Bill Harris

The only three full-length albums Bill Harris recorded under his own name in their entirety!

Includes the LPs: "Bill Harris & Friends", "The Ex-Hermanites" and "The Bill Harris Herd" (the latter for the 1st time ever on CD).

Personnel: CD 1 (#1-7): Bill Harris (tb), Ben Webster (ts), Jimmy Rowles (p), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d).
CD 1 (#8-12) & CD 2 (#1-3): Bill Harris (tb, vcl), Terry Gibbs (vib), Lou Levy (p), R. Mitchell (b), S. Levey (d), Bob Dorough (vcl on 1 track).

CD 2 (#4-15): Bill Harris, Eddie Bert, Ollie Wilson, Bart Varsalona (tb); Jack Greenberg, Sam Marowitz, Pete Mondello, Murray Williams (saxes); Ralph Burns (p), Chubby Jackson (b), Don Lamond (d).

Track Listing:

CD1 - 1.It Might As Well Be Spring, 2.Crazy Rhythm, 3.Where Are You?, 4.Just One More Chance, 5.I Surrender Dear, 6.I'm Getting Sentimental Over You, 7.In a Mellow Tone 8.Apple Honey, 9.Everywhere, 10.Your Father's Moustache, 11.Laura, 12.Woodchopper's Ball. Total Time: 60:42 mins.

CD2 - 1.Lemon Drop, 2.Early Autumn, 3.Blue Flame, 4.Bill Not Phil, 5.You're Blasé, 6.D'Anjou, 7.Imagination, 8. Blackstrap, 9.Poogerini, 10.Bijou, 11.Gloomy Sunday, 12.C-Jam Blues, 13.Jive at Five, 14.Tutti-Frutti, 15.Sue Loves Mabel, 16.Introspection (Bonus track)

Total Time: 61:03 mins.

CD1: Tracks 1-7: Recorded in L.A., Sept 23, 1957.
CD1: Tracks 8-12 & CD2: Tracks 1-3: Recorded in L.A., Sept 30, 1957. CD2: Tracks 4-15: Recorded in N.Y.C., Jan 15, 1952. CD2: Track 16: L.A., Oct 1946.