Harry James And His Orchestra – First Team Player On The Jazz Varsity
Tracklist
A1 |
Headin’ For Hallelujah
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A2 |
Tuxedo Junction
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A3 | Alice Blue Gown | |
A4 |
Palms Of Paradise
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A5 |
You’ve Got Me Out On A LImb
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A6 |
Hodge Podge
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A7 | Come And Get It | |
A8 |
How High The Moon
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B1 |
Carnival Of Venice
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B2 |
Boog It
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B3 |
Sheik Of Araby
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B4 |
Fools Rush In
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B5 |
Secrets In The Moonlight
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B6 |
Flight Of The Bumble Bee
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B7 |
Mister Meadowlark
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B8 |
The Nearness Of You
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C1 |
Four Or Five Times
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C2 |
Super Chief
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C3 | It’s The Last Time I’ll Fall In Love | |
C4 |
One Look At You
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C5 |
Orchids For Remembrance
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C6 |
Maybe
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C7 |
Tempo Deluxe
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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
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.