:57
7One Look at You
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-07-18)
2:31
8Orchids for Remembrance
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-07-18)
2:45
9Maybe
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-07-18)
recording of:
Maybe
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1926)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
3:03
10Tempo Deluxe
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-08-12)
3:17
11The Moon Won’t Talk
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-08-12)
3:16
12I Wouldn’t Take a Million
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-08-12)
recording of:
I Wouldn’t Take a Million
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:53
13My Greatest Mistake
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-08-12)
recording of:
My Greatest Mistake (on 1940-08-12)
composer:
Jack Fulton (songwriter) and Jack O'Brien (US songwriter)
2:57
14Swanee River
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-08-12)
recording of:
Swanee River (trad arr. Ball & Lightfoot) (on 1940-08-12)
co-arranger:
Kenny Ball and Paddy Lightfoot
arrangement of:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
2:46
15Exactly Like You
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-08-12)
recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1940-08-12)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
writer:
Fritz Löhner-Beda (librettist, lyricist, writer)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
3:03
16A Million Dreams Ago
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-08-12)
recording of:
A Million Dreams Ago (on 1940-08-12)
writer:
Bart Howard, Dick Jurgens and Lew Quadling
2:59
17I Never Purposely Hurt You
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-08)
3:27
18Montevideo
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
Montevideo (on 1941-01-08)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:19
19Flatbush Flanagan
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
Flatbush Flanagan (on 1941-01-08)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:23
20Music Makers
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
Music Makers (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:19
21La paloma
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-22)
3:23
22Ol’ Man River
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-22)
recording of:
Ol’ Man River (Show Boat) (on 1941-01-22)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) and T.B. Harms Co. (on 1927-11-30)
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
2:57
23A Little Bit of Heaven (Shure, They Call It Ireland)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-22)
3:12
24Answer Man
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1941-01-22)
2:59

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1014) (order: 523)