Jazz Soul Of …

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(2-CD set) Although a great trumpet player, Harry James style of playing has often been called florid and sentimental, however on this great double CD featuring 53 tracks we showcase the jazz side of Harry James covering the period of his early days with The Dean And His Kids (a Ben Pollack unit) to the period of his greatest success at the height of the “Swing Era”. The CD also features a cornucopia of other artists who performed with him or were latterly featured in his own orchestra. Names such as Ben Pollack, Glenn Miller, Buck Clayton, Ziggy Elman, Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons and many others to numerous to mention. For lovers of Swing and Big Band jazz this is surely a must have album. Tracks: CD1: 1. Spreadin’ KnowledgeAround 2. Jimtown Blues 3. Deep Elm 4. Peckin’ (voc: Ben Pollack-Trio) 5. Jubilee (voc: Helen Humes) 6. Penthouse Serenade 7. Life Goes To A Party 8. Texas Chatter 9. One O’Clook Jump 10. Out Of Nowhere 11. Lullaby ln Rhythm 12. Boo-Woo 13. Woo-Woo 14. Home James 15. Jesse 16. Sweet Georgia Brown 17. ‘Tain&’t What You Do (voc: Jack Palmer) 18. Two O’Clock Jump 19. lndiana 20. King Porter Stomp 21. l Found A New Baby 22. Fanny May 23. Sugar Daddy 24. Avalon 25. Feet Draggin’ Blues 26. Flash 27. Cross Country Jump CD2: 1. Night Special 2. I’m In The Market For You 3. Back Beat Boogie 4. All Star Strut 5. Tuxedo Junction 6. Hodge Podge 7. Come And Get It 8. Sheik Of Araby 9. Super Chief 10. Exactly Like You 11. Flatbush Flanagan 12. Music Makers 13. Answer Man 14. Duke’s Mixture 15. Jeffries’ Blues 16. Sharp As A Tack 17. Jughead 18. Record Session 19. B-19 20. Strictly Instrumental 21. The Clipper 22. Crazy Rhythm 23. James Session 24. Let Me Up 25. Jump Town 26. Memphis Blues