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| 1. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)
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| 2. | The Sheik of Araby
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| 3. | Begin the Beguine
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| 4. | Limehouse Blues
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| 5. | Some of These Days
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| 6. | I Surrender, Dear
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| 7. | King Porter Stomp
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| 8. | Don't Worry 'Bout Me
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| 9. | Stardust
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| 10. | Fannie May
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| 11. | Wishing (Will Make It So)
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| 12. | All of Me
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| 13. | If I Didn't Care
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| 14. | The Lamp Is Low
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| 15. | My Love for You
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| 16. | Moon Love
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| 17. | Two O'Clock Jump
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| 18. | This Is No Dream
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| 19. | When You Wish upon a Star
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| 20. | How High the Moon
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| 21. | Alice Blue Gown
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| 22. | When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano
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| 2. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Interview With Harry James over World Radio, Boston, Massachusetts ...
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| 2. | Afraid to Say Hello
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| 3. | Skylark
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| 4. | Carnival of Venice
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| 5. | One Dozen Roses
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| 6. | I've Heard That Song Before
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| 7. | I Had the Craziest Dream
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| 8. | You Made Me Love You
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| 9. | Mister Five by Five
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| 10. | Strictly Instrumental
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| 11. | Sleepy Lagoon
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| 12. | Daybreak
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| 13. | I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time
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| 14. | Jump Sauce
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| 15. | Ain't Misbehavin'
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| 16. | Prince Charming
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| 17. | Jealousy
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| 18. | Chelsea Bridge
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| 19. | Where or When
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| 20. | It's Been So Long
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| 21. | Moten Swing
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| 3. CD tartalma: |
| 1. | Special
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| 2. | Loveless Love
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| 3. | St. Louis Blues
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| 4. | I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)
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| 5. | On the Alamo
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| 6. | It Could Happen to You
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| 7. | Cherry
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| 8. | Flatbush Flanagan
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| 9. | Home
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| 10. | I'll Walk Alone
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| 11. | If I Loved You
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| 12. | P.M.
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| 13. | Oh, Lady Be Good
