Harry James - Ultimate Big Band Collection: Harry James *

Artist:

James, Harry

UPC:

886978054821

See Also:

Davis, Sammy, Jr. Oliver, King Dorsey, Tommy (Trombone) Shaw, Artie

Description:

Recording information: 02/13/1941; 02/20/1939; 02/24/1942; 04/07/1941; 05/20/1941; 07/13/1939; 07/31/1942; 08/20/1945; 08/31/1939; 12/11/1941.
One of the things that set Harry James and his band apart during the swing era were the arrangements. They were extremely formal and, because he was a trumpeter, brassy more often than not. That said, his music was not only for dancing, but provided an often exotic listening experience as well. The James volume in Sony`s Masterworks Jazz series is a solid, decent-sounding, budget-priced introduction to some of the most ambitious and moody music to come from this group. While tracks like "Sleepy Lagoon" and "I Don`t Want to Walk Without You" provide the more romantic side of the James` sound (complete with strings), other numbers, such as the Cuban-flavored "Ciribiribin," and the brief but dramatic reading of "Flight of the Bumblebee," offer an aural view of the band`s fascination with color, texture, dynamic, and nuance. ~ Thom Jurek

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Ciribiribin
2. From the Bottom of My Heart
3. I Don`t Want to Walk Without You
4. I`ll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
5. Flight of the Bumble Bee, The
6. You Made Me Love You
7. All or Nothing at All
8. I`ve Heard That Song Before
9. Sleepy Lagoon
10. I Can`t Begin to Tell You

Album Information

Release Date:

03/01/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Big Band

Label:

Masterworks Jazz

Producer:

Didier C. Deutsch (Compilation)

Catalog Number:

80548

Original Release Year:

2011

# of Discs:

1

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

28 : 14

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