This musical short was comprised from numbers from the movie "Private Buckaroo" in 1942.
This is from the Amazon book "Harry James-Trumpet Icon" by Chuck Par-Due.
The first number is "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen."
This is followed by an UN-named instrumental in the vein of "Night Special."
"Harry plays “You Made Me Love You’.
Helen Forrest then joins the band to sing "He's A-1 in the Army."
He also plays a choreographed version of “James Session,” featuring a dance troupe of Hollywood young people.
“James Session” was a Jack Mathias composition, which paid homage to the Goodman version of “Sing, Sing, Sing.” Complete with Mickey Scrima playing a Gene Krupa-like to open the tune.
The musical highlight for Harry James was the only video of him playing “Concerto for Trumpet.”
While most of the music in “Private Buckaroo” was recorded on a soundstage, Harry’s performance of “Concerto” seems like it was recorded live.
The complete ease with which Harry played a solo that continues to baffle trumpet players eight decades later, is astounding by any measure."
29 авг 2024
