We once again feature a trumpet player with an unmistakable sound. He is among one of the fastest trumpet players I’ve encountered. A common joke was that if a fly landed on his written music, James would play it. He also wrote a good portion of the music on this record. So get ready for a musician who played and arranged for Benny Goodman, and discovered old Blue Eyes in Volume 106: Harry’s Favorites.

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Harry James – All Time Favorites By Harry James
Label: Columbia – CL 655
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Country: Canada
Released: 1955
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band

We’ll hear 7 of the 12 songs on this record.

My dad had two copies of this album,

Concerto For Trumpet
Written-By – Harry James
November 30, 1939

Don’t Be That Way
Written-By – Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson, Mitchell Parish
October 11, 1951

Music Makers
Written-By – Harry James
January 8, 1941

Flatbush Flanagan
Written-By – Harry James
January 8, 1941

One O’Clock Jump
Written-By – Count Basie
Recorded January 5, 1938

Two O’Clock Jump
Written-By – Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Harry James
March 6, 1939

The Flight Of The Bumble Bee
Arranged By – Harry James
Written-By – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
February 13, 1941

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

My dad has several albums from the “Guy” we let enter our living rooms every new years eve and they still play his version of the song he made famous as the ball hits the bottom of the pole. So, get ready to flash back to what a new years eve on TV sounded like in the 1960s and 70 with Volume 105: Guy’s New Year Tradition.

Promised link: http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2014/

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Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians – Guy Lombardo At Harrah’s Club
Label: Capitol Records – ST 1393
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1960
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band

Auld Lang Syne (Opening Theme)/Love, Look Away
Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein (STINE)

Humoresque
written by a Czech composer Antonín Dvořák in 1894. Arranged by Guy Lombardo

Fascination
F D Marchetti

Silver Dollar
Clark Van Ness and Jack Palmer

Intro/Return To Me
Carmen Lombardo Di Minno

Boo-Hoo
Edward Heyman, Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb

When The Saints Go Marching In

Lombardo Sing-A-Long Medley/Auld Lang Syne (Closing Theme)

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No matter what your thoughts are on this holiday, even I have to admit whether it be secular or not, this season has brought about some of the most beautifully written and joyous music there is. So, gather around the fire and get ready to hear about Vaccariello Christmases past while listening to several talented northeast Ohio high school choirs in Volume 104: A Cleveland Christmas.

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Various – Christmas In Cleveland / Dedicated To The Society For The Crippled Children
Label: Delta Records Of Ohio – none
Format: Vinyl, LP
Released: 1962
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Religious

Short version:
Lakewood High School Choir– Now Is The Carolling Season
Cathedral Latin H.S. Glee Club– Carol Of The Drum
Cleveland Heights H.S. Choir– O Holy Night
Holy Name H.S. Choir– Ring Christmas Bells
John Marshall H.S. Choir– Christmas Was Meant For Children
Magnificat H.S. Senior Choir– Adeste Fidelis
Notre Dame Academy Choral Club – To The Manger
Our Lady Of Lourdes H.S. Choir– The Sleigh

Long Version:
Lakewood High School Choir– Now Is The Carolling Season
Written-By – Dorothy Priesing
Directed By – Thelbert R. Evans who was also the music director
Principal was Mahlon Povenmire
Superintendent was Dr. William Edwards

Cathedral Latin H.S. Glee Club– Carol Of The Drum
Composed By – Katherine K. Davis
Directed By – Brother Donald Boccardi, S.M.
Principal was Reverend James McKay
Superintendent of Cleveland Catholic Diocese schools was Right Reverend Monsignor Clarence Elwell
Supervisor of music was Evelyn Sabol
Those last two will be the same for all Catholic Schools.

Cleveland Heights H.S. Choir– O Holy Night
Directed By – George F. Strickling
Music Director – John F. Farinacci
Principal was Paul Nash
Superintendent Dr. Theos Anderson

Holy Name H.S. Choir– Ring Christmas Bells
Composed By – Mykola Leontovich
Directed By – Sister Bernard Agnes, S.C.
Principal was Reverend George Eppley
They are a part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

John Marshall H.S. Choir – Christmas Was Meant For Children
Composed By – Gordon Goodman
Arranged By – HawleyAdes
Directed By – Helen L. Bradshaw
John Marshall is part of the Cleveland Public Schools.
Superintendent was Dr William Levenson.
Director of Music was Ernest Manrig.

