The Best of the War Years

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

Tracklist

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1Ciribiribin
recording of:
Ciribiribin (They’re So in Love) (Harry James theme song)
lyricist:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Alberto Pestalozza
is based on:
Ciribiribin (original Italian version)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:32
2Sierra
3:41
3Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
3:05
4My Silent Love
recording of:
My Silent Love
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Dana Suesse
3:07
5Crazy Rhythm
recording of:
Crazy Rhythm
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Roger Wolfe Kahn and Joseph Meyer (US songwriter)
3:21
6I'm Beginning to See the Light
alto saxophone:
Edward Rosa (on 1944-11-21) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1944-11-21)
baritone saxophone:
George Davis (40s jazz saxophone) (on 1944-11-21)
cello:
Al Friede (on 1944-11-21) and Cy Bernard (on 1944-11-21)
double bass:
Ed Mihelich (on 1944-11-21)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1944-11-21)
guitar:
Allen Reuss (on 1944-11-21)
piano:
Arnold Ross (on 1944-11-21)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1944-11-21) and Cliff Jackson (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21)
trombone:
Charles Preble (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21), Vic Hamann (jazz trombonist) (on 1944-11-21) and Jesse Heath (on 1944-11-21)
trumpet:
Irwin Berken (on 1944-11-21), James Campbell (jazz trumpeter and saxophonist) (on 1944-11-21), Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1944-11-21), Al Ramsey (on 1944-11-21) and Yan Rasey (on 1944-11-21)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1944-11-21)
viola:
Al Neiman (violist) (on 1944-11-21), Bill Spear (on 1944-11-21) and Dave Sterkin (on 1944-11-21)
violin:
Al Saparoff (on 1944-11-21), Sam Caplan (on 1944-11-21), Sam Freed, Jr. (Violinist) (on 1944-11-21), Jack Gootkin (on 1944-11-21), Harry Jaworski (on 1944-11-21), John DeVoogd (on 1944-11-21), Gerald Joyce (on 1944-11-21) and Nick Pisani (on 1944-11-21)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1944-11-21)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1944-11-21)
arranger:
Johnny Thompson (big band arranger & conductor)
recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1944-11-21)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:15
7Mexico City
4:13
8I'm in the Market for You
recording of:
I’m in the Market for You
lyricist:
Joseph McCarthy (lyricist, 1885–1943)
composer:
James F. Hanley
2:54
9Tuxedo Junction
recording of:
Tuxedo Junction
lyricist:
Buddy Feyne
composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger), Julian Dash, Buddy Feyne and Erskine Hawkins
3:19
10Bye Bye Blues
recording of:
Bye Bye Blues
additional composer:
Bert Kaempfert (German orchestra leader, producer and songwriter) and Herbert Rehbein
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
2:03
11More I See You, The
3:19
12I Heard You Cried Last Night
alto saxophone:
Claude Lakey (on 1942-07-15) and Sam Marowitz (saxophonist and clarinetist) (on 1942-07-15)
double bass:
Thurman Teague (Jazz bassist) (on 1942-07-15)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Scrima (jazz percussionist) (on 1942-07-15)
French horn:
Willard T. Culley (on 1942-07-15)
guitar:
Benny Heller (on 1942-07-15)
piano:
Al Lerner (big band composer/conductor/pianist) (on 1942-07-15)
saxophone:
Johnny McAfee (Big Band-era woodwind player) (on 1942-07-15)
tenor saxophone:
Corky Corcoran (on 1942-07-15)
trombone:
Hoyt Bohannon (on 1942-07-15), Dalton Rizzotto (Jazz trombonist) (on 1942-07-15) and Harry Rodgers (on 1942-07-15)
trumpet:
Claude Bowen (on 1942-07-15), Nick Buono (trumpet player) (on 1942-07-15) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1942-07-15)
viola:
Samuel Fried (on 1942-07-15)
violin:
Jack Lee (violin) (on 1942-07-15) and Ray Martinez (on 1942-07-15)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1942-07-15)
part of:
V Disc (by matrix number) (number: VP 49)
recording of:
I Heard You Cried Last Night (on 1942-07-18)
writer:
Ted Grouya and Jerry Kruger
publisher:
Campbell, Loft & Porgie, Inc. (in 1943)
3:00
13Autumn Serenade
recording of:
Autumn Serenade
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Peter de Rose
3:19
14Trumpet Rhapsody
3:06
15Memphis in June
recording of:
Memphis in June
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1945)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1945)
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) (in 1945), Universal Music Publishing International Ltd. (in 1945) and Webster Music Co. (in 1945)
3:15
16I Cried for You
recording of:
I Cried for You
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Gus Arnheim and Abe Lyman
publisher:
Arthur Freed Music, CBS Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
3:00
17Make Love to Me
recording of:
Make Love to Me
lyricist:
Allan Copeland, George Brunies, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
composer:
William H. Norvas
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
3:07
18Vine Street Boogie
3:15
19It's Been a Long, Long Time
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1945-07-24)
vocals:
Kitty Kallen (on 1945-07-24)
orchestra:
Harry James and His Orchestra (on 1945-07-24)
cover recording of:
It’s Been a Long, Long Time (on 1945-07-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd.
3:24
20Flight of the Bumble Bee
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Harry James)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolaï Rimski‐Korsakov)
arranger:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee; original for orchestra)
1:53