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| 14. | I'm Beginning to See the Light
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| 15. | I'll Buy That Dream
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| 16. | Perdido
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| 17. | I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
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| 18. | It's the Talk of the Town
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| 19. | Zanzibar
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| 20. | Deep Purple
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| 21. | Caravan
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Jazz / Big Band, Swing, Traditional Pop, Sweet Bands
Harry James - Arranger, Trumpet
Harry James & His Orchestra
Abraham Hochstein Violin
Al Cuozzo Trumpet
Al Friede Cello
Al Lerner Soloist, Piano
Al Monte Consultant, Track Annotations
Al Pelligrini Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Al Ramsey Trumpet
Al Stearns Trumpet
Alex Beller Violin
Alex Nieman Viola, Violin
Alex Pevsner Violin
All Neiman Viola
Allan Harshman Violin, Viola
Allan Reuss Guitar
Andy Gibson Arranger
Arnold Ross Soloist, Piano
Arthur Rollini Sax (Tenor)
Artie Bernstein Bass
Babe Russin Sax (Tenor)
Benny Heller Guitar
Bill Luther Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone)
Bill Spear Viola
Billy Exner Drums
Billy May Arranger
Bob Bain Violin
Bob Friedlander Arranger
Bob Poland Sax (Baritone)
Brad McCuen Liner Notes
Bruce McDonald Piano
Bruce Squires Trombone
Bryan "Red" Kent Guitar
Buddy Combine Drums
Buddy Divito Performer
Buzz King Trumpet
Carl Berg Trumpet
Carl Maus Soloist, Drums
Carl Ziegler Cello
Charles Preble Trombone
Charlie Queener Piano
Charlie Teagarden Trumpet
Chuck Gentry Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto)
Claude Bowen Trumpet
Claude Lakey Soloist, Arranger, Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto)
Clifton Jackson Sax (Tenor)
Clint Davis Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Connie Haines Vocals
Corky Corcoran Soloist, Sax (Tenor), Oboe
Cy Bernard Cello, Violin
Cyril Towbin Violin
Dalton Rizzotto Soloist, Trombone
Dave Coleman Drums
Dave Mathews Sax (Alto), Arranger
Dave Tough Drums
Dave Uchitel Viola
David Amsterdam Viola
David Robbins Trombone
David Sterkin Viola
Dick Haymes Vocals
Dick Noel Trombone
Don Boyd Soloist, Trombone
Drew Cartwright Design
Drew Page Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone)
Eddie Kusby Trombone
Edward Bergman Violin
Edward Mihelich Bass
Ernest Karpati Violin
Ernie Wilkins Arranger
Everett McDonald Trumpet
Felix Slatkin Violin
Frank Bode Drums, Soloist
Frank Davenport Arranger
Frank DeVol Arranger
Frank Sinatra Vocals
Fred Goerner Cello
Fred Groener Viola
Fred Waldron French Horn, Soloist
Gareth "Garry" Nuttycombe Viola
Gary Rains Arranger
George Davis Sax (Baritone)
George Grossman Violin
Gerald Joyce Violin
Gershon Oberstein Violin
Glenn Herzer Violin
Hal Korn Violin
Hal Moe Trumpet
Harry Bluestone Violin
Harry Carney Sax (Baritone)
Harry DiVito Trombone
Harry Jawarski Violin
Harry Rodgers Trombone
Hayden Causey Guitar
Haymes Forrest Vocals
Helen Forrest Performer
Helen Ward Performer
Herbie Haymer Sax (Tenor)
Herschel Burke Gilbert Arranger, Violin
Howard Davis Sax (Alto)
Hoyt Bohannon Soloist, Trombone
Hugo Loewenstern Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Ian Rasey Trumpet
Jack Gardner Soloist, Piano
Jack Gootkin Violin
Jack Haskell Arranger
Jack Lee Violin
Jack Mathias Arranger
Jack Palmer Trumpet
Jack Schaeffer Trumpet
James Grimes Trumpet
James Troutman Trumpet
Jerry Reisler Violin
Jess Stacy Piano
Jesse Heath Trombone
Jimmy Campbell Trumpet
Jimmy Cook Sax (Tenor)
Jimmy Mundy Arranger
Jimmy Salko Trumpet
Joe Barbary Violin
Joe Ferrill Trombone
Joe Mondragon Bass
John Cave French Horn
John DeVoogdt Violin
John Jungklaus Digital Restoration, Editing
Johnny Fresco Sax (Tenor)
Johnny MacAfee Sax (Alto), Vocals
Johnny Mezey Sax (Baritone), Sax (Alto)
Johnny Richards Arranger
Juan Tizol Arranger, Soloist, Trombone (Valve)
Julius Tannenbaum Cello
King Guion Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone)
Kitty Kallen Performer
Larry Kurkdjie Violin
Leo Zorn Violin
Leonard Corris Trumpet
Leroy Holmes Arranger
Les Robinson Sax (Alto)
Louie Bellson Arranger
Manny Klein Trumpet
Marge Gibson Arranger
Mario Babidillo Sax (Baritone)
Mario Serritello Trumpet
Marshal Cram Trombone
Marshall Sosson Violin
Marty Harperin Digital Transfers
