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Harry James (2)

Real Name:
Harry James
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Born March 15, 1916, Albany, Georgia, USA. Died July 5, 1983, Las Vegas.

Jazz trumpeter, who came to fame mainly through playing with Benny Goodman, and then struck out on his own as a band leader at the tender age of 23.

Played his last show just nine days before his death.
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Discography

Releases:
Young Man With A Horn (4xShellac, 10" + Box)   Columbia, Columbia, Columbia 1950
Coast To Coast With Harry James And His Orchestra (LP, Mono)   Kaydee Records 1976
Sessions, Live (Vinyl, Album)   Calliope(3) 1976
Big Bands Forever! Four Kings Of Swing (2xLP, Album)   Realm Records 1977
Harry James Live (LP, Album)   Sounds Good Music 1981
Big Bands: Harry James (2xLP, Comp, Mono)   Time Life Music 1983
You Made Me Love You (CD, Album)   Sony Music Special Products 1992
Trumpet Blues: The Best Of Harry James (CD, Album, Comp)   Capitol Jazz 1999
"Palladium Party" (LP, Comp)   Tobacco Road  
Benny Goodman Story (LP, RE)   Capitol Records  
Boo - Woo / Woo - Woo (Shellac, 10")   Parlophon  
East Coast Blues (Shellac, 10")   Columbia  
Harry James' Greatest Hits (LP, Comp)   Columbia, Columbia  
Mister Trumpet (LP)   Pickwick  
The Carnival Of Venice / The Flight Of The Bumble Bee (Shellac, 10")   Parlophon  
You Made Me Love You (LP)   Pickwick  
Appears On:
Night Special / Back Beat Boogie (Shellac, 10")   Columbia 1939
The Flight Of The Bumble Bee / The Carnival Of Venice (Shellac, 10") The Flight Of The Bumb... Parlophone 1941
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (5 versions)   CBS ... 1950
Vol. 1 (7", EP) I'm Beginning To See T... Decca (2) 1953
The King Of Swing Vol. 1 (LP) Peckin' Columbia 1956
The King Of Swing Vol. 1 (LP) Peckin' Columbia 1956
Benny Goodman (7", EP, Comp) Bumble Bee Stomp RCA Victor 1957
Ridin' On The Moon (LP, Mono) I'm Beginning To See T... Verve Records 1957
The Golden Age Of Benny Goodman (7", EP, RE, Cov) One O'Clock Jump RCA 1958
One O'Clock Jump (7", EP, Comp, Red) Life Goes To A Party RCA 1959
Infinity In Sound (Album) (2 versions) Music Makers RCA Victor ... 1960
The Hits Of Harry James (LP, Comp) The Mole, Trumpet Blue... Starline, Regal 1962
Bye Bye Blues (LP, Album) I'm Beginning To See T... Polydor 1965
Bye Bye Blues (LP, Album) I'm Beginning To See T... Polydor 1966
Ella Fitzgerald (LP, Comp) I'm Beginning To See T... AMIGA 1966
Jazz- Portrait (LP) I'm Beginning To See T... AMIGA 1966
In The Groove With The Kings Of Swing (2 versions) Roll'em, Life Goes To ... Reader's Digest ... 1967
Duke Ellington's Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) I'm Beginning To See T... CBS 1968
The Original Recordings (LP) Ciribiribin RCA Camden 1969
Jam Session (1944-1946) (Vinyl, Comp, Sam)   Joker (2) 1971
Porträt In Swing (Comp) (2 versions)   AMIGA 1971
This Is Benny Goodman (2xLP, Mono) Sugarfoot Stomp, Don't... RCA Victor 1971
Super Chief (2xLP, Comp)   Columbia 1972
Comin' From A Good Place (LP, Ltd)   Sheffield Lab 1977
Evergreens In Swing (LP) Trumpet Blues AMIGA 1978
20 Golden Pieces Of Harry James (LP, Comp) Music Makers, Black Be... Bulldog Records 1981
Big Bands: Benny Goodman (2xLP, Mono) Life Goes To A Party Time Life Music 1983
Let's Dance (LP, Album) Trumpet Blues Supraphon 1984
22 Original Big-Band Recordings (1941 - 1944) (CD, Album, RM) I'm Beginning To See T... Hindsight Records (2) 1987
Les Plus Grands Moments Du Jazz Vol.2 (2xCD, Comp) Ain't She Sweet Columbia 1990
Verve Jazz Box (7xCD, Comp + Box) Madhouse, Three Little... Verve Records 1991
Sentimental Journey: Capitol's Great Ladies Of Song, Vol. 2 (CD) I've Heard That Song B... Capitol Records 1992
Sing, Sing, Sing (CD, RE, RM)   Jazz Heritage 1992
Les Chefs-D'Oeuvre De Lionel Hampton (CD, Comp)   Music Memoria 1993
Space-Age Bachelor Pad Music (LP, Comp, Blu) Music Makers Bar/None Records 1994
