STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - HARRY JAMES & HIS BIG BAND - THE KING JAMES VERSION

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Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Georgia born trumpeter and bandleader, Harry James, on what would have been his 106th Birthday. He was born in 1916 and passed away in 1983, age 67, from cancer. With him in mind, we spotlight his album, The King James Version by Harry James & His Big Band. The LP was released in 1976 on the Sheffield Lab label and produced by Lincoln Mayorga. It was recorded at the First Presbyterian Church Of Hollywood and is a direct to disc pressing. James is a fascinating figure as well as impressive musician. He was married three times : 1) to singer Louise Tobin, 2) to pin up girl Betty Grable, 3) to Vegas showgirl Joan Boyd. He is also part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by having his song  "It's Been a Long, Long Time" appear in  Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Endgame, and the Loki episode For All Time. Always. The Mrs. picked up this copy for a song over at Treasures House Antiques and Collectibles in Winter Haven. The same place she has her booths. 

A1 Corner Pocket
Arranged By – Ernie Wilkins
Written-By – Count Basie
4:10

A2 Lara's Theme (From "Dr. Zhivago")
Arranged By – Dave Matthews 
Written-By – Maurice Jarre
3:37

A3 Cherokee
Arranged By – Thad Jones
Written-By – Ray Noble
2:18

A4 More Splutie, Please
Written-By, Arranged By – Thad Jones
4:59

B1 Traces
Arranged By – Rob Turk
Written-By – Buddy Buie, Emery Gordy, James Cobb
2:48

B2 Don't Be That Way
Arranged By – Ray Coniff
Written-By – Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish
2:46

B3 Sweet Georgia Brown
Arranged By – Rob Turk
Written-By – Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard
3:01

B4 Shiny Silk Stockings
Arranged By – Ernie Wilkins
Written-By – Frank Foster
2:03

B5 Blues Stay Away From Me
Arranged By – Jimmy Haskell
Written-By – Glover, Delmore, Delmore, Raney
3:55

Recorded At – First Presbyterian Church Of Hollywood

Band – Harry James & His Big Band

Bass – Dave Stone 

Bass Trombone – Houghton Peterson

Design [Album], Photography By – Christina Farley

Drums – Les DeMerle

Engineer [Design - Sheffield Lab] – Bud Wyatt

Engineer [Design - The Mastering Lab] – Sherwood Sax

Engineer [Disc Processing] – Richard "Slim" Doss

Engineer [Recording] – Ron Hitchcock

Liner Notes – Fred Hall

Management [Manager], Contractor – Frank "Pee Wee" Monte

Piano – Tommy Todd

Producer – Lincoln Mayorga

Producer [Production Assistant] – Jeff Weber

Producer, Liner Notes – Doug Sax

Saxophone – Bob Lawson, Mel Kunkle, Norman Smith (2), Pat Longo, Quin Davis

Supervised By [Booth Supervision] – Wes Lindskoog

Technician [Engineering - Sheffield Lab] – "Chance" Lake, David Coe, Steve Haselton

Technician [Engineering - The Mastering Lab] – Paul Kaminsky, Tom Pessagno

Technician [Lathe Operator] – Mike Reese

Technician [Music Preparation] – Mickey Ingalls

Trombone – Chuck Anderson, Tom Padveen

Trumpet – William Hicks, Gino Bozzacco, Nick Buono, Robert Berrenson

Trumpet, Leader – Harry James