Maurice Perlmutter Viola
Micky Scrima Soloist, Drums
Mike Russell Violin
Mischa Russell Violin
Morton Friedman Sax (Baritone)
Murray McEachern Soloist, Trombone
Murray Williams Sax (Alto)
Neal Hefti Trumpet, Arranger
Nelson Riddle Arranger
Nick Buono Trumpet
Nick Fatool Drums
Nick Pisani Violin
Olcott Vail Violin
Paul Geil Trumpet
Paul Leonkron Violin
Paul Villepigue Arranger
Paul Weston Arranger
Pete Kline Liner Notes, Track Annotations, Producer, Compilation
Peter Ellis Violin
Phil Palmer Soloist, French Horn
Pinky Savitt Trumpet
Polly Polfrani Clarinet
Ralph Hawkins, Jr. Soloist, Drums
Ralph Lane Violin
Ralph Osborn Trumpet
Ray Conniff Arranger
Ray Heath Trombone
Ray Martinez Violin
Ray Toland Drums
Raymond Menhennick Viola
Red Berkens Trumpet
Richard Perissi French Horn
Russ Brown Trombone
Russell Brown Soloist
Russell Garcia Arranger
Sal Monte Track Annotations, Consultant
Sam Caplan Violin
Sam Donahue Arranger, Soloist, Sax (Tenor)
Sam Freed Violin
Sam Marowitz Sax (Alto)
Sam Rosenblum Violin
Sam Sachelle Sax (Tenor), Sax (Baritone), Soloist
Shorty Rogers Arranger
Si Zentner Trombone
Sol Giskin Violin
Sonny Berman Trumpet
Stanley Wrightsman Piano
Stuart Burner Sax (Tenor)
Thad Jones Arranger
Thurman Teague Bass
Tiny Timbrell Guitar
Tom Gonsoulin Trumpet
Tom Gramuglia Executive Producer
Truett Jones Trombone
Vern Rowe Trumpet
Vernon Brown Trombone
Vic Hamann Trombone, Soloist
Vido Musso Sax (Tenor)
Vince Badale Trumpet
Vincent DeRosa French Horn
Viola Monte Consultant
Willard Culley French Horn
William Granzow Trombone
Willie Smith Soloist, Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Zeke Zarchy Trumpet
Ziggy Elman Trumpet, Trombone
This very interesting three-CD set features trumpeter Harry James's Orchestra on a variety of previously unreleased radio broadcast performances. While there are many vocals from Frank Sinatra (in his pre-Tommy Dorsey days), Helen Forrest and Kitty Kallen, it is the instrumentals that are of greatest interest, particularly the earliest tracks which date from the period before James really hit it big. Many of these songs were not recorded commercially by the trumpeter and this strong jazz-oriented set is highly recommended to swing fans. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Harry James
Active Decades: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s
Born: Mar 15, 1916 in Albany, GA
Died: Jul 05, 1983 in Las Vegas, NV
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Big Band, Swing, Traditional Pop, Sweet Bands
Harry James was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable. He was also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s, and he continued to lead his band until just before his death, 40 years later. James was the child of circus performers. His father, Everette Robert James, was the bandleader and trumpet player in the orchestra for the Mighty Haag Circus, and his mother, Maybelle Stewart Clark James, was an aerialist. Growing up in the circus, James became a performer himself as early as the age of four, when he began working as a contortionist. He soon turned to music, however, first playing the snare drum in the band from about the age of six and taking trumpet lessons from his father. At 12, he took over leadership of the second band in the Christy Brothers Circus, for which his family was then working. He attended grade school in Beaumont, TX, where the circus spent the winter, and when he was 14 he won a state music contest as a trumpeter. That inspired him to turn professional and begin playing in local bands. James' first job with a national band came in 1935 when he was hired by Ben Pollack. In May 1935, he married singer Louise Tobin, with whom he had two children and from whom he was divorced in June 1943. He made his first recordings as a member of the Pollack band in September 1936. Not long after, he was tapped by Benny Goodman, then leading one of the country's most popular bands, and he began working for Goodman by the end of 1936. He rapidly gained notice in the Goodman band, and by December 1937 he had begun to make recordings under his own name for Brunswick Records (later absorbed by Columbia Records). In early 1939, he left Goodman and launched his own orchestra, premiering it in Philadelphia in February. That spring, he heard the then-unknown Frank Sinatra on a radio broadcast and hired him. The band struggled, however, and when the more successful bandleader Tommy Dorsey made Sinatra an offer at the end of 1939, James did not stand in his way. Around the same time, he