Claude Lakey


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American jazz saxophonist, trumpeter and arranger.

Born : August 21, 1910 in San Augustine, Texas.
Died : October 13, 1990 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Claude played with Joe Rivet (1933), Orrin Tucker (1934), Ben Young (1934), Glenn Miller (1936-1939), Harry James (1939-1947), Frankie Laine (1947), Bobby Sherwood (1947), Gene Krupa and others.

ALBUMS


Harry James & His Music Makers
Flash Harry Broadcasts 1942~46
2012, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James & His Music Makers
Eight Bar Riff '43~'50
2007, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
1941-1942
2000, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Swing/Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
1941 Vol. 2
1999, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
1940-1941
1998, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
1939
1997, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James & His Music Makers
Harry For Hollywood
1994, CD, Album, Vintage Jazz Band, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
First Team Player On The Jazz Varsity
1987, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Two O'Clock Jump
1984
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Harry James, Vol. 4, 1943-1946
1979, LP, Mono, Hindsight Records (2), ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Harry James, Vol. 5, 1943-1953
1979, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Uncollected Harry James, Vol. 2, 1943-1946
1978, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
June 6 - 1944 The D-Day Broadcasts
1977, ,
Swing/Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Flight Of The Bumble Bee / Flatbush Flanagan
1949, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Carnival Of Venice / Trumpet Blues
1948, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
What Am I Gonna Do About You / I Can't Get Up The Nerve To Kiss You
1947, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Don't Want To Walk Without You / I've Heard That Song Before
1947, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
My Buddy / Prince Charming
1947, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Something For Nothing / Tomorrow
1947
Harry James And His Orchestra
As Long As I'm Dreaming / Stella By Starlight
1947, Shellac, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Tipped My Hat / Heartaches
1947, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Davis Records Presents Harry James And His Orchestra
1946, 4xShellac, 10", Album, Comp, Davis Records, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Sheik Of Araby / Come And Get It
1946, Shellac, 10", Davis Records, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Here Comes The Night / Feet Draggin' Blues
1946
Harry James And His Orchestra
Estrellita (My Little Star) / My Beloved Is Rugged
1944
Harry James And His Orchestra
I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) / Flatbush Flanagan
1944, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Carnival Of Venice / A Million Dreams Ago
1943, Shellac, 10", The Hit Record, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
My Greatest Mistake / Flight Of The Bumble Bee
1943, Shellac, 10", The Hit Record
Harry James And His Orchestra
Prince Charming / Velvet Moon
1943, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
James Session / I Heard You Cried Last Night
1943, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Cherry / Jump Town
1943, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Alice Blue Gown / Swanee River
1942, Shellac, 10", Elite (3),
Harry James And His Orchestra
He's My Guy / You're In Love With Someone Else
1942, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Harry James His Trumpet And His Famous Orchestra
1942, 4xShellac, 10", Album, Comp, Philharmonic
Harry James And His Orchestra
One Dozen Roses / You're Too Good For Good-For-Nothing Me
1942, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Four Or Five Times / Hodge Podge
1942, Shellac, 10", Elite (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Super Chief / Alice Blue Gown
1942, Shellac, 10", Elite (3), ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
It's The Last Time I'll Fall In Love / Come And Get It
1942, Shellac, 10", Elite (3), ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Headin' For Hallelujah / Maybe
1942, Shellac, 10", Elite (3), ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Flight Of The Bumble Bee / Carnival Of Venice
1942, Shellac, 10", Elite (3)
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Cried For You (Now It's Your Turn To Cry Over Me) / Let Me Up
1942
Harry James And His Orchestra
Mister Five By Five / That Soldier Of Mine
1942
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Remember You / Last Night I Said A Prayer
1942, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Skylark / The Clipper
1942, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Mole / But Not For Me
1942, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Blues In The Night / All For Love
1942, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Crazy Rhythm / Easter Parade
1942
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Don't Want To Walk Without You / B-19
1942
Harry James And His Orchestra
Strictly Instrumental / When You're A Long, Long Way From Home
1942, ,
Vocal/Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
I've Heard That Song Before / Moonlight Becomes You
1942
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Had The Craziest Dream / A Poem Set To Music
1942, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Manhattan Serenade / Daybreak
1942, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Sleepy Lagoon / Trumpet Blues
