STILL HARRY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

By Harry James
Released March 1979

REVIEW

This direct-to-disc session (reissued on CD) might have been veteran trumpeter Harry James's final recording. On the merely okay outing with his big band, James alternates swing era standards (such as "Caravan," "Roll 'Em" and "Take the 'A' Train") with forgettable attempts at interpreting new material (such as the theme from Sanford and Son, a disco tune called "Dance" and "Help Me Make It Through the Night"). This is not one of Harry James's more significant albums but it is nice to know that 40 years after he started his first big band, he was still playing well. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

 

TRACKS

1	Caravan	Ellington/Tizol/Mil	3:04
2	Satin Doll	Ellington/Mercer/St	4:23
3	Roll 'Em	Williams	3:45
4	Sanford & Son Theme (The Streetbeater)	Jones	2:47
5	Moonglow/Theme from "Picnic"	Hudson/DeLange/Mill	2:19
6	Take the "A" Train	Strayhorn	1:53
7	Undecided	Robin/Shavers	3:57
8	Ciao	James/Turk	3:45
9	Dance	Jabara	2:47
10	Help Me Make It Through the Night	Kristofferson	2:19
11	On a Clear Day	Lane/Lerner	1:53
12	Blues Stay Away from Me	Delmore/Delmore/Glo	3:57

PERFORMERS

Bass	Dave Stone
Drums	Les DeMerle
Percussion	Ken Watson
Saxophone	Chris Galuman Jack Aiken Michael Butera Norman Smith
Trombone	Gary Tole John Cochran Stew Undem
Trumpet	Clay Jenkins Clyde Reasinger Harry James Nick Buono William Hicks
Tuba	Ira Westley