tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627265523640587856.post7850795791766453888..comments2023-04-16T11:44:55.469-04:00Comments on Jim Flora: Happy Birthday, Harry!Irwin Chusidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15226232494945112888noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627265523640587856.post-40117682665466744852009-03-17T09:02:00.000-04:002009-03-17T09:02:00.000-04:00And that kid later grew up to be...Frankie Goes To...And that kid later grew up to be...Frankie Goes To Hollywood. And now you know the rest of the story.Erniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589056878160272070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627265523640587856.post-18035808994916681622009-03-16T10:06:00.000-04:002009-03-16T10:06:00.000-04:00Thanks to your one-signature petition, Harley, Mr....Thanks to your one-signature petition, Harley, Mr. James has been certified a member of the Flora jazz categorical community. And thanks for the bird cross-reference. I'd missed that. Nice!Irwin Chusidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226232494945112888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627265523640587856.post-35842827807047263202009-03-15T20:07:00.000-04:002009-03-15T20:07:00.000-04:00Hey, I recognize that birdie from the "March Morni...Hey, I recognize that birdie from the "March Morning" illustration a few posts down.<BR/><BR/>Harry James was a heck of a trumpet player. People say he often played schmaltz, which he did, but he played it with incredible zest and power. James was quite a gifted technician. Anyways, in addition to his pop/big-band stuff, Harry played some mean jazz trumpet:<BR/><BR/>Limehouse Blues<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvFqN7uVP3g<BR/><BR/>He plays "Limehouse Blues" and some other amazing stuff on the soundtrack to "Young Man With A Horn, too. So, what I am saying is, I think this illustration deserves a JAZZ tag!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627265523640587856.post-47584567152342787202009-03-15T09:13:00.000-04:002009-03-15T09:13:00.000-04:00I've seen these little illustrations in tiny littl...I've seen these little illustrations in tiny little booklets from the 30-40's Columbia era. James, Sinatra, Cugat and a few others I know of.<BR/>They were probably inserted in 78 album sets or as counter give aways to promote the artists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com