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Harry Haag James (Albany, 15 marzo 1916 – Las Vegas, 5 luglio 1983) è stato un trombettista statunitense, bandleader di big band jazz. Harry James è stato uno strumentista di grande rilievo dell'era swing, con uno stile e un virtuosismo che hanno reso inconfondibile il suo modo di suonare la tromba.
James's jazz releases during this period, while not as numerous, include a variety of modern arrangements from Neal Hefti, Frank Devenport, Johnny Richards and Jimmy Mundy that often inspired his musicians, and as bop surpassed swing by the late 1940s, James was surprisingly open to its influence.
Ernie Andrews sings the first chorus of this classic song, and then Harry James uncorks possibly the greatest pure jazz solo he ever played. Harry's use of the entire range of the trumpet...
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Harry James (born March 15, 1916, Albany, Ga., U.S.—died July 5, 1983, Las Vegas, Nev.) was an American jazz musician and bandleader, and one of the most popular and dynamic trumpet players of the big band era. The son of circus performers, James learned to play drums at age 4 and the trumpet at 8; when he was 12 he led one of the circus bands.
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25 ott 2010 · Subscribed. 5.5K. 880K views 13 years ago. Harry James, premier trumpet virtuoso, Jazz superstar and Big Band leader performs his arrangement of the Rimsky-Korsokov classic, FLIGHT OF THE...
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Harry James. Harry Haag James. Trumpeter, Bandleader, Composer, Film Actor. (1916 - 1983) Suave, sophisticated bandleader Harry James grew up in the circus. His father was a bandleader; his mother, a trapeze artist and trick horse rider; and his older sister, an aerialist. Born on March 15, 1916, Harry soon showed talent for the drums and ...
Harry James è stato un famoso trombettista swing e band leader nella golden era del jazz; la sua carriera si è estesa anche al cinema.
