The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1944-1945

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Tracklist

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1The Love I Long For
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
The Love I Long For (on 1944-11-21)
writer:
Howard Dietz (librettist) and Vernon Duke
3:25
2I'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)
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.
3:15
3When Your Lover Has Gone
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
2:54
4I'm Confessin'
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21)
recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You) (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
3:25
5The More I See You
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-01-03)
recording of:
The More I See You (on 1945-01-03)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Four Jays Music Co., Peermusic (UK) Limited, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
3:19
6Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-01-18)
recording of:
Guess I’ll Hang My Tears Out to Dry (on 1945-01-18)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Chappell Music (UK)
3:18
7I Don't Care Who Knows It
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-01-18)
recording of:
I Don’t Care Who Knows It (on 1945-01-18)
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
2:43
8I Wish I Knew
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-01-22)
recording of:
I Wish I Knew (on 1945-01-22)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:24
9I Don't Care Who Knows It
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-01-22)
recording of:
I Don’t Care Who Knows It (on 1945-01-22)
writer:
Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:10
1011:60 P.M.
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-01-22)
2:46
11All of My Life
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-01-22)
recording of:
All of My Life (on 1945-01-22)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
3:05
12Laura
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-02-14)
recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1945-02-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:25
13Carnival
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-02-14)
3:21
14Ya-Ta-Ta, Ya-Ta-Ta
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-02-14)
2:30
15If I Loved You
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-04-25)
recording of:
If I Loved You (Carousel) (on 1945-04-25)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Williamson Music Company and Williamson Music, Inc.
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
3:18
16Oh Brother
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-04-25)
3:16
17I'll Buy That Dream
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-05-30)
recording of:
I’ll Buy That Dream (on 1945-05-30)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Allie Wrubel
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:23
18Memphis in June
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-05-30)
recording of:
Memphis in June (on 1945-05-30)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
3:15
199:20 Special
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-05-30)
recording of:
9:20 Special (on 1945-05-30)
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1941)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) (in 1941)
composer:
William Engvick (in 1941) and Earle Warren (in 1941)
2:51
20September in the Rain
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-07-12)
recording of:
September in the Rain (on 1945-07-12)
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
3:15
219:20 Special
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-07-12)
recording of:
9:20 Special (on 1945-07-12)
lyricist:
William Engvick (in 1941)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) (in 1941)
composer:
William Engvick (in 1941) and Earle Warren (in 1941)
2:46
22Rose Room
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-07-12)
recording of:
Rose Room (on 1945-07-12)
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
4:11

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1268) (order: 777)