Harry James And His Orchestra ‎– First Team Player On The Jazz Varsity - Mint- 2 LP Record 1987 USA Vinyl - Jazz / Big Band

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Harry James And His Orchestra ‎– First Team Player On The Jazz Varsity

Label:

Savoy Jazz ‎– SJL 2262

Format:

2 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:

Released:

1987

Genre:

Jazz

Style:

Big Band, Swing

Tracklist

A1	Headin' For Hallelujah Written-By – H. James*
A2	Tuxedo Junction Written-By – B. Feyne, E. Hawkins, J. Dash, W. Johnson
A3	Alice Blue Gown
A4	Palms Of Paradise Written-By – F. Loesser, F. Hollander
A5	You've Got Me Out On A LImb Written-By – H. Tierney, J. McCarthy
A6	Hodge Podge Written-By – H. Mooney*
A7	Come And Get It
A8	How High The Moon Written-By – M. Lewis, N. Hamilton
B1	Carnival Of Venice Written-By – H. James*
B2	Boog It Written-By – B. Ram, C. Calloway, J. Palmer*
B3	Sheik Of Araby Written-By – H. Smith, T. Snyder
B4	Fools Rush In Written-By – J. Mercer, R. Bloom
B5	Secrets In The Moonlight Written-By – M. Gordon*
B6	Flight Of The Bumble Bee Written-By – H. James, R. Korsakov
B7	Mister Meadowlark Written-By – J. Mercer, W. Donaldson
B8	The Nearness Of You Written-By – H. Carmichael, N. Washington
C1	Four Or Five Times Written-By – B. Gay*
C2	Super Chief Written-By – C. Basie, J. Mundy
C3	It's The Last Time I'll Fall In Love
C4	One Look At You Written-By – E. Carroll, N. Washington, V. Young*
C5	Orchids For Remembrance Written-By – M. Parish, P. DeRose
C6	Maybe Written-By – G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin
C7	Tempo Deluxe Written-By – H. James*
C8	The Moon Won't Talk
D1	I Wouldn't Take A Million
D2	My Greatest Mistake
D3	Swanee River
D4	Exactly Like You
D5	A Million Dreams Ago
D6	Hodge Podge
D7	Exactly Like You

Credits

Alto Saxophone – Dave Matthews (2)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Trumpet – Claude Lakey
Arranged By – Dave Matthews (2) (tracks: B3), Harry James (2) (tracks: B6, C7), Jack Mathias* (tracks: B1), Jimmy Mundy (tracks: C2)
Baritone Saxophone – Chuck Gentry
Bass – Thurman Teague
Drums – Harry James (2) (tracks: A1), Mickey Scrima
Guitar – Ben Heller
Piano – Jack Gardner
Tenor Saxophone – Vido Musso
Trombone – Bruce Squires, Dalton Rizzotto, Truett Jones
Trumpet – Claude Bowen, Jack Palmer, Jack Shaeffer*, Nick Buono
Trumpet, Leader [Uncredited] – Harry James (2)
Vocals – Dick Haymes (tracks: A5, A8, B4, B5, B7, B8, C3, C4, C5, C6, C8, D1, D2, D5), Francis Haines* (tracks: A4), Band* (tracks: A1, B2, C1), Jack Palmer (tracks: B2)

Notes

Gatefold jacket.

Recording dates:
A1 to A4: February 12, 1940
A5 to B1, D6: March 18, 1940
B2 to B5: April 18, 1940
B6 to C2: May 4, 1940
C3 to C6: July 18, 1940
C7 to D5, D7: August 12, 1940

Andy Gibson also arranged for Harry James during this period.
Sam Donahue, tenor saxophone, may have been added for the Aug 12, 1940 session.
The reed section (Gentry, Lakey, Matthews, Musso) double and even triple on these recordings.
Most songs previously released on individual Varsity 78 rpm discs.

On August 12, 1940 the James' band also recorded "Out Of The Mood" (matrix US 1893). It's listed as Varsity 78 #8419, which was probably never issued. A4, A6, B4, B5, D4 never on LP.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 83074 22631 7

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