1942, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
J. P. Dooley III / Jughead
1942, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Sheik Of Araby / Exactly Like You
1942
Harry James And His Orchestra
Daddy / Aurora
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Yes Indeed! / It's So Peaceful In The Country
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest / I'll Never Let A Day Pass By
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
He's 1-A In The Army And He's A-1 In My Heart / Day Dreaming
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Walkin' By The River / Dolores
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Braggin' / For Want Of A Star
1941, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Devil Sat Down And Cried / Wait 'Till The Sun Shines, Nellie
1941, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Record Session / Nothin'
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Don't Cry, Cherie / La Paloma
1941
Harry James And His Orchestra
Rancho Pillow / The Man With The Lollypop Song
1941, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Lament To Love / Dodgers' Fan Dance
1941, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Never Purposely Hurt You / Flatbush Flanagan
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Ol' Man River / Answer Man
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
I'll Get By / Lost In Love
1941, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
You Don't Know What Love Is / Make Love To Me
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Montevideo / Music Makers
1941
Harry James And His Orchestra
Trumpet Rhapsody
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
You Made Me Love You / A Sinner Kissed An Angel
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
My Melancholy Baby / My Silent Love
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
You've Changed / Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
Jeffrie's Blues / Sharp As A Tack
1941
Harry James And His Orchestra
Don't Take Your Love From Me / Duke's Mixture
1941
Harry James And His Orchestra
One O'Clock Jump / Two O'Clock Jump
1941, Shellac, ,
Jump Blues/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Flight Of The Bumble Bee / The Carnival Of Venice
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
A Little Bit Of Heaven / Eli-Eli
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Tempo De Luxe / Exactly Like You
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Cross Country Jump / Every Day Of My Life
1940, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Harry James And His Orchestra
Hodge Podge / Carnival Of Venice
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
How High The Moon / You've Got Me Out On A Limb
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Boog It / The Sheik Of Araby
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity
Harry James And His Orchestra
One Look At You / Maybe
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity
Harry James And His Orchestra
Alice Blue Gown / Headin' For Hallelujah
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity
Harry James And His Orchestra
Mister Meadowlark / The Nearness Of You
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Four Or Five Times / Flight Of The Bumble Bee
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
It's The Last Time I'll Fall In Love / Orchids For Remembrance
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
A Million Dreams Ago / I Wouldn't Take A Million
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Swanee River / Come And Get It
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
The Moon Won't Talk / My Greatest Mistake
1940, Shellac, 10", Varsity, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
All Or Nothing At All / Flash
1940, ,
Vocal/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Tuxedo Junction / Palms Of Paradise
1940, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Secrets In The Moonlight / Fools Rush In
1940, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Back Beat Boogie / Night Special
1940, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
On A Little Street In Singapore / Who Told You I Cared?
1939, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Harry James And His Orchestra
Concerto For Trumpet / I'm In The Market For You
1939, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Harry James And His Orchestra
Vol Vistu Gaily Star / It's Funny To Everyone But Me
1939, Shellac, 10", Columbia, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Blame It On My Last Affair / Love's A Necessary Thing
1939, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra
And The Angels Sing / Got No Time
1939, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Harry James And His Orchestra
Indiana / King Porter's Stomp
1939, Shellac, 10", Brunswick, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Comes Love / I Can't Afford To Dream
1939
Harry James And His Orchestra
Ciribiribin / Sweet Georgia Brown
1939, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra
Two O'Clock Jump / 'Tain't What You Do
1939, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
From The Bottom Of My Heart / My Melancholy Mood
1939
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Found A New Baby / Fannie-May
1939, ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
Ciribiribin (They're So In Love) / Avalon
1939
Harry James And His Orchestra
I Don't Want To Walk Without You / B-19
Shellac, 10", Columbia
Harry James And His Orchestra
Lover, Come Back To Me / Heartaches
,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra
You Made Me Love You / I Cried For You
Shellac, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing

