The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1942-1944

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1Mister Five-By-Five
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-31) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1942-07-31)
cello:
Elias Friede (on 1942-07-31)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-31)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-31)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-31)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-31)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-31), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-07-31)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-31), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-31)
viola:
Bill Spears (on 1942-07-31)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1942-07-31) and Abraham Hochstein (on 1942-07-31)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1942-07-31)
recording of:
Mister Five by Five (on 1942-07-31)
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
2:57
2I've Heard That Song Before
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-31) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1942-07-31)
cello:
Elias Friede (on 1942-07-31)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-31)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-31)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-31)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-31)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-31), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-07-31)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-31), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-31)
viola:
Bill Spears (on 1942-07-31)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1942-07-31) and Abraham Hochstein (on 1942-07-31)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1942-07-31)
recording of:
I’ve Heard That Song Before (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn (in 1942)
composer:
Jule Styne (in 1942)
publisher:
Cahn Music Company and Morley Music Co. Inc.
part of:
The 15th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1942 nominee)
3:03
3Memphis Blues
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-31) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1942-07-31)
cello:
Elias Friede (on 1942-07-31)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-31)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-31)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-31)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-31)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-31), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-07-31)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-31), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-31)
viola:
Bill Spears (on 1942-07-31)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1942-07-31) and Abraham Hochstein (on 1942-07-31)
instrumental recording of:
The Memphis Blues (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:05
4Velvet Moon
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-31) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-31)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1942-07-31)
cello:
Elias Friede (on 1942-07-31)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-31)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-31)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-31)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-31)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-31)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-31)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-31), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry Rodgers (US big-band trombonist and arranger) (on 1942-07-31)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-31), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-31) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-31)
viola:
Bill Spears (on 1942-07-31)
violin:
Sam Caplan (on 1942-07-31) and Abraham Hochstein (on 1942-07-31)
instrumental recording of:
Velvet Moon (on 1942-07-31)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Josef Myrow
3:34
5Feet Draggin' Blues
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-09-11)
recording of:
Feet Draggin’ Blues (on 1942-09-11)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:06
6Two O'Clock Jump
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-09-28)
recording of:
Two O’Clock Jump (on 1943-09-28)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:59
7Jeffrie's Blues
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-09-28)
recording of:
Jeffrey's Blues (on 1943-09-28)
2:30
8Back Beat Boogie
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-09-28)
recording of:
Back Beat Boogie (on 1943-09-28)
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
1:43
9Oh, What a Beautiful Morning
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
recording of:
Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ (Oklahoma!) (on 1943-11-17)
orchestrator:
Robert Russell Bennett (American composer and arranger)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd., Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music Ltd. and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Oklahoma! (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:20
10The Sad Sack
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
3:23
11Blue Lou
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
recording of:
Blue Lou (on 1943-11-17)
composer:
Irving Mills and Edgar Sampson
2:43
12Charmaine
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
recording of:
Charmaine (on 1943-11-17)
lyricist:
Louis Leazer
composer:
Ernö Rapée
arranger:
Roy Campbell (trumpeter)
publisher:
Lew Pollack Music, Miller Music Corp., Rapee Music Corp. and Belwin, Inc. (on 1926-12-31)
1:53
13Sierra
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
3:43
14Mexico City
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
4:18
15Better Give Me Lots of Lovin', Honey
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
3:22
16Too Marvellous for Words
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1943-11-17)
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (on 1943-11-17)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:14
17On the Alamo
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-06-15)
recording of:
On the Alamo (on 1944-06-15)
lyricist:
Gilbert Keyes and Joe Lyons (US songwriter & arranger)
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Forster Music Publisher, Inc. (from 1922-08-02 to present) and Tell Taylor, Inc. (from 1922-03-17 until 1922-08-02)
2:16
18I'll Walk Alone
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-08-20)
recording of:
I’ll Walk Alone (from “Follow the Boys”) (on 1944-08-20)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
The 17th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:49
19Love Department
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-08-20)
2:55
20There Goes That Song Again
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-05)
recording of:
There Goes That Song Again (1944 song from “Carolina Blues”, J. Styne/S. Cahn) (on 1944-11-05)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
2:28
21Steel Guitar Rag
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-05)
recording of:
Steel Guitar Rag (instrumental) (on 1944-11-05)
miscellaneous support:
Merle Haggard (US country singer, guitarist, fiddler & songwriter) (in 1971)
composer:
Leon McAuliffe
publisher:
Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher)
2:52
22I'm Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1944-11-21)
cello:
Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) and Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) and Cliff Jackson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Charles Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21), Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21), James Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21), Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) and Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
viola:
Al Neiman (violist) (on 1944-11-21), Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) and Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21)
violin:
Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21), Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1944-11-21), Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21), Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21), John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21), Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) and Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21)
arranger:
Johnny Thompson (big band arranger & conductor)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:13

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1227) (order: 736)