was dropped by Columbia and switched to the tiny Varsity Records label. After two years of difficulties in maintaining his band, James changed musical direction in early 1941. He added strings and turned to a sweeter, more melodic style, meanwhile re-signing to Columbia Records. The results were not long in coming. In April 1941, he first reached the Top Ten with the self-written instrumental "Music Makers." (His band was sometimes billed as Harry James and His Music Makers.) A second Top Ten hit, "Lament to Love," featuring Dick Haymes on vocals, followed in August, and late in the year James reached the Top Five with an instrumental treatment of the 1913 song "You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)." This was the record that established him as a star. But with its sweet style and what was frequently described as James' "schmaltzy" trumpet playing, it was also, according to jazz critic Dan Morgenstern (as quoted in the 1999 biography -Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James by Peter J. Levinson), "the record that the jazz critics never forgave Harry for recording." James was second only to Glenn Miller as the most successful recording artist of 1942. During the year, seven of his recordings peaked in the Top Ten: the Top Five "I Don't Want to Walk Without You," with vocals by Helen Forrest; the number one instrumental "Sleepy Lagoon"; the Top Five "One Dozen Roses," with vocals by Jimmy Saunders; the Top Five instrumental "Strictly Instrumental"; "He's My Guy"; the Top Five "Mister Five by Five"; and "Manhattan Serenade," the last three with vocals by Helen Forrest. In September, when Miller went into the armed forces and gave up his radio show, Chesterfield Time, he handed it over to James, a symbolic transference of the title of top bandleader in the country. (James was ineligible for military service due to a back injury.) Meanwhile, wartime travel restrictions and the recording ban called by the musicians union, which took effect in August 1942, had limited James' touring and recording activities, but another avenue had opened up. He began appearing in movies, starting with Syncopation in May 1942 and continuing with Private Buckaroo in June and Springtime in the Rockies in November. His next hit, "I Had the Craziest Dream," with vocals by Helen Forrest, was featured in Springtime in the Rockies; it hit number one in February 1943. The movie is also memorable for having starred Betty Grable, whom James married in July 1943; they had two children and divorced in October 1965. "I Had the Craziest Dream" was succeeded at number one in March 1943 by another James record with a Helen Forrest vocal, "I've Heard That Song Before." "Velvet Moon," an instrumental, followed and did almost as well, but with that Columbia's stockpile of James recordings made just before the start of the recording ban was almost exhausted. The label went into its vaults and began reissuing older James recordings. Frank Sinatra had recently emerged as a solo star, and in the spring of 1943, Columbia reissued "All or Nothing at All," a song he had recorded as James' vocalist in 1939; the song reached the Top Five. Next, Columbia released "I Heard You Cried Last Night," a year-old recording with a Helen Forrest vocal; it too reached the Top Five. Once again, James ranked as the second most successful recording artist of the year, just behind Bing Crosby. Meanwhile, James was based in New York, doing his three-times-a-week radio show and appearing at major venues such as the Paramount Theatre and on the Astor Hotel Roof. He also appeared in the June 1943 film release Best Foot Forward. Decca Records settled with the musicians' union in 1943, which gave its recording stars an advantage, but while Bing Crosby, the Andrews Sisters, and Jimmy Dorsey (all on Decca) were the top recording artists of 1944, James came in fourth without ever stepping into a recording studio. His instrumental "Cherry," recorded in 1942, became a Top Five hit early in the year; "I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)," recorded in 1941 with Dick Haymes on vocals, hit number one in June; and he had eight other chart records during the year. He also continued with his radio show through March and had two films, Two Girls and a Sailor and Bathing Beauty, in release in June. The two remaining major labels, Columbia and RCA Victor, came to terms with the musicians' union in November 1944, freeing James to return to the recording studio. This resulted in seven Top Ten hits in 