A Retrospective 1929 - 1963 (2xCD, Comp) Bugle Call Rag, One O'... RCA 1995
Complete 1933-1944 / Masters / Vol. 4 1938 (CD, Comp)   Blue Moon Producciones Discográficas 1995
Helmut Lotti Goes Classic (CD, Album) Ciribiribin BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA, RCA 1995
The Quintessence . New York Chicago Hollywood Los Angeles 1930 - 1944 (2xCD, Comp) Muskrat Ramble Frémeaux & Associés 1995
A Night Out With Verve (4xCD, Comp + Box) Back Beat Boogie, Back... Verve Records 1996
Love Songs: Best Of The Song Books (CD, Comp) I'm Beginning To See T... Verve Records 1996
This Is Jazz (10xCD, RM, Comp + Box, Ltd) Sing Sing Sing (With A... Columbia 1996
Original Soundtracks: Du Barry Was A Lady • The Sky's The Limit • 42nd Street (CD, Album) Well, Git It Great Movie Themes 1997
Play On! (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (CD) I'm Beginning To See T... Varèse Sarabande 1997
The Voice Of The Big Bands (CD, Comp)   Jasmine Records 1997
Swing Guitar Masterpieces 1938-1957 (2xCD, Comp) I'm Beginning To See T... Acoustic Disc 1998
Atomic Swing (CD, Album) Fair And Warmer Roulette Jazz 1999
Big Band Specials (CD, Album, RE) Until (The Mole) Capitol Jazz 1999
Swing Era - Swingtime (2xCD) Ciribiribin (Harry Jam... Time Life Music, EMI Music Special Markets 1999
EMI Presents The Magic Of Bobby Darin (CD) I'm Beginning To See T... EMI Records 2001
Nigeria 70 "The Definitive Story Of 1970's Funky Lagos" (3xLP, Comp, Gat) Ikon Allah Strut 2001
The Best Of Lionel Hampton (CD) Shoe Shiner's Drag, Mu... Jazz Forever 2001
The Swing Era - 1939-1940 (2xCD, Comp) Concerto For Trumpet (... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2001
The Swing Era - 1940-1941 (2xCD) Two O'Clock Jump (Harr... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2001
The Swing Era - 1941-1942 (2xCD) Trumpet Blues And Cant... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2001
The Swing Era - 1942-1945 (2xCD) I'm Beginning To See T... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets 2001
Intégrale Charles Trénet Vol. 6: "L'Âme Des Poètes" (2xCD, Comp) Beyond The Sea Frémeaux & Associés 2002
The Genius Of The Electric Guitar (Box + 4xCD) All Star Strut, All St... Columbia 2002
Bar Jazz Vol. 5 (3xCD, Comp) I'm Beginning To See T... Sony Music Catalog, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2003
Mona Lisa Smile: Music From The Motion Picture (CD) I'm Beginning To See T... Epic 2003
The Quintessence : New York - Chicago 1933-1950 (2xCD) Just A Mood Frémeaux & Associés 2003
The Warm Moods (CD, RE) I'm Beginning To See T... Reprise Records 2003
A Proper Introduction To Benny Goodman - Ridin' High (CD, Comp, Dig)   Proper Records Ltd. 2004
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940) (10xCD, Comp) All Or Nothing At All ... Le Chant Du Monde 2004
Dripping Indigo (CD, Album) I'm Beginning To See T... Chantal Chamberland 2005
Frank Sinatra Collection (10xCD, Comp + Box) Ciribiribin, Every Day... Weton-Wesgram 2005
Jazz (3xCD, Comp + Box) One O'Clock Jump Ringo 2005
Squeeze Me • The Jazz And Swing Accordion Story (4xCD, Comp + Box) Ruby Proper Records Ltd. 2006
The Quintessence . New York Hollywood 1939 - 1955 (2xCD, Comp) All Or Nothing At All,... Frémeaux & Associés 2006
Duke In Blue (CD, RE) I'm Beginning To See T... Jazz Heritage 2007
A Memorial For Glenn Miller Vol.1 (2xLP, Album) Ciribiribin Disques Festival  
Big Band Happening (LP, Album) Trumpet Blues, Two O'C... Polydor  
Don't Fence Me In (2xCD, Comp) Ciribiribin History  
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book Vol. 2 (7", EP) I'm Beginning To See T... Karusell  
Flash / Back Beat Boogie // Jeffrie's Blues / Crazy Rhythm (7", EP) Flash, Back Beat Boogie Columbia  
I'm Beginning To See The Light (Shellac, 10") I'm Beginning To See T... Guild Records (2)  
Jazz Anthologie - Sony Music Box (5xCD + Box, Comp) Woo-Woo Columbia  
Live (2xLP, Gat) I'm Beginning To See T... Affinity  