Magnificat H.S. Senior Choir – Adeste Fidelis
has been attributed to various authors, including John Francis Wade (1711–1786), John Reading (1645–1692), King John IV of Portugal (1604–1656), and anonymous Cistercian monks.
Arranged By – Rev. Russell Davis
Directed By – Sister Mary Dominica, H.H.M.
Principal Sister Honora
They are a part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Notre Dame Academy Choral Club – To The Manger
Arranged By – Katherine K. Davis
Directed By – Sister Mary Carol, S.N.D.
Principal was Sister Mary Reean
They are a part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland

Also a part of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Our Lady Of Lourdes H.S. Choir – The Sleigh
Composed By – Ivor Tchervanow, Richard Kountz, Wallingford Riegger
Directed By – Sister Mary St. Gabriel, S.N.D.
Principal was Sister Mary Justille

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In the immortal words of Monty Python and the Flying Circus, now for something completely different. This record was an unexpected find in my dad’s collection, but it’s obvious he played it frequently, telling by its condition. So get ready to head out to the middle of the Pacific Ocean for some quiet meditation at my favorite time of day with Volume 103: Hawaiian Sunset.

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Poly And His Hawaiian Ensemble – Hawaiian Sunset
Label: Harmony (4) – HL 7114
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: Canada
Released: 1958
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Pacific

Song Of The Islands
Written by Charles E King

The Moon Of Manakoora
written by Frank Loesser (lyrics) and Alfred Newman (music)

Hawaiian Paradise Owens
music by Harry Owens

Hawaiian Dreams
By Poly

The One Rose Lyon –
Written by Lani McIntire, Del Lyon

Pagan Love Song
written by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

Aloha Oe
Composed by Queen Lilluokalani

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Just shouting we’re number one doesn’t necessarily make it so. But when year after year, your peers say you are number one at what you do, everyone should listen. So get ready for a musician whose style was as unique as his visage and the horn he played with Volume 102: The Greatest Trumpet.

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The Dizzy Gillespie Octet Featuring Benny Golson – The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All
Label: Verve Records – MG V-8352, Verve Records – MG V 8352
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Released: 1959 but it was recorded December 17, 1957 in New York City
Genre: Jazz

Alto Saxophone – Gigi Gryce
Baritone Saxophone – “Pee-Wee” Moore*
Bass – Tommy Bryant
Drums – Charlie Persip
Piano – Ray Bryant
Tenor Saxophone – Benny Golson
Trombone – Henry Coker
Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie

We’ll hear 5 of the 8 tunes on the record.

Blues After Dark
Benny Golson 1957

Shaboz
Gigi Gryce 1952

Out Of The Pas
written by Jon Hendricks, Benny Golson 1958

A Night At Tony’s
written by Gigi Gryce 1957

Smoke Signals
written by Gigi Gryce 1955

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Here’s another great compilation of million sellers put out by Columbia Records. It’s also another great example of the kind of fun music my dad loved to collect. So, get ready for a bunch of Gold Records recorded from 1939 through 1954 with Volume 101: Remember How Great Part 2.

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Various – Remember How Great…? Volume 2
Label: Columbia Record Productions – none
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Released: 1962
Genre: Jazz, Rock
Style: Easy Listening

Jo Stafford – Jambalaya
with Paul Weston and His Orchestra and The Norman Luboff Choir
Written-By – Hank Williams
Recorded August 8, 1952

The Chordettes – Mr. Sandman
Written-By – Pat Ballard
Recorded in October 1954

Frankie Laine – Mule Train
Written-By – Fred Glickman, Hy Heath, Johnny Lange
Recorded October 2, 1949

Guy Mitchell – The Roving Kind
Written-By – Arnold Stanton, Jessie Cavanaugh
Recorded November 2, 1950

Rosemary Clooney – Come On-a My House
Written-By – Ross Bagdasarian, Vilyam Saroyan
Recorded July 2, 1951

Cab Calloway – Jumpin’ Jive
Written-By – Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba, Jack Palmer
Recorded July 17, 1939

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