Harry James

Music Makers

Harry James recorded a couple of versions of this tune, first in 1941 and again in 1955. Ours is from the later version which we feel packs more punch. The chart is at heart a Trumpet sectional feature with three snorting passages of play, though not at the difficulty level of say Trumpet Blues & Cantabile. The Tenor solo is written in full and is best played as originally written, though your player can improvise from the chords if preferred. The lead trumpet is written to a high F in the closing run, but the line can be taken down an octave without detracting from the finish, which then makes the required lead range a top Eb (in the second of the sectional passages). A classic from the Harry James book.