BIG BANDS

John Grassi, Jay Kelliher, Babe Wagner (tb) / Mascagni “Musky” Ruffo, Jim Migliori (as) /
Sam Musiker, Walter Bates (ts) / Sam Listengart (as) / Milt Raskin (p) / Ray Biondi (g) / Ed
Mihelich (sb) / Anita O’Day (v) / Jimmy Mundy (a).416. 31800-1 Skylark (AO’D: v) /
17. 31801-2 Bolero At The Savoy (AO’D: v / JM: a) / 18. 31802-2 Thanks For The Boogie
Ride (AO’D, RE: v)
GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, January 23, 1942
Gene Krupa (d, dir): Roy Eldridge, Al Beck, Micky Mangano, Norman Murphy (t) / Babe
Wagner, Jay Kelliher, John Grassi (tb) / Ben Feman, Rex Kittig, Jimmy Migliore (as) / Sam
Musiker (cl, ts) / Don Brassfield (ts) / Milt Raskin (p) / Ray Biondi (g) / Ed Mihelich (sb) /
Anita O’Day (v).419. 32312-1 Harlem On Parade (AO’D: v)
GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA Chicago, April 2, 1942
Gene Krupa (d, dir): Roy Eldridge, Al Beck, Micky Mangano, Norman Murphy (t) / Babe
Wagner, Joe Conigliaro, John Grassi (tb) / Ben Feman, Rex Kittig, Jimmy Migliore (as) / Sam
Musiker (cl, ts) / Don Brassfield (ts) / Joe Springer (p) / Ray Biondi (g) / Ed Mihelich (sb).
420. CC04209-1 Knock Me A Kiss (RE: v)
GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, July 13, 1942
Gene Krupa (d, dir): Roy Eldridge, Al Beck, Micky Mangano, Norman Murphy (t) / Babe
Wagner, Tommy Pederson, Greg Phillips (tb) / Ben Feman, Jimmy Migliore (as) / Sam
Musiker (cl, ts) / Don Brassfield (ts) / Rex Kittig (bar), Joe Springer (p) / Teddy Walters (g) /
Ed Mihelich (sb) / Elton Hill (a) / Anita O’Day (v).421. 32999-1 That Drummer’s Band /
22. 33001-1 Massachusetts (AOD: v / EH: a) / 23. 33002-1 “Murder” He Says (AOD: v)
GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, August 21, 1945
Gene Krupa (d, dir): Tony Russo, Don Fagerquist, Joe Triscari, Vince Hughes (t) / Leon Cox,
Tommy Pederson, Billy Culley (tb) / Adrian Tei, Johnny Bothwell (as) / Charlie Ventura,
Charlie Kennedy (ts) / Stuart Olson (bar) / Teddy Napoleon (p) / Irv Lang (g) / Harry
Babasin (sb) / Joe Dale (d) / Sy Oliver, Ray Biondi (a) / Anita O’Day (v).424. CO35110-1
Opus No. 1 (AO’D: v / SO: a) / 25. CO35113-1 Boogie Blues (AO’D: v / RB: a)
HARRy JAmES
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HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, February 20, 1939
Harry James (t, dir): Tom Gonsoulin, Claude Bowen, Jack Palmer (t) / Russell Brown, Truett
Jones (tb) / Dave Matthews, Claude Lakey (as) / Drew Page, Bill Luther (ts) / Jack Gardner
(p) / Bryan “Red” Kent (g) / Thurman Teague (sb) / Ralph Hawkins (d).
41. BW24514-1 Ciribiribin / 2. BW24515-1 Sweet Georgia Brown
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, March 6, 1939
Same.43. B-24194-1 Two O’Clock Jump
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, April 6, 1939
Same.44. WB24347-C Indiana / 5. WB24349-C King Porter Stomp
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, May 24, 1939
Same, Jack Schaeffer (t) replaces Gonsoulin.46. WB24691-A I’ve Found A New Baby
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, August 31, 1939
Same. Dalton Rizotto (tb) added.47. CO25286-1 Willow, Weep For Me / 8. CO25287-1
Feet Draggin’ Blues
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, January 8, 1941
Harry James (t, dir): Claude Bowen, Nick Buono, Al Stearns (t) / Dalton Rizzotto, Hoyt
Bohannon, Harry Rodgers (tb) / Claude Lakey, Johnny Mezey (as) / Vido Musso (ts) / Chuck
Gentry (bar) / Al Lerner (p) / Ben Heller (g) / Thurman Teague (sb) / Mickey Scrima (d).
49. CO29423-2 Music Makers
HARRY JAMES AND HIS ORCHESTRA New York, May 20, 1941
Harry James (t, dir): Claude Bowen, Al Stearns (t) / Dalton Rizzotto, Hoyt Bohannon,
Harry Rogers (tb) / Claude Lakey, Sam Marowitz (as) / Vido Musso (ts) / Chuck Gentry
(bar) / Al Lerner (p) / Ben Heller (g) / Thurman Teague (sb) / Mickey Scrima (d).
410. CO30509-1 You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Want To Do It)
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