Doc's tribute to Harry James
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Man, I love this ...
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Doc in his prime. So accurate with every note, such a great sound.......
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Doc had his loyal fans, certainly.
If you have not heard of Joe Graves, he was a member of the James band and an excellent trumpeter. a link to a recording...
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@grune
Well playing for Harry sure rubbed off on Joe Graves. If I wasn't told differently, I'd swear that is Harry playing. Thanks for that vid and the ones that go along with it. -
@GeorgeB Glad you liked to hear Graves. He may be the last of the kind. Wish I had the means to acquire the master tape/disc and remaster into digital for posterity. Wish I could do for James, too, but I am informed the tapes/dics are too deteriorated. This genre deserves proper archiving/reproduction for posterity. With $trillions printed indiscriminately, one would think a minuscule portion could be applied to preserve history.
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They do it for film. You'd think they would do it for Music, too. It really bothers me when I talk to young musicians and they never heard of Harry James, Bobby Hackett, etc. Heck some don't even know who Chet Baker was. So sad.