Memories (LP, Comp) Trumpet Blues ABC Records  
More Immortal Winners (LP, Album, Cle) Two O'Clock Jump Valon Records  
Palladium Party / Ruby (7", Single) Palladium Party Columbia  
Performance Recordings 1937-1938 (LP)   MGM Records  
Sentimental Journey (2xCD, Comp)   History  
The Best Of Dixieland Jazz (LP) Feet Draggin' Blues Longines Symphonette Society, Longines Symphonette Society  
The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert Vol.1 (LP, Mono)   Columbia  
The Golden Era Of Blues (LP, Comp) Tango Blues Capitol Records  
Trumpet Blues / Two O'Clock Jump (7") Trumpet Blues Capitol Records  
Trumpet Rhapsody (7", EP) The Carnival Of Venice... Columbia  
Und Sein Berühmtes Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert (2xLP) Life Goes To A Party Philips, Philips  
You Call It Madness (2xCD, Comp)   History  
Tracks Appear On:
Boogie Woogie (4xShellac, 10") Boo-Woo, Woo-Woo Columbia 1941
Without A Word (LP, Album) Ruby Columbia 1954
From The Sound Capitol Of The World - February 1961 (LP, Promo, Comp) Trumpet Blues Capitol Records 1961
24 Millionen Erfolge 2 (2xLP, Album) Three Coins In The Fou... CBS 1971
Big Bands Greatest Hits Volume 2 (2xLP, Comp) Skylark CBS 1972
40 Golden Hits (Comp) (2 versions) Three Coins In The Fou... Arcade Deutschland GmbH ... 1973
Great Oldtimers (3xLP, Comp) Mexicali Rose, Vaya Co... Negram 1974
Dear Heart (2x12", Ltd) My Heart Cries For You RCA 1976
Kings Of Swing (LP) Route 66 K-Tel International GmbH 1976
In The Mood - 20 Golden Big Band Hits (LP) Life Goes To A Party Vanstory 1982
Hannah And Her Sisters (A Selection Of Music From The Motion Picture) (LP) You Made Me Love You, ... MCA Records 1986
Swing Party - 20 Original Hits (CD, Comp) I've Heard Tha Song Be... Lotus (3) 1987
The Kings Of Swing (CD, Comp) Life Goes To A Party LaserLight Digital 1990
Mega Instrumental Hits Collection (4xCD, Comp + Box) Trumpet Blues BR Music 1992
Pocket Jazz (Cass) Woo-Woo Columbia 1993
The Big Bands: Your All Time Favorites (4xCass, Comp, RM + Box) Somebody Loves Me, Sep... Reader's Digest 1993
De Pre Historie - Muziek Uit De Oorlogsjaren '40-'45 (2xCD) I'm Beginning To See T... EVA Belgium 1994
De Pre Historie - Muziek Uit De Oorlogsjaren '40-'45 Vol. 2 (2xCD) I've Heard That Song B... EVA Belgium 1994
Nederland Bevrijd Deel 2 (6xCD + Box) I Can't Begin To Tell ... PMF Records 1994
Jazz Feelings Vol. 1 (CD) Sleepy Lagoon Divucsa 1995
Moonlight Memories (CD) I've Heard That Song B... K-Tel 1997
Les Triomphes Du Jazz (Box, Ltd + 20xCD, Comp, RM, Car) I'm Beginning To See T... Habana, JBM 2000
The Greatest Voices & Unforgettable Evergreens (10xCD, Comp + Box) Music Makers Disky 2000
Jazz Cafe Volume 1 (3xCD, Comp) I'll Get By (As Long A... ZYX Music 2003
Jazz (3xCD, Comp + Box) One O'Clock Jump Ringo 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive (Box, Comp, 168) 1937-1939 Membran Music Ltd. 2005
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - Set 34/42 (4xCD, Sif) Boo - Woo (1939-02-01... Membran Music Ltd. 2005
Great American Songbook (4xCD, Boo) All Or Nothing At All Direct Source Special Products Inc. 2006
Most Famous Hits: That's Jazz - The Album (2xCD, Comp) Trumpet Blues And Cant... Digi Planet, Surpr!se 2008
Boyd's Record Department Sampler (7", EP) When You Wish Upon A Star Columbia  
Dance The Night Away (LP, Mono, Comp) I've Heard That Song B... Columbia  
Explosive Sounds Of The Big Bands (LP) Too Close For Comfort Contour Records  
Jazz Anthologie - Sony Music Box (5xCD + Box, Comp) Woo-Woo Columbia  
Jazz Is Here To Stay (2xLP, Comp) Walkin' Verve Records  
Remember How Great...? (LP, Comp) Ciribiribin Columbia  
The Big Sound Of The Big Bands (LP, Comp) The New Two O'Clock Jump Capitol Records  
The Greatest Hits Of The 40s (LP, Comp, Ltd) Ciribiribin, Sleepy La... Capitol Records, Plaza House  
Unofficial Releases:
The Best Of Big Bands Volume 1 (CD) Get Off The Sand Universe (2) 1993
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