Does anyone have a copy of this record? If you do, let’s work out a trade. Maybe I have something you’d want!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFFGOhT ... =the78prof
Thanks
David
Skylark- Harry James and his orchestra
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Re: Skylark- Harry James and his orchestra
That's a good one, for sure! I have a bunch of Harry James records the I picked up at a local thrift shop years ago for something like 50¢ apiece, but unfortunately Skylark is not among them. Turns out the some local guy was a big Harry James fan, and these records had belonged to him; after his death, his widow put them out for sale at the thrift shop. My wife actually knew the widow, as she was, like my wife, a librarian in the community.
An interesting footnote: Frank Kaderabek, retired principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra, has said that Harry James was his idol as a kid growing up in Chicagoland. (Just as Tommy Dorsey was so admired by trombone players of all persuasions.)
An interesting footnote: Frank Kaderabek, retired principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra, has said that Harry James was his idol as a kid growing up in Chicagoland. (Just as Tommy Dorsey was so admired by trombone players of all persuasions.)
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Re: Skylark- Harry James and his orchestra
Henry wrote:That's a good one, for sure! I have a bunch of Harry James records the I picked up at a local thrift shop years ago for something like 50¢ apiece, but unfortunately Skylark is not among them. Turns out the some local guy was a big Harry James fan, and these records had belonged to him; after his death, his widow put them out for sale at the thrift shop. My wife actually knew the widow, as she was, like my wife, a librarian in the community.
An interesting footnote: Frank Kaderabek, retired principal trumpet of the Philadelphia Orchestra, has said that Harry James was his idol as a kid growing up in Chicagoland. (Just as Tommy Dorsey was so admired by trombone players of all persuasions.)
It is a lovely record. We are learning the tune in my small jazz ensemble and my professor wanted us to listen to Harry James version. I looked through what Harry James I had and couldnt find it
Thanks for the info about Frank Kaderabek!
David
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Re: Skylark- Harry James and his orchestra
There appears to be one on eBay. Not sure about the condition
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Columbia-Skyla ... Swm~lfbZZu
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Columbia-Skyla ... Swm~lfbZZu