APPEARANCES +


Harry James (2) featuring Dick Haymes
New Yorks World's Fair ~ 1940 The Blue Room. Hotel Lincoln ~ 1941
2009, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing
Frank Sinatra
New York Hollywood 1939 - 1955
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Swing/Vocal/Easy Listening
Various
Jazz In The Charts 87/100 - Across The Alley From The Alamo 1947 (Track 1911 - 1932)
2006, CD, Comp, Documents, ,
Vocal/Swing/Big Band
Various
Jazz In The Charts 68/100 - Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry (2)
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Documents,
Various
L'Histoire Du Jazz Vocal - The Story Of Vocal Jazz: Part 1 (1911 - 1940)
2004, 10xCD, Comp, Le Chant Du Monde, ,
Louisiana Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime/Swing/Dixieland
Harry James
Hotel Astor Roof 1942
2000, CD, Album, Jazz Unlimited, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Music Makers*
Feet Draggin' Blues '44-'47
1999, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Hep Records (3), ,
Swing/Big Band
Harry James
Record Session '39-'42
1999, CD, Comp, Mono, Hep Records (3), ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal/Jump Blues
Glenn Miller And His Orchestra Featuring Marion Hutton
Chattanooga Choo Choo
1999, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Helen Forrest
The Voice Of The Big Bands
1997, CD, Comp, Jasmine Records
Harry James And His "Music Makers"*
Jump Sauce
1994, CD, Comp, Viper's Nest Gold
Various
Swing Time! The Fabulous Big Band Era 1925-1955
1993, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing/Dixieland
Harry James
Young & Swinging 1936/1939
1992, ,
Swing/Big Band/Boogie Woogie
Harry James
Harry James At The Casino Gardens
1988, LP, Pic, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Various
Jazz Potpourri Volume Three (20 Collector Items 1933-1947)
1987, LP, Album, Comp, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing
Various
Happy 20 Years
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Promo, Trimital S.p.A., Trimital, ,
Swing
Various
Jazz 4: The Fancy Family Of Trumpets
1984, Box, Comp + 5xLP, Comp, CBS, Zeitmagazin,
Dick Haymes with Harry James And His Orchestra
Davis Records Presents Dick Haymes With Harry James And His Orchestra - 16 Rare Titles From 1940
1984, LP, Comp, Harlequin
Harry James
Big Bands: Harry James
1983, 2x Vinyl Half Speed Mastered, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Various
The Swing Era Encore
1983, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Various
The Swing Era One More Time
1983, ,
Swing/Big Band/Vocal
Various
Big Band Jazz (From The Beginnings To The Fifties)
1983, 6x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Big Band/Swing
Dick Haymes With Harry James And His Orchestra
The Big Bands' Greatest Vocalists - Dick Haymes, Volume 2, 1940-1941
1982, LP, Comp, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Vocal/Swing
Various
The Great Big Bands
1982, Box Set, 3x Vinyl, ,
Big Band/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra / Dick Haymes
James And Haymes
1980, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James
Film Tracks Of Harry James
1979, LP, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James
The Man With The Horn
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, Encore (4), ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra, Helen Forrest
The Uncollected Harry James, 1943-1946
1977
Harry James
Radio Discs Of Harry James Volume 2
1976, LP, Comp, Joyce
The First Harry James Band Of 1939* With Frank Sinatra / The 1941 Harry James Band* With Helen Forrest
The Young Harry James
1976, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James
One Night Stand With Harry James Volume II
1975, LP, Joyce, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Glenn Miller
The Complete Glenn Miller Vol. 1 1938-1939
1975, ,
Swing/Big Band
Various
Encyclopedia Of Jazz On Records - Vol. 3 The Forties / Vol. 4 The Fifties
1974, 2x Vinyl, ,
Bop/Hard Bop/Big Band/Post Bop/Swing
Harry James And His Orchestra Including Dick Haymes
1940-41
1973
Various
Die Entwicklung Des Jazz I: Vom Spiritual Zum Modern Jazz
1965, ,
Dixieland/Swing
Stan Kenton
The Formative Years
1956
Harry James & His Orch.*
Ciribiribin (They're So In Love) / Concerto For Trumpet
1954, ,
Big Band
Claude Lakey And His All-Veteran Orchestra
A Nightingale Can Sing The Blues / Lament To A Foxhole
1946, Shellac, 10", 4 Star Records
Dick Haymes with Harry James And His Orchestra
Davis Records Presents Dick Haymes With Harry James And His Orchestra
1946, ,
Big Band
Harry James & His Orchestra*
Ol' Man River / Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
1945, Shellac, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra / Dawn Of New Rhythm As Presented By The Three Suns
Swanee River / El Rancho Grande
1944, Shellac, 10", Continental (6), ,
Big Band
Harry James And His Orch.*
Flash / I Found A New Baby
1944
Frank Sinatra With Harry James And His Orchestra
On A Little Street In Singapore / Every Day Of My Life
1944, ,
Big Band/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra / Harry James (Solo) With Rhythm Accompaniment*
Memphis Blues / Sleepy Time Gal
1944, ,
Big Band/Swing
Frank Sinatra With Harry James And His Orchestra
It's Funny To Everyone But Me / Don't Take Your Love From Me
1944, ,
Vocal/Swing/Big Band
Harry James And His Orchestra / Jack Teagarden And His Orchestra
Oh Look At You / The Blues
1942, Shellac, 10", Elite (3), ,
Big Band
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Reed Rapture / El Choclo
1942
Harry James And His Orchestra, Dick Haymes
Minka / Misirlou
1941, ,
Big Band/Swing/Vocal
Harry James And His Orchestra, Frank Sinatra
My Buddy / Willow Weep For Me
1939, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Billy Eckstine / Dick Haymes
You Call It Madness
2xCD, Comp, RM, History, ,
Big Band/Ballad/Vocal/Swing
Helen Forrest / Doris Day
Sentimental Journey
2xCD, Comp, RM, History, ,
Vocal/Ballad/Big Band/Swing
Various
The Trumpet Album, Vol. 2
LP, Comp, Meritt Record Society, Meritt Record Society, ,
Swing/Big Band/Dixieland/Vocal/Boogie Woogie
Harry James Y Su Orquesta*
Chiribiribin / Estrictamente Instrumental = Strictly Instrumental
Shellac, 10", Columbia
Harry James And His Orchestra Vocals by Frank Sinatra
July 19 - 1939 America Dances Broadcast
,
Swing