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Harry James was chosen to play trumpet with the Metronome All-Stars in 1939, 1940 and 1941. A similar annual readers' poll conducted by Downbeat magazine selected James as the best trumpet instrumentalist for the years 1937, [ 69 ] 1938 [ 70 ] and 1939, [ 71 ] and as favorite soloist for 1942.
Jul 1, 2024 · Harry James 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.
Harry James, premier trumpet virtuoso, Jazz superstar and Big Band leader performs his arrangement of the Rimsky-Korsokov classic, FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE, i...
Jan 14, 2007 · Harry James - Concerto for Trumpet. dshogan. 903 subscribers. 1.3M views 17 years ago.
Sep 1, 2018 · Harry james - Trumpet Blues 1944 With original stereo movie soundtrack. Vas-Schwarcz Géza. 4.33K subscribers. 2.5K. 172K views 5 years ago.
Jul 6, 1983 · Harry James, a major figure of the swing era whose strong, urgent trumpet was a driving force in Benny Goodman's orchestra in the late 1930's and who formed a band of his own in 1939 that...
The Life of Harry James. Harry Haag James was born in 1916 in Albany, Georgia, in the United States. He learned the trumpet from his father, a circus bandleader. James decided to pursue a professional career in music after winning a state high-school trumpet competition.
Mar 8, 2004 · One of the most popular bandleaders of the wartime era, Harry James is best remembered today for his colorful trumpet playing and as the husband of pin-up girl Betty Grable. Born in a run-down hotel next to the city jail in Albany, Georgia, Harry's parents were circus performers -- his mother a trapeze artist and his father the bandleader.
Accomplished trumpeter and bandleader of the 1930s and '40s, renowned for his exciting, attacking solos. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1930s - 1980s. Born. March 15, 1916 in Albany, GA. Died. July 5, 1983 in Las Vegas, NV. Genre. Jazz, Vocal. Styles.
Harry Haag James was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band to great commercial success from 1939 to 1946.
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