The Chronological Classics: Harry James and His Orchestra 1939

~ Release by Harry James and His Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1And the Angels Sing
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-04-06)
recording of:
And the Angels Sing (on 1939-04-06)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Ziggy Elman
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., WC Music Corp., 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)
3:17
2Indiana
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-04-06)
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1939-04-06)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
2:46
3Got No Time
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-04-06)
2:39
4King Porter Stomp
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-04-06)
recording of:
King Porter Stomp (on 1939-04-06)
composer:
Jelly Roll Morton
3:08
5Comes Love
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-05-24)
recording of:
Comes Love (on 1939-05-24)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:31
6I Can't Afford to Dream
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-05-24)
2:46
7I Found a New Baby
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-05-24)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1939-05-24)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
2:46
8Fannie-May
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-05-24)
2:52
9From the Bottom of My Heart
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-07-13)
recording of:
From the Bottom of My Heart (on 1939-07-13)
writer:
Morty Berk, Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer), Billy Hayes (songwriter) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:23
10Sugar Daddy
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-07-13)
3:12
11Melancholy Mood
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-07-13)
recording of:
Melancholy Mood (on 1939-07-13)
writer:
Walter Schumann and Vic Knight
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:09
12Avalon
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-07-13)
recording of:
Avalon (on 1939-07-13)
writer:
B. G. DeSylva, Al Jolson and Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Stephen Ballentine Music, Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23) and Jerome H. Remick & Co. (on 1920-09-04)
2:52
13My Buddy
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17)
recording of:
My Buddy (on 1939-08-17)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1922)
composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1922)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
3:00
14Vol Vistu Gaily Star
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17)
recording of:
Vol Vistu Gaily Star (on 1939-08-17)
lyricist:
Bud Green
composer:
Martin Block (composer) and Slim Gaillard
2:46
15Flash
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17)
recording of:
Flash (on 1939-08-17)
composer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
2:59
16It's Funny to Everyone but Me
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-17)
recording of:
It's Funny to Everyone but Me (on 1939-08-17)
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
2:58
17Here Comes the Night
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-31)
recording of:
Here Comes the Night (on 1939-08-31)
writer:
H. Edelstein, C. Hohemgarten and Frank Loesser
2:53
18Willow, Weep for Me
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-31)
recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (on 1939-08-31)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
2:34
19Feet Draggin' Blues
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-31)
recording of:
Feet Draggin’ Blues (on 1939-08-31)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
3:04
20All or Nothing at All
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1939-08-31)
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1939-08-31) and Dave Matthews (jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-08-31)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1939-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Hawkins (jazz drummer) (on 1939-08-31)
guitar:
Red Kent (on 1939-08-31)
piano:
Jack Gardner (piano) (on 1939-08-31)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Luther (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1939-08-31) and Drew Page (on 1939-08-31)
trombone:
Russell Brown (Swing trombonist) (on 1939-08-31), Truett Jones (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-31) and Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1939-08-31)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1939-08-31), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-31), Jack Palmer (jazz trumpeter and singer) (on 1939-08-31) and Jack Schaeffer (on 1939-08-31)
lead vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-08-31)
vocals:
Frank Sinatra (American singer and actor, “Ol’ Blue Eyes”) (on 1939-08-31)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1939-08-31)
conductor:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-08-31)
arranger:
Andy Gibson (trumpet, arranger, composer) (on 1939-08-31)
recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1939-08-31)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
33:00
21On a Little Street in Singapore
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-10-13)
recording of:
On a Little Street in Singapore (on 1939-10-13)
writer:
Peter de Rose and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
2:52
22Who Told You I Cared?
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-10-13)
recording of:
Who Told You I Cared? (on 1939-10-13)
lyricist:
Bert Reisfeld
composer:
George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
2:40
23Sleepy Time Gal
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-10-13)
recording of:
Sleepy Time Gal (on 1939-10-13)
writer:
Joseph R. Alden, Raymond B. Egan, Ange Lorenzo and Richard A. Whiting
2:47

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 936) (order: 445)