New York World's Fair 1940 & The Blue Room, Hotel Lincoln 1941

Trumpeter Harry James led one of the leading big bands of the Swing Era and these recordings from 1940 and 1941 also feature vocalist Dick Haymes who was one of the top bandsingers of the day and tenor saxophonists Sam Donahue and Vido Musso. Personnel: Harry James, Claude Bowen, Jack Schaeffer, Jack Palmer, Al Stearns, Nick Buono (trumpet) Truett Jones, Dalton Rizzotto, Bruce Squires, Hoyt Bohannon, Harry Rodgers (trombone) Dave Matthews, Claude Lakey (alto saxophone) John Mezey, Sam Donahue, Vido Musso (tenor saxophone), Chuck Gentry (baritone saxophone), Al Lerner (piano) Bryan Kent (guitar) Thurman League (bass) Mickey Scrima (drums) Dick Haymes (vocals) and others