''Young Man with a Horn'' is an album that was released by Columbia Records in 1950. It features trumpeter

Harry James Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized ...

and singer Doris Day performing songs initially recorded for the soundtrack of the film of the same name.

Background and recording

The film '' Young Man with a Horn'' was loosely based on the life of Bix Beiderbecke. The soundtrack was played by trumpeter

and his orchestra. Doris Day, who appears in the film, also sang on some of the album's tracks.

Release and reception

''Young Man with a Horn'' was released by Columbia Records in 1950 as the 10-inch LP CL-6106. According to ''Billboard'', on February 3, 1950, Columbia held an advance screening of the film in Hollywood, along with playback of the new record, for Columbia distributors and dealers, hosted by James and his wife,

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. ''Billboard'' prognosticated, "Disks will get heavy exploitation thru the pic tie-up coincidental to the film's general release.""Col Toots Horn", ''Billboard'', February 11, 1950, pg. 15 It was enormously successful commercially, spending 11 weeks at the No. 1 spot on ''Billboards album charts, albeit non-consecutively. Day and James shared the 5 percent royalty for album sales.

Track listing

(All tracks with

, specified ones with Doris Day) #" I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)" (

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/ Henry Sullivan) (Doris Day) - 3:01 #" The Man I Love" (

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/ Ira Gershwin) - 3:05 #"

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" (

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) (Doris Day) - 3:00 #" Melancholy Rhapsody" (

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premi ...

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) - 2:59 #" Get Happy" ( Harold Arlen/

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) - 2:56 #"

Too Marvelous For Words "Too Marvelous for Words" is a popular song written in 1937. Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for music composed by Richard Whiting. It was introduced by Wini Shaw and Ross Alexander in the 1937 Warner Brothers film '' Ready, Willing and Able'', ...

" ( Richard A. Whiting/ Johnny Mercer) (Doris Day) 3:17 #" LImehouse Blues" (

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) #" With A Song In My Heart" ( Richard Rodgers/ Lorenz Hart) (Doris Day) - 3:07 This album was expanded into a 12" version in 1954, Columbia CL 582, and currently available compact disc adding the following tracks: #" Would I Love You" ( B. Russell/Spina) (Doris Day with Harry James) #"

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" ( Kahn/Van Alstyne/Jackson) (Doris Day without Harry James) #"

I Only Have Eyes for You "I Only Have Eyes for You" is a romantic love song by composer Harry Warren and lyricist Al Dubin, written for the film ''Dames'' (1934) when Dick Powell introduced it. Several successful recordings of the song were made in 1934; later, there we ...

" ( Al Dubin/ Harry Warren) (Doris Day with Harry James) #" Lullaby of Broadway" ( Al Dubin/ Harry Warren) (Doris Day with Harry James)

Credits

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Composer * Harold Arlen Composer * Ben Bernie Composer * Philip Braham Composer * Sammy Cahn Composer *

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Dub Mixing * Buddy Cole Piano * James Cook Sax (Tenor) *

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Sax (Tenor) *

Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...

Director * Doris Day Vocals * Howard Dietz Composer * Kirk Douglas Dub Mixing, Trumpet * Al Dubin Composer * Ziggy Elmer Trombone * J. Filmore Composer * Douglas Furber Composer *

Composer * Ira Gershwin Composer * Franz Gruber Composer * Lorenz Hart Composer *

Composer, Musical Direction * Harry James Composer, Musical Direction, Trumpet * Harry James & His Orchestra Performer, Primary Artist *

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo ...

Composer *

Composer * Ted McCord Photography * Bruce McDonald Piano * Johnny Mercer Composer *

Composer * Maceo Pinkard Composer * Bob Poland Sax (Baritone) * Cole Porter Composer * Tony Rizzi Guitar * Richard Rodgers Composer * Archie Rosate Clarinet * Harry Ruskin Composer * Babe Russin Sax (Tenor) * Willie Smith Sax (Alto) * Max Steiner Composer, Primary Artist * Bob Stone Bass * Henry Sullivan Composer * Swift Composer * Traditional Composer * Egbert VanAlstyne Composer * Jerry Wald Producer * William Wallace Set Decoration * Richard A. Whiting Composer * Fred Witing Composer * Stanley Wrightsman Piano Source:

References

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