Harry James liked to have a lot of notes in his solos, but he often forgot to make sense of them. The sound of his trumpet is harsh, and the accompanist is not very good, at least not on this disc. There is an exception – Limehouse blues with his muffled trumpet solo.
The recording for 1950 is not quite successful, Day’s voice is somewhat clamped, but Day’s sexy intonations are almost completely preserved, the muffled trumpet sounds are dense and energetic.
LP remastering – ℗ Anton Stepichev