1945: the number one "I'm Beginning to See the Light"; "I Don't Care Who Knows It"; "If I Loved You"; "11:60 P.M."; the Top Five "I'll Buy That Dream"; "It's Been a Long, Long Time"; and "Waitin' for the Train to Come In." "If I Loved You" had vocals by Buddy DiVito; all the rest had vocals by Kitty Kallen. That was enough to make him the third most successful recording artist of 1945, behind only Bing Crosby and Sammy Kaye. Meanwhile, he and his band became regulars on the Danny Kaye Show radio series in January 1945, and he hosted its summer replacement program from June to September. James scored two Top Ten hits in early 1946 -- the Top Five "I Can't Begin to Tell You," which featured a pseudonymous vocal by his wife Betty Grable, and "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," with a vocal by Buddy DiVito -- but then his recording success began to decline, though he managed one more Top Ten hit, "This Is Always," with Buddy DiVito on vocals, in the fall. Having appeared in a number of films, he formally signed a movie contract with 20th Century Fox, resulting in bigger parts in Do You Love Me?, released in May, and If I'm Lucky, out in September. He also took to the road for the first time since the end of the war. The declining popularity of the big bands led many to break up in December 1946, James' orchestra among them. But in January 1947, his All Time Favorites collection was at the top of the album charts, indicating he was still broadly popular, and within months he had re-organized his band, reducing the number of strings (and soon eliminating them entirely), and taking a more jazz-oriented approach. He scored only one Top Ten hit in 1947, "Heartaches," with vocals by Marion Morgan. And he appeared in the film Carnegie Hall in May. James appeared in the film A Miracle Can Happen (aka On Our Merry Way) in February 1948, the same month he became a regular on the radio show Call for Music, which ran until June. He was not much visible in 1949, but in February 1950, his trumpet playing was heard in the film Young Man with a Horn, though the man fingering the trumpet onscreen was Kirk Douglas. The Young Man with a Horn soundtrack, credited to James with Doris Day, hit number one in May 1950. Repeating that pairing, Columbia teamed James with Day for "Would I Love You (Love You, Love You)," which hit the charts in March 1951 and reached the Top Ten. Similar success was achieved with "Castle Rock," which paired James with Frank Sinatra and reached the charts in September. Meanwhile, James had his own TV series, The Harry James Show, which ran on a Los Angeles station for the first six months of 1951. From this point on, James maintained his band as a touring unit, though he was less frequently glimpsed in the media. He played himself in the film biography The Benny Goodman Story in 1955, the same year that, having moved to Capitol Records, he released Harry James in Hi-Fi, an album of re-recordings of his hits that reached the Top Ten in November. (The 1999 compilation Trumpet Blues: The Best of Harry James combines tracks from this album and its follow-up, More Harry James in Hi-Fi.) By now, he was deliberately trying to make his band sound like Count Basie's. He was back onscreen in November 1956
in the film The Opposite Sex. He made his first major tour of Europe in October 1957, and in ensuing years he alternated national and international tours with lengthy engagements at Las Vegas hotels. There were two more film appearances, The Big Beat (June 1958) and The Ladies Man (July 1961). James performed regularly through the early '80s. He was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in 1983, but continued to play, making his last appearance only nine days before his death at 67. Led by trumpeter Art Depew, his band continued to perform. No one questioned James' talent as a jazz trumpeter, though after his commercial ascendance in 1941 many jazz critics dismissed him. After his period of greatest success, he turned back to a more jazz-oriented style, which failed to change the overall impression of him, if only because he was no longer as much in the public eye. Nevertheless, his swing hits remain among the most popular music of the era. In addition to the Columbia recordings from his heyday, there are numerous other titles in his discography, notably many airchecks, though his recordings of the '50s are also worth seeking out.
--- William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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