Artist: Harry James
Album: The In Person and Hi-Fi Sound of Harry James
Genre: Big Band, Swing
Label: Avid Jazz
Released: 2007
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- CD 1:
- Ultra (4:38)
- Blues from "An American in Paris" (4:10)
- Mam Bongo (3:56)
- Memphis Blues (3:45)
- The Flight of the Bumble Bee (1:15)
- There They Go (Tiny's Blues) (5:32)
- Jackpot Blues (3:18)
- You Go to My Head (4:10)
- Don't Stop (4:07)
- Feet Draggin' Blues (5:45)
- Back Beat Boogie (5:30)
"Jazz Session" (Hollywood, CA; December 30, 1954 and February 15, 1955) - Anything (3:00)
- One for My Baby (3:40)
- Marchin' (3:23)
- Tenderly (2:09)
- Moonlight Fiesta (3:29)
- I'll Remember April (1:58)
- Concerto for Clarinet (5:13)
- Bali Hai (3:38)
- Stealin' Apples (3:26)
- Perdido (3:17)
"One Night Stand" (Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL; October 25, 1952)
- CD 2:
- Ciribiribin (0:49)
- Trumpet Blues (2:43)
- You Made Me Love You (3:33)
- James Session (5:06)
- I've Heard That Song Before (2:58)
- Cherry (3:13)
- I'm Beginning to See the Light (3:09)
- My Silent Love (3:14)
- Sleepy Lagoon (3:11)
- Two O'Clock Jump (3:02)
- I Cried for You (3:21)
- Jalousie (3:11)
- It's Been a Long Long Time (3:09)
- Velvet Moon (3:41)
- Music Makers (3:12)
- Ciribiribin (0:57)
"More Harry James in Hi-Fi" - The Mole (2:46)
- Autumn Serenade (4:02)
- Sleepy Time Gal (1:58)
- Crazy Rhythm (3:14)
- Melancholy Rhapsody (3:03)
- September Song (4:13)
- Carnival (3:17)
- Strictly Instrumental (3:15)
- Blue Again (3:57)
"Harry James in Hi-Fi" (Hollywood, CA; July 18-21, 1955)
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If you are a fan of Harry James, this is likely a recording you'll want to find unless you own them already. Still, having all four of these original recordings -- One Night Stand, Harry James in Hi-Fi, Jazz Session, and More Harry James in Hi-Fi all together -- is a treat. Though well beyond his initial foray into big-band swing jazz, but not past his prime, James is here on two CDs that document live concert dates at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago in October of 1952, in Hollywood during the winter of 1954 and 1955, and in July of 1955. There are also nine studio tracks tacked on to the end of the second disc. The recordings are full, rich and clean, and hard to deny as to their high quality. A recommended item of more than just curio cabinet status, it's definitely one for nostalgia buffs, and the ages.
Review by Michael G. Nastos