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Record Session 1939-1942 |
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| Styles: |
Jazz - Big Band - Traditional - Labels - Hep - Swing - Trumpet |
| Media: |
Audio CD |
| Release Date: |
22 November 1999 |
| Label: |
Hep |
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| UPC Catalogue No: |
603366106821 |
| Amazon Sales Ranking: |
64781 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Description |
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Covering the vital period of 1939 to 1942, this album is invaluable to anyone reading the recent James biography Trumpet Blues, by Peter J. Levinson. There could be no firmer statement of James's prodigious abilities as a jazz trumpeter and as a bandleader. These are mainly the out-and-out jazz tracks of the period and even when James gave in to the fad for an added string section, as in "Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen", the jazz playing triumphed. James was a dedicated, fiery player, determined and totally committed to the music. This comes across in the power and urgency of the music, impelled as it is by his virtuosity and brilliance in constructing his solos. It's no reflection on his very good musicians to say that this more than most was a one-man band because, although he had many good soloists, everything was drenched by James's personality. The result is an instantly identifiable atmosphere that gives his music an extra strong character. Roaring big band jazz throughout. --Steve Voce |
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Tracks |
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| 1 |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
| 2 |
Two O'Clock Jump |
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(Back Home Again In) Indiana |
| 4 |
Feet Draggin' Blues |
| 5 |
Flash |
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Cross Country Jump |
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Back Beat Boogie |
| 8 |
Music Makers |
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Duke's Mixture |
| 10 |
Jeffrie's Blues |
| 11 |
Sharp as a Tack |
| 12 |
Record Session |
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Yes, Indeed! |
| 14 |
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen |
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B-19 |
| 16 |
Mole |
| 17 |
Blues in the Night |
| 18 |
Strictly Instrumental |
| 19 |
But Not for Me |
| 20 |
Crazy Rhythm |
| 21 |
James Session |
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Let Me Up |
| 23 |
My Beloved Is Rugged |
| 24 |
Prince Charming |
| 25 |
Mister Five by Five |
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