Harry James: First Team Player on the Jazz Varsity with vocals by Dick Haymes

~ Release by Harry James and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Headin’ for Hallelujah
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-12)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-02-12)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-02-12)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-02-12)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-02-12)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-02-12)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-02-12), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-02-12), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-02-12) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-02-12)
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2Tuxedo Junction
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-12)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-02-12)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-02-12)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-02-12)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-02-12)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-02-12)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-02-12), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-02-12), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-02-12), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-02-12) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-02-12)
instrumental recording of:
Tuxedo Junction (on 1940-02-12)
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
writer:
Dash, Feyne, Hawkins and Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger)
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
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3Alice Blue Gown
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-12)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-02-12)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-02-12)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-02-12)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-02-12)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-02-12)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-02-12), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-02-12), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-02-12), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-02-12) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-02-12)
instrumental recording of:
Alice Blue Gown (on 1940-02-12)
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
Harry Tierney
part of:
Irene (the musical)
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4Palms of Paradise
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-12)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-02-12)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-02-12)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-02-12)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-02-12)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-02-12)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-12) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-02-12)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-02-12), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-02-12), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-02-12), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-02-12) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-02-12)
vocals:
Fran Heines (on 1940-02-12)
recording of:
Palms of Paradise (on 1940-02-12)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
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5You’ve Got Me Out on a Limb
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-03-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-03-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-03-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-03-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-03-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-03-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-03-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-03-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-03-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-03-18)
vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1940-03-18)
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6Hodge Podge
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-03-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-03-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-03-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-03-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-03-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-03-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-03-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-03-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-03-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-03-18)
recording of:
Hodge Podge (on 1940-03-18)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Johnny Hodges
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7Come and Get It
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-03-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-03-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-03-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-03-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-03-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-03-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-03-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-03-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-03-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-03-18)
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8How High the Moon
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-03-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-03-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-03-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-03-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-03-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-03-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-03-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-03-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-03-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-03-18)
vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1940-03-18)
recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1940-03-18)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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)
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9Carnival of Venice
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-03-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-03-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-03-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-03-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-03-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-03-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-03-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-03-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-03-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-03-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-03-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-03-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-03-18)
recording of:
Carnival of Venice
composer:
Julius Benedict
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10Boog It
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-04-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-04-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-04-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-04-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-04-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-04-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-04-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-04-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-04-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-04-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-04-18)
vocals:
Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-04-18)
recording of:
Boog It (on 1940-04-18)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Buck Ram
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11Sheik of Araby
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-04-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-04-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-04-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-04-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-04-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-04-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-04-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-04-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-04-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-04-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-04-18)
instrumental recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1940-04-18)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
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12Fools Rush In
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-04-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-04-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-04-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-04-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-04-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-04-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-04-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-04-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-04-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-04-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-04-18)
vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1940-04-18)
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13Secrets in the Moonlight
alto saxophone:
Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-04-18)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1940-04-18)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1940-04-18)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1940-04-18)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1940-04-18)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1940-04-18)
tenor saxophone:
Vido Musso (on 1940-04-18)
trombone:
Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1940-04-18) and Bruce Squires (on 1940-04-18)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1940-04-18), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1940-04-18), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1940-04-18), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1940-04-18) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1940-04-18)
vocals:
Dick Haymes (on 1940-04-18)
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14Flight of the Bumble Bee
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)
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)
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15Mister 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
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16The Nearness of You
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:
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)
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17Four or Five Times
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18Super Chief
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19One Look at You
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20Orchids for Remembrance
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21Maybe
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22Tempo Deluxe
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23My Greatest Mistake
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24Swanee River
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25Exactly Like You
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