The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1937-1939

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Tracklist

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1Jubilee
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-12-01)
recording of:
Jubilee (Hoagy Carmichael) (on 1937-12-01)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:53
2When We're Alone
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-12-01)
2:43
3Can't I?
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-12-01)
recording of:
Can’t I? (on 1937-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Lovett Jr
3:04
4Life Goes to a Party
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1937-12-01)
recording of:
Life Goes to a Party (on 1937-12-01)
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
2:59
5Texas Chatter
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-01-05)
recording of:
Texas Chatter (on 1938-01-05)
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
2:58
6Song of the Wanderer
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-01-05)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-01-05)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-01-05)
saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-01-05)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1938-01-05)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-01-05) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-01-05)
recording of:
Song of the Wanderer (on 1938-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Moret
3:08
7It's the Dreamer in Me
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-01-05)
recording of:
It's the Dreamer in Me (on 1938-01-05)
lyricist:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1938)
composer:
Jimmy Dorsey (in 1938)
3:00
8One O'Clock Jump
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-01-05)
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump (on 1938-01-05)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
3:02
9Out of Nowhere
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-27)
recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1938-04-27)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:56
10Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-04-27)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1938-04-27)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1938-04-27)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1938-04-27)
piano:
Jess Stacy (on 1938-04-27)
tenor saxophone:
Art Rollini (on 1938-04-27)
trombone:
Vernon Brown (on 1938-04-27)
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman (on 1938-04-27) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-27)
recording of:
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (on 1938-04-27)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1931) and Billy Moll (in 1931)
composer:
Harry Barris (in 1931)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd., Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
3:04
11Lullaby in Rhythm
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-27)
recording of:
Lullaby in Rhythm (on 1938-04-27)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch (in 1938)
composer:
Clarence Profit (in 1938), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1938) and Edgar Sampson (in 1938)
2:46
12Little White Lies
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1938-04-27)
recording of:
Little White Lies (on 1938-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
2:24
13Boo-Woo
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-01)
recording of:
Boo Woo (on 1939-02-01)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:04
14Woo-Woo
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-01)
recording of:
Woo-Woo (on 1939-02-01)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:18
15Home James
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-01)
recording of:
Home James (on 1939-02-01)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
2:40
16Jesse
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-01)
2:48
17Ciribiribin
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-20)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 427 (1))
instrumental recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song) (on 1939-02-20)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:35
18Sweet Georgia Brown
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-20)
recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1939-02-20)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
2:39
19Blame It on My Last Affair
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-20)
recording of:
Blame It on My Last Affair (on 1939-02-20)
writer:
Irving Mills and Henry Nemo
3:04
20Love's a Necessary Thing
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-20)
2:56
21'Tain't What You Do
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-03-06)
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-03-06)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
2:51
22Two O'Clock Jump
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-03-06)
recording of:
Two O’Clock Jump (on 1939-03-06)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:16

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 903) (order: 412)