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A1 Ciribiribin
Arranged By – Harry James Written-By – A. Pestalozza*
0:50
A2 You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
Written-By – James Monaco*, Joe McCarthy*
1:40
A3 Take The "A" Train
Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Billy Strayhorn
4:17
A4 Lush Life
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn
3:35
A5 Ultra
Written-By – Harry James
4:06
A6 Shiny Stockings
Written-By – Foster*
2:15
A7 Theme From Orfeu Negro (Manha de Carnaval)
Written-By – Antônio Maria, Luiz Bonfá
2:26
B1 Sunday Morning
Written-By – Neal Hefti
2:34
B2 What A Woman Feels
Written-By, Arranged By – Charles Albertine
2:59
B3 Doodlin'
Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Horace Silver
2:37
B4 The Jazz Connoisseur
Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Ernie Wilkins, Harry James
3:30
B5 King Porter Stomp
Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Ferd Morton*
3:56
B6 Satin Doll
Arranged By – Bob FlorenceWritten-By – Strayhorn*, Ellington*, Mercer*
3:56
B7 Jersey Bounce
Arranged By – Ernie WilkinsWritten-By – Plater*, Feyne*, Johnson*, Bradshaw*
2:42

Credits

  • Alto Saxophone [Uncredited] – Joe Riggs (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5), Pat Chartrand (tracks: B1, B2, B4), Willie Smith
  • Alto Saxophone [Uncredited], Clarinet [Uncredited] – Herb Lorden (tracks: A3, A6, B3, B5-B7)
  • Arranged By [Uncredited] – Ernie Wilkins (tracks: A4, A6), Gray Rains (tracks: A2), Jimmy Mundy (tracks: A5), Neal Hefti (tracks: B1)
  • Baritone Saxophone [Uncredited], Flute [Uncredited], Trombone [Uncredited], Clarinet [Uncredited] – Ernie Small
  • Bass [Uncredited] – Joe Comfort (tracks: A6), Russ Phillips (tracks: A3, B1-B7), Red Kelly* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5)
  • Bass Trombone [Uncredited] – Dick McQuardy* (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5, B1), Ernie Tack (tracks: A3, A6, B3, B5-B7), Dick Leith* (tracks: B2, B4)
  • Drums [Uncredited] – Jackie Mills (tracks: A6), Jake Hanna (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5), Tony DeNicola (tracks: A3, B1-B7)
  • Engineer – Val Valentin
  • Guitar [Uncredited] – Al Viola (tracks: A6), Dave Koonse (tracks: A6), Terry Rosen (tracks: A1-A5, B1-B7)
  • Leader – Harry James
  • Liner Notes – James T. Maher
  • Orchestra – Harry James & Orchestra*
  • Piano [Uncredited] – Jack Perciful
  • Producer – Jesse Kaye
  • Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited] – Sam Firmature
  • Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited], Baritone Saxophone [Uncredited] – Bob Poland (tracks: A6), Dave Madden (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5), Jay Corre (tracks: A3, B3, B5-B7), Modesto Briseno (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
  • Trombone [Uncredited] – Bob Edmondson (tracks: A6), Dick Hyde (tracks: B1), Joe Cadena (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5), Joe Hambrick (tracks: B2, B4), Ray Sims, Vince Diaz (tracks: A3, B2-B7)
  • Trumpet [Uncredited] – Bob Rolfe (tracks: A6), Bud Billings (tracks: B1), Harry James , Jack Bohannon (tracks: B2, B4), John Audino (tracks: A6), Larry McGuire (tracks: A3, B3, B5-B7), Mike Conn (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5), Nick Buono, Ollie Mitchell (tracks: A6), Rob Turk (tracks: A1-A5, B1-B7), Sam Conte (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5), Vern Guertin* (tracks: A3, B2-B7)
  • Valve Trombone [Uncredited] – Juan Tizol (tracks: A1, A2, A4, A5)

Notes

Harry James's comments on each song from the liner notes:
A1 Ciribiribin, "Our first recording and our theme song"
A2 You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It), "Our first hit record"
A3 Take The "A" Train, "A swinger from Duke Ellington"
A4 Lush Life, "My favorite ballad"
A5 Ultra, "A Jimmy Mundy special for listening or dancing"
A6 Shiny Stockings, "Stolen from Count Basie"
A7 Theme From Orfeu Negro (Manha de Carnaval), "A beautiful song we picked up during our South American tour"
B1 Sunday Morning, "A meeting with Neal Hefti"
B2 What A Woman Feels "A beautiful Charlie Albertine composition with great Willie Smith sax"
B3 Doodlin', "Why Not!"
B4 The Jazz Connoisseur, "One of the greatest of our Ernie Wilkins' charts"
B5 King Porter Stomp, "I played it with Ben Pollack and Benny Goodman and still enjoy it with my own band"
B6 Satin Doll, "Beautiful material"
B7 Jersey Bounce, "Borrowed from The Swing Era"

Recorded February 1959 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3778: A6
Recorded January 1960 and originally released on MGM K12880: B3
Recorded February 1960 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3848: A3, B5-B7
Recorded 1960 and originally released on MGM K12983: A7 (no performer credits available)
Recorded January 19 & 23, 1961 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3897: B2, B4
Recorded May 1961 and originally released on MGM E/SE 3972: B1
Recorded Nov 20, 1961 and originally released on MGM E/SE 4003 and 4058: A1, A2, A4, A5
Recording dates/locations and performer/arranger credits are from the original releases.
Writer and some arranger credits are from the SE 4214 label images.
Listed in the New Album Releases column on p. 42 of the March 7, 1964 issue of Billboard.

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Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
SE-4214 Harry James & Orchestra* Harry James Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album ‎(LP, Album, Comp) MGM Records SE-4214 US 1964
E-4214 Harry James Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Album ‎(LP) MGM Records E-4214 US 1964
E-4214 Harry James Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Album ‎(LP) MGM Records E-4214 Canada 1964

Harry James  - Harry James Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album

Performer: Harry James

Album Title: Harry James Twenty-fifth Anniversary Album

Genre: Jazz

Label: MGM Records ‎– E-4214
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono
Country: US
Date of released: Mar 1964
Category: Jazz
Style: Big Band

MP3 album zip size: 1698 mb

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Rating: 4.3 / 5

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