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Trumpet Blues: The Best of Harry James
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724352122424
Label: Blue Note Records
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
MPN: 21224
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Blue Note Records
Release Date: August 24, 1999
Studio: Blue Note Records
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Editorial Review:
This collection carries the same title and graphics as the Peter Levinson biography of Harry James to be published this October by Oxford Press. It contains 16 of Harry James' greatest records, made between 1955 and '58 with Helen Forrest, Willie Smith, Corky Corcoran and Buddy Rich among the cast and arrangements by Jack Mathias, Jimmy Mundy, Ernie Wilkins and others. From hi-fi remakes of his '30s hits like "Trumpet Blues" and "Ciribiribin" to contemporary charts like "Blues On A Count" and "Barn 12, " this set covers the entire career of this amazing trumpeter and bandleader.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Better than the originals
It's rare that a re-make improves on the originals, but 1950s high-fidelity combined with the availability of original musicians and singers, some absolutely first-rate studio players, and the incomparable Harry James at his seemingly endless peak, make this a winner. I was a big band radio program director for twenty years and this is one my all-time favorite big band albums.
Buddy Rich is the drummer, and James was one of the few for whom he would harness his otherwise flashy style ... Read More
Rating:  - a companion to the boook Trumpet Blues - the Capitol sides
Harry James fronted a big band in the 50's that was, arguably, the equal of the Woody Herman and Basie outfits. This CD, done as a companion to the troubling biography of the same name, features Capitol sides recorded from 1955 to 1958, and does include material that jazz critics hated him for; on balance, though, much of this release is straight ahead big band swing that is notable for James' performances alone. James Session is big band rockin' blues at it's best, evoking memories of both the Basie ... Read More
Rating: - Great songs sounding even greater!
Yes, these are 1950s hi-fidelity recordings of Harry James playing the original charts of his older hits from the 1930s and 1940s. But modern recording technology is worthless if WHAT you're recording wasn't good in the first place. A bad song by a bad performer isn't going to get better just because you re-record them in stereo. In the the case of Trumpet Blues: The Best of Harry James, the original material and the talent of the artists was top notch, so these "modern" recordings from the 1950s are ... Read More
Rating: - Peerless Trumpet Playing and Big Band!!
Why was it that Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Maynard Ferguson, Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry and Adolph Herseth all have sung praises of Harry James? One need only buy this CD to find out. Although many of the songs included are reworkings of his earlier hits using modern recording technology, the updates are truly thrilling! Take a listen to "James Session" and hear how one can be astounded by just a trumpeter and a drummer playing. A solid CD throughout, and when you get done with this, check out the "Jazz ... Read More
Rating: - THE ORIGINAL AND STILL THE BEST !
This compilation came out in 1999, the same year the top selling James biography, TRUMPET BLUES, THE LIFE OF HARRY JAMES, by Peter J. Levinson was published. It is a compilation of some of Harry's top selling singles which just happened to include some fabulous vocals by Helen Forrest, one of the many top vocalists who recorded with the legendary trumpeter.
Harry James was, without question, the undisputed king of the trumpet and the most commercially successful big band leader of the '40's, '50's, '60's, ... Read More
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