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Artist: Harry James And His Orchestra Title: Harry James "Today" Plays The Big Band Favorites Label:   MGM Country: USA Catalogue: E-3848 Date: Aug 1960 Format: Mono LP Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:    Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	Harry James And His Orchestra	Undecided	Shavers, Robin, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate
A2	Harry James And His Orchestra	Satin Doll	Ellington, Arr. Bob Florence	Rate
A3	Harry James And His Orchestra	Eyes	Florence, Arr. Bob Florence	Rate
A4	Harry James And His Orchestra	End Of Town Blues	Wilkins, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate
A5	Harry James And His Orchestra	King Porter Stomp	Morton, Berke, Robin, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate
B1	Harry James And His Orchestra	Ensemble	Wilkins,James, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate
B2	Harry James And His Orchestra	Jersey Bounce	Plater, Bradshaw, Johnson, Wright, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate
B3	Harry James And His Orchestra	Rockin' In Rhythm	Ellington, Mills, Carney, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate
B4	Harry James And His Orchestra	Take The "A" Train	Strayhorn, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate
B5	Harry James And His Orchestra	Lester Leaps In	Young, Arr. Ernie Wilkins	Rate

Notes

All ten tunes of this MGM disc were popular during the big band era of the 1940s; However, Mr. James wanted a new arrangement for these tunes so that they could be monaurally and stereofonically available to big band listeners. Two arrangers, Ernie Wilkins, who arranged eight of the ten tunes of this disc and Bob Florence, who arranged Satin Doll and Eyes, had sent these song arrangements to Mr. James at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas.

This MGM disc was not a good seller mainly due to the fact that the majority of radio listeners enjoyed the 1950s rock and roll music and had felt that the swing era music style was too antiquated